
Acting
Born April 9, 1903 · Karlstad, Värmlands län, Sweden
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.

Agnes Cecilia - En sällsam historia
1991
The Secret
1990

Brenda Brave
1989

The Crown Witness
1989

Stiller, Garbo & jag
1988

A Matter of Life and Death
1986

Amorosa
1986

Sömnen
1984

The Flight of the Eagle
1982

The Farewell
1982

Kristoffers hus
1979

I frid och värdighet
1979

Autumn Sonata
1978

Near and Far Away
1976

Emil i Lönneberga
1971

Nightmare
1965

The Dress
1964

Mord, lilla vän
1955

Summer Interlude
1951

Only a Mother
1949

Playing Truant
1949

Gatan
1949

The Sixth Commandment
1947

Supper for Two
1947

Den långa vägen
1947

Bröder emellan
1946

Kajan går till sjöss
1943

We Home Toilers
1942

Flames in the Dark
1942

The Ghost Reporter
1941

Gentleman att hyra
1940

With You in My Arms
1940

One, But a Lion!
1940

The Man All Wanted to Kill
1940

Den stora kärleken
1938

Amatörfilmen
1922