Mimi Pollak

Born: 1903-04-09

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

as Piano Instructor
Released: 1978-10-08

After a seven-year absence, Charlotte Andergast travels to Sweden to reunite with her daughter...

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Summer Interlude

as Mrs Calwagen
Released: 1951-10-01

A jaded prima ballerina reminisces about her first love affair after she is unexpectedly sent...

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Emil of Lonneberga

as Lillklossan
Released: 1971-12-04

Emil Svensson lives with his mother and father, little sister Ida, farmhand Alfred, and maid...

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The Flight of the Eagle

as Mina Andrée
Released: 1982-08-26

The Swedish 19th century engineer Salomon August Andrée sets out to become the first man on the...

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Nightmare

as Anna Söderblom
Released: 1965-12-20

Fashion-designer May Berg is driving alone one evening, when she almost run over a man lying in...

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Brenda Brave

as Market Woman
Released: 1989-02-25

Brenda Brave gladly helps her grandmother to sell candy canes at the market square. But one day...

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Only a Mother

as Erika Rost
Released: 1949-10-31

A poor woman in a Swedish farming community struggles to feed her large family and is torn by...

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With You in My Arms

as Miss Carlander
Released: 1940-11-09

Millionaire Krister Dahl loses his memory when he is hit in the head by a golf ball. He meets...

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Amorosa

as Miss Rosenhjelm
Released: 1986-03-14

About the Swedish author Agnes Von Krusenstjerna during the period of her marriage to David...

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Kristoffers hus

as Grandma
Released: 1979-09-19

Kristoffer lives on the verge of poverty, just barely supporting himself on his photographic...

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Flames in the Dark

as Miss Danielsson
Released: 1942-03-02

Latin teacher Birger Sjögren at Ringsala boarding school threatens his possesive and chronically...

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Supper for Two

as Sophie
Released: 1947-02-15

Louise Mareuil owns a perfume factory on the French Riviera. She is in a traffic accident with a...

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We Home Toilers

as Rosa "Rose" Réenchrona
Released: 1942-04-04

The stern, but kind-hearted, Kristiana from the country takes place as a maid with the Larsson...

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Agnes Cecilia - En sällsam historia

as Hulda
Released: 1991-08-28

Nora is 15 years old. Her parents died when she was young and now she lives with Anders and...

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Amatörfilmen

as Eva, Garters dotter
Released: 1922-10-30

The jeweler Edmond gets a competitor, Mr. Snyder, who specializes in imitations. Snyder...

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The Crown Witness

as The old lady
Released: 1989-02-03

Thomas, a scientist, lives in a childless marriage. When his wife travels to Copenhagen he...

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Mord, lilla vän

as Olga Vaern
Released: 1955-02-26

A member of "Sjöbjörnarna" (a group of executives), asks the newspaper editor Dick Mattson to...

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Stiller, Garbo & jag

as uncredited
Released: 1988-03-08

One day when Ruben Stiller is playing in a bath, he gets an alien talking to Nadja, who asks him...

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Gatan

as Mrs Rodelius
Released: 1949-02-27

Britt Malm gets hit by a car on a Stockholm street and is taken to hospital. She is badly...

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Den långa vägen

as Fredrika Bremer
Released: 1947-01-01

Grandmother sits with her grandchildren. She talks about the position of the Swedish woman...

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A Matter of Life and Death

as Rickos Mormorsmor
Released: 1986-11-20

"Life and Death" - A female reporter intended to go on a reporting trip about childbirth to...

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I frid och värdighet

as uncredited
Released: 1979-03-28

Erik Levin leases the farm to his son and retires. In order not to be in the way of the son, he...

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Playing Truant

as Märta Hoffman
Released: 1949-08-15

High school student Margareta fall head over heels in love with a young doctor and announce her...

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Gentleman att hyra

as Secretary
Released: 1940-11-18

Two friends, a rich landowner and a flight lieutenant, compete for the love of the same woman,...

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The Ghost Reporter

as uncredited
Released: 1941-08-09

Augustus Blomkvist sells his sausage factory and buys the newspaper Stockholms-Posten where he...

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Near and Far Away

as Fortune teller
Released: 1976-11-08

Mania is a new employee at a mental hospital, where she meets a young man with mutism. He gets...

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Sömnen

as The Grandma
Released: 1984-03-09

"The Sleep" - Tired of the touring life the rock star Tommy Cosmo cuts the strings of his...

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The Dress

as Mrs. Rubin
Released: 1964-10-05

Edit is pleased that her mother agrees to let her buy a dress she loves, but which in fact is...

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The Sixth Commandment

as uncredited
Released: 1947-09-27

Jane and Karl have been married for many years. Jane feels trapped in their marriage and takes a...

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The Farewell

as uncredited
Released: 1982-04-08

Set between 1930s and 50s, The Farewell the story of Valerie, who lives in a household totally...

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En, men ett lejon

as uncredited
Released: 1940-11-01

The fashion house boss Harry Martin has invited all his staff to a crayfish party at his home.

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Den stora kärleken

as uncredited
Released: 1938-03-07

The maid Agnes lives a rather lonely and boring life.

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Mannen som alla ville mörda

as Erna Larsson
Released: 1940-03-01

"The man all wanted to kill" - A brutal businessman, Vilhelm Gerner, triggers a stock...

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Kajan går till sjöss

as Miss Lidegren
Released: 1943-12-26

Kajan, a young boy, spends the summer with his friends working on a barge, earning extra money...

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Bröder emellan

as uncredited
Released: 1946-11-18

Identical twin brothers Patrik and Peter Brodd haven't seen each other for twelve years until...

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Emil of Lönneberga

as Lillklossan
First aired: 1975-11-22

Emil i Lönneberga is a Swedish television adaptation of Astrid Lindgren's Emil i Lönneberga books

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August Strindberg: Ett liv

as Änglamakerskan
First aired: 1985-02-18

A mini-series about the life of Swedish playwright, novelist, poet, essayist and painter, August...

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