Mimi Pollak
Biography
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.
Movie Appearances
The Amateur Film
as Eva, Garters dotter
1922
Amorosa
as Miss Rosenhjelm
1986
Sömnen
as The Grandma
1984
With You in My Arms
as Miss Carlander
1940
Summer Interlude
as Mrs Calwagen
1951
The Flight of the Eagle
as Mina Andrée
1982
Kajan går till sjöss
as Miss Lidegren
1943
Flames in the Dark
as Miss Danielsson
1942
Supper for Two
as Sophie
1947
Mord, lilla vän
as Olga Vaern
1955
Playing Truant
as Märta Hoffman
1949
The Crown Witness
as The old lady
1989
The Secret
as Ester
1990
Gatan
as Mrs Rodelius
1949
Agnes Cecilia - En sällsam historia
as Hulda
1991
A Matter of Life and Death
as Rickos Mormorsmor
1986
The Ghost Reporter
1941
Nightmare
as Anna Söderblom
1965
Near and Far Away
as Fortune teller
1976
The Dress
as Mrs. Rubin
1964
