Kay Pierce — Mildred Pierce Character Profile

About Kay Pierce

Mildred's younger daughter and tomboy who tragically dies of pneumonia during a family trip, intensifying Mildred's grief and driving her relentless work ethic.

Character Facts

Played by

Jo Ann Marlowe

Appears in

Mildred Pierce (1945)

Role

Supporting

More characters from Mildred Pierce

• Mildred Pierce (Joan Crawford)
• Wally Fay (Jack Carson)
• Monte Beragon (Zachary Scott)
• Ida Corwin (Eve Arden)
• Lottie (uncredited) (Butterfly McQueen)
• Veda Pierce Forrester (Ann Blyth)
• Mrs. Forrester (uncredited) (Barbara Brown)
• Maggie Biederhof (Lee Patrick)
• Thieving Waitress (uncredited) (Claire Carleton)
• Waitress (uncredited) (Lynn Baggett)
• High School Boy (uncredited) (Robert Arthur)
• Albert 'Bert' Pierce (Bruce Bennett)