Overview
Mildred Pierce depicts an overprotective, self-sacrificing mother during the Great Depression who finds herself separated from her husband, opening a restaurant of her own and falling in love with a man, all the while trying to earn her spoiled, narcissistic daughter's love and respect.
Cast
- Kate Winslet as Mildred Pierce
- Guy Pearce as Monte Beragon
- Evan Rachel Wood as Veda Pierce
- Brían F. O'Byrne as Bert Pierce
- Melissa Leo as Lucy Gessler
- James Le Gros as Wally Burgan
- Mare Winningham as Ida Corwin
- Marin Ireland as Letty
- Murphy Guyer as Mr. Pierce