Plot
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
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
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Miniseries
2011|5 Episodes
Divorced single mom Mildred Pierce decides to open a restaurant business, which tears at the already-strained relationship with her ambitious elder daughter, Veda.
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