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.
Emil of Lonneberga
Autumn Sonata
Summer Interlude
Brenda Brave
Sömnen
The Flight of the Eagle
Kajan går till sjöss
Flames in the Dark
Playing Truant
Supper for Two
The Crown Witness
The Secret
Gatan
Amorosa
Only a Mother
Agnes Cecilia - En sällsam historia
A Matter of Life and Death
With You in My Arms
The Right to Love
Nightmare
