Mimi Pollak
Known For
Acting
Born
1903-04-09 in Karlstad, Värmlands län, Sweden
Died
1999-08-11
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.
Most Known For
Autumn Sonata
as Piano Instructor
Emil of Lönneberga
as Lillklossan
The Farewell
as isoäiti
Brenda Brave
as Market Woman
Emil i Lönneberga
as Lillklossan
The Flight of the Eagle
as Mina Andrée
Bröder emellan
August Strindberg: A Life
as Änglamakerskan
Summer Interlude
as Mrs Calwagen
Sömnen
as The Grandma
We Home Toilers
as Rosa "Rose" Réenchrona
The Crown Witness
as The old lady
Near and Far Away
as Fortune teller
A Matter of Life and Death
as Rickos Mormorsmor
Amorosa
as Miss Rosenhjelm
Kristoffers hus
as Grandma
Playing Truant
as Märta Hoffman
The Ghost Reporter
Flames in the Dark
as Miss Danielsson
Agnes Cecilia - En sällsam historia
as Hulda