Kate Winslet shoots new television series

Dressed in a 1940s-style floral tea dress with matching brown coat,hat and shoes,it seemed Winslet slipped into the role of Mildred with ease,the Daily Mail reported.

Set during the Great Depression,Mildred Pierce is the story of a middle-class housewife who divorces her husband and goes on to raise their children on her own.

Struggling to make ends meet and desperate for the love of her eldest daughter Veda,played by Evan Rachel Wood,Mildred takes a job as a tawdry waitress. Mildred is later accused of murder.

The series is based on the novel by James M Cain. It was already made into a critically acclaimed film in 1945 winning Joan Crawford a Best Actress’ Oscar for her role in the film.

The HBO series is being directed by Todd Haynes,who previously wrote and directed the Oscar-nominated Bob Dylan biography ‘I’m Not There’.

The actress and Mendes are putting on a united front as they spent time together in New York with their kids.