Mimi Pollak
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as Piano Instructor Autumn Sonata 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.
Filmography
Autumn Sonata
as Piano Instructor
Summer Interlude
as Mrs Calwagen
Emil of Lonneberga
as Lillklossan
The Flight of the Eagle
as Mina Andrée
Amorosa
as Miss Rosenhjelm
Agnes Cecilia - En sällsam historia
as Hulda
Only a Mother
as Erika Rost
With You in My Arms
as Miss Carlander
Brenda Brave
as Market Woman
Supper for Two
as Sophie
Playing Truant
as Märta Hoffman
The Farewell
as isoäiti
Flames in the Dark
as Miss Danielsson
Mord, lilla vän
as Olga Vaern
The Crown Witness
as The old lady
Gatan
as Mrs Rodelius
Nightmare
as Anna Söderblom
We Home Toilers
as Rosa "Rose" Réenchrona
Gentleman att hyra
as Secretary
