Mildred Pierce (character)

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fictional character literary character protagonist

Mildred Pierce is the resilient, self-sacrificing protagonist of James M. Cain’s novel and its film and television adaptations, known for building a restaurant empire while struggling with her ungrateful daughter and personal betrayals.

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Mildred Pierce 3
Mildred Pierce (character) canonical 1
Mildred Pierce (fictional character) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ
adaptedAs character portrayed by Joan Crawford ⓘ
character portrayed by Kate Winslet ⓘ
appearsIn Mildred Pierce (1945 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mildred Pierce (2011 miniseries) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mildred Pierce (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ
characterTrait ambitious ⓘ
hardworking ⓘ
protective mother ⓘ
resilient ⓘ
self‑sacrificing ⓘ
conflictWith Veda Pierce NERFINISHED ⓘ
creator James M. Cain NERFINISHED ⓘ
familyRelation ex‑wife of Bert Pierce ⓘ
mother of Ray Pierce ⓘ
mother of Veda Pierce ⓘ
fictionalUniverse Mildred Pierce (franchise) NERFINISHED ⓘ
filmGenre film noir ⓘ
firstAppearance Mildred Pierce (1941 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
knownFor building a restaurant empire ⓘ
devotion to her daughter Veda ⓘ
enduring personal and romantic betrayals ⓘ
literaryGenre domestic drama ⓘ
hardboiled fiction ⓘ
miniseriesGenre period drama ⓘ
narrativeRole tragic heroine ⓘ
nationality American (fictional) ⓘ
notableWork Mildred Pierce (restaurant chain in story) NERFINISHED ⓘ
occupation businesswoman ⓘ
restaurant owner ⓘ
waitress ⓘ
portrayedBy Joan Crawford NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kate Winslet NERFINISHED ⓘ
residence Glendale, California (fictional setting) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Los Angeles area (fictional setting) NERFINISHED ⓘ
spouse Bert Pierce (ex‑husband) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Monty Beragon (husband in parts of story) NERFINISHED ⓘ
themeAssociatedWith betrayal ⓘ
class mobility ⓘ
female economic independence ⓘ
mother–daughter conflict ⓘ
sacrifice ⓘ
timePeriodOfFiction 1930s California ⓘ
Great Depression era NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Score for "Mildred Pierce" → linkedToCharacter → Mildred Pierce (character) ⓘ
Mildred → hasNotableBearer → Mildred Pierce (character) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mildred Pierce (fictional character)
Evan Rachel Wood → characterIn → Mildred Pierce (character) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mildred Pierce
Lucille Fay LeSueur → notableWork → Mildred Pierce (character) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mildred Pierce
Bruce Bennett → notableWork → Mildred Pierce (character) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mildred Pierce