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    Mimi Pollak

    1903-04-09 (121 years old) in Karlstad, Värmlands län, Sweden

    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.

    Movies

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    Agnes Cecilia - En sällsam historia
    61 %|Aug 28, 1991
    Drama, Mystery
    actor
    The Secret
    100 %|Feb 15, 1990
    Comedy, Family, Drama
    poster
    Brenda Brave
    60 %|Feb 25, 1989
    Family
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    The Crown Witness
    70 %|Feb 3, 1989
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
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    Stiller, Garbo & jag
    20 %|Mar 8, 1988
    Documentary, Drama
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    A Matter of Life and Death
    0 %|Nov 20, 1986
    Drama
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    Amorosa
    54 %|Mar 14, 1986
    Drama
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    Sömnen
    60 %|Mar 9, 1984
    Drama
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    The Flight of the Eagle
    70 %|Aug 26, 1982
    Drama, Adventure
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    The Farewell
    8 %|Apr 8, 1982
    Drama
    poster
    Kristoffers hus
    0 %|Sep 19, 1979
    Drama
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    I frid och värdighet
    0 %|Mar 28, 1979
    Drama, TV Movie
    poster
    Autumn Sonata
    80 %|Oct 8, 1978
    Drama
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    Near and Far Away
    40 %|Nov 8, 1976
    Drama
    poster
    Emil of Lonneberga
    67.16 %|Dec 4, 1971
    Comedy, Family
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    Nightmare
    70 %|Dec 20, 1965
    Thriller
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    The Dress
    80 %|Oct 5, 1964
    Drama
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    Mord, lilla vän
    50 %|Feb 26, 1955
    Crime
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    Summer Interlude
    74 %|Oct 1, 1951
    Drama, Romance
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    Only a Mother
    69 %|Oct 31, 1949
    Drama
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    Playing Truant
    53 %|Aug 15, 1949
    Comedy
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    Gatan
    50 %|Feb 27, 1949
    Drama
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    The Sixth Commandment
    60 %|Sep 27, 1947
    poster
    Supper for Two
    56.67 %|Feb 15, 1947
    Comedy, Romance
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    Den långa vägen
    0 %|Jan 1, 1947
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    Bröder emellan
    0 %|Nov 18, 1946
    Comedy
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    Kajan går till sjöss
    40 %|Dec 26, 1943
    Family, Adventure, Comedy, Music
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    We Home Toilers
    60 %|Apr 4, 1942
    Comedy
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    Flames in the Dark
    55 %|Mar 2, 1942
    Drama, Thriller
    poster
    The Ghost Reporter
    40 %|Aug 9, 1941
    Comedy
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    Gentleman att hyra
    45 %|Nov 18, 1940
    Comedy
    poster
    With You in My Arms
    55 %|Nov 9, 1940
    Comedy, Romance
    poster
    En, men ett lejon
    0 %|Nov 1, 1940
    Comedy
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    Mannen som alla ville mörda
    0 %|Mar 1, 1940
    Crime
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    Den stora kärleken
    0 %|Mar 7, 1938
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
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    Amatörfilmen
    0 %|Oct 30, 1922
    Drama, Romance

    Series

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    August Strindberg: Ett liv
    60 %|Feb 18, 1985
    Drama
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    Emil of Lönneberga
    75 %|Nov 22, 1975
    Family, Comedy