Mimi Pollak
Maria Helena "Mimi" Pollak was a Swedish stage and screen actress and director. She attended the Royal Dramatic Theatre school in Stockholm, Sweden, with fellow actress Greta Garbo from 1922 to 1924. It was Mimi that came up with the name Garbo. They became friends for life. Pollak became in 1948 the first contracted female director at the Dramaten with the production of Jean Genet's Jungfruleken (Les Bonnes/The Maids), with Anita Björk and Maj-Britt Nilsson. Mimi Pollak appeared since her 1922 debut in the film "Amatörfilmen" in about 30 feature films and TV productions. She directed and handfull during the 1950's.
38 acting credits · 4 directing credits
Acting · 38
Emil of Lönneberga
1975
Autumn Sonata
1978
August Strindberg: A Life
1985
The Secret
1990
Emil of Lonneberga
1971
Summer Interlude
1951
The Flight of the Eagle
1982
Amorosa
1986
Nightmare
1965
A Matter of Life and Death
1986
Only a Mother
1949
Flames in the Dark
1942
Kristoffers hus
1979
The Farewell
1982
Mord, lilla vän
1955
The Ghost Reporter
1941
We Home Toilers
1942
Gentleman att hyra
1940
The Amateur Film
1922
Bröder emellan
1946
Gatan
1949
Near and Far Away
1976
Supper for Two
1947
Agnes Cecilia - En sällsam historia
1991
Brenda Brave
1989
The Sixth Commandment
1947
Den stora kärleken
1938
Playing Truant
1949
The Dress
1964
Kajan går till sjöss
1943
With You in My Arms
1940
Sömnen
1984
The Crown Witness
1989
The Man All Wanted to Kill
1940
Den långa vägen
1947
Stiller, Garbo & jag
1988
One, But a Lion!
1940
I frid och värdighet
1979
