Mimi Pollak
Born: 1903-04-09 in Karlstad, Värmlands län, Sweden
Died: 1999-08-11
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
1991
- Agnes Cecilia - En sällsam historia as Hulda
1990
- The Secret as Ester
1989
- The Crown Witness as The old lady
- Brenda Brave as Market Woman
1988
1986
- Amorosa as Miss Rosenhjelm
- A Matter of Life and Death as Rickos Mormorsmor
1985
- August Strindberg: A Life as Änglamakerskan
1984
- Sömnen as The Grandma
1982
- The Farewell as isoäiti
- The Flight of the Eagle as Mina Andrée
1979
- Kristoffers hus as Grandma
- I frid och värdighet
1978
- Autumn Sonata as Piano Instructor
1976
- Near and Far Away as Fortune teller
1975
- Emil of Lönneberga as Lillklossan
1971
- Emil i Lönneberga as Lillklossan
1965
- Nightmare as Anna Söderblom
1964
- The Dress as Mrs. Rubin
1961
- Mr. Ernest ... (Writer)
1957
- Tredje personen ... (Director)
1956
- The Right to Love ... (Director)
1955
- Mord, lilla vän as Olga Vaern
1953
- Malin Goes Home ... (Director)
1951
- Summer Interlude as Mrs Calwagen
1950
- Mother's Revolution ... (Director)
1949
- Playing Truant as Märta Hoffman
- Only a Mother as Erika Rost
- Gatan as Mrs Rodelius
1947
- The Sixth Commandment
- Den långa vägen as Fredrika Bremer
- Supper for Two as Sophie
1946
1943
- Kajan går till sjöss as Miss Lidegren
1942
- We Home Toilers as Rosa "Rose" Réenchrona
- Flames in the Dark as Miss Danielsson
1941
1940
- Gentleman att hyra as Secretary
- With You in My Arms as Miss Carlander
- The Man All Wanted to Kill as Erna Larsson
- One, But a Lion!
1938
1922
- Amatörfilmen as Eva, Garters dotter