Mildred Pierce Mildred Pierce Mildred Pierce is a 1941 hardboiled novel by James M. Cain. It was made into an Academy Award–winning film of the same name in 1945, starring Joan Crawford, and a 2011 Emmy Award–winning miniseries of the same name, starring Kate Winslet. Set in Glendale, California, in the 1930s, the book is the story of a middle-class housewife, Mildred Pierce, and her attempts to maintain her family's social position during the Great Depression. Mildred separates from Bert, her unemployed husband, and sets out to support herself and her children. After a difficult search she finds a job as a
International Emmy Award for Best Actor series created by Jimmy McGovern. In 2012, Darío Grandinetti became the first actor in Latin America awarded an Emmy Award. Sean Bean won in 2013 for his work in BBC One drama series "Accused". In 2014, Stephen Dillane wins for his role as a veteran British detective in the Anglo-French crime drama "The Tunnel". In 2016, Dustin Hoffman snagged the best actor award for playing Mr. Hoppy in the BBC's "Roald Dahl's Esio Trot", an adaptation of the Dahl novel. International Emmy Award for Best Actor The International Emmy Award for Best Performance by an Actor is a category of