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Mimi Pollak

Birth Date

April 9, 1903

Death Date

August 11, 1999

(passed away at 96)

Place of Birth

Karlstad, Värmlands län, Sweden

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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.

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Autumn Sonata

Emil of Lönneberga

Brenda Brave

The Flight of the Eagle

Emil of Lonneberga

The Secret

The Farewell

Bröder emellan

Near and Far Away

Summer Interlude

August Strindberg: A Life

Mord, lilla vän

Stiller, Garbo & jag

The Man All Wanted to Kill

Kajan går till sjöss

Flames in the Dark

Only a Mother

The Dress

Nightmare

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