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    1999-08-11

    1903-04-09123 years, 6 months, and 28 days old

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    Place of birth:

    Karlstad, Värmlands län, Sweden

    Adult:

    No

    Gender:

    Female

    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.

    Images Gallery

    Best Credits: 38

    Title
    The Amateur Film
    Eva, Garters dotter
    10
    1922-10-30
    0.3176
    Amorosa
    Miss Rosenhjelm
    5.6
    1986-03-14
    0.6216
    Sömnen
    The Grandma
    6.5
    1984-03-09
    0.5591
    With You in My Arms
    Miss Carlander
    6.2
    1940-11-09
    0.5287
    Summer Interlude
    Mrs Calwagen
    7.356
    1951-10-01
    1.2101
    The Flight of the Eagle
    Mina Andrée
    7
    1982-08-26
    2.5349
    Kajan går till sjöss
    Miss Lidegren
    6
    1943-12-26
    0.5463
    Flames in the Dark
    Miss Danielsson
    6.3
    1942-03-02
    0.4314
    Supper for Two
    Sophie
    6
    1947-02-15
    0.4668
    Mord, lilla vän
    Olga Vaern
    6
    1955-02-26
    0.8544
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