Other Adaptations
A five-part television miniseries of Mildred Pierce premiered on HBO in March 2011, starring Kate Winslet as Mildred, Guy Pearce as Beragon, Evan Rachel Wood as Veda, and Mare Winningham as Ida. Separate actresses portray Veda at different ages, as opposed to Ann Blyth alone in the 1945 film. The character of Wally Fay in the original film has been changed back to the name used in the novel, Wally Burgan, played in the new adaptation by James LeGros. The cast also includes Melissa Leo as Mildred's neighbor and friend, Lucy Gessler, a character omitted from the Crawford version.
The film is told in chronological order with no flashbacks or voice-over narration, and does not include the murder subplot added for the 1945 feature version.
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