Joan Crawford

Mildred Pierce

Jack Carson

Wally Fay

Zachary Scott

Monte Beragon

Eve Arden

Ida Corwin

Ann Blyth

Veda Pierce Forrester

Bruce Bennett

Albert 'Bert' Pierce

Lee Patrick

Maggie Biederhof

Moroni Olsen

Inspector Peterson

Veda Ann Borg

Miriam Ellis

Jo Ann Marlowe

Kay Pierce

Butterfly McQueen

Lottie (uncredited)

Bill Alcorn

Soldier (uncredited)

Betty Alexander

Party Guest (uncredited)

Ramsay Ames

Party Guest (uncredited)

George Anderson

Peterson's Assistant (uncredited)

Robert Arthur

High School Boy (uncredited)

Lynn Baggett

Waitress (uncredited)

Leah Baird

Police Matron (uncredited)

Dorothy Barrett

Dorothy (uncredited)

Barbara Brown

Mrs. Forrester (uncredited)