'Titanic' co-star Gloria Stuart dies at 100

[marieelissa]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gloria Stuart, the 1930s Hollywood beauty who gave up acting for 30 years and later became the oldest Academy Award acting nominee as the spunky survivor in "Titanic," has died. She was 100.

Stuart died in her sleep Sunday night at her Los Angeles home, her grandson Benjamin Stuart Thompson said Monday.

In her youth, Stuart was a blond beauty who starred in B pictures as well as some higher-profile ones such as "The Invisible Man," Busby Berkeley's "Gold Diggers of 1935" and two Shirley Temple movies, "Poor Little Rich Girl" and "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm." But by the mid-1940s she had retired.

She resumed acting in the 1970s, doing occasional television and film work. But Stuart's later career would have remained largely a footnote if James Cameron had not chosen her for his 1997 epic about the doomed luxury liner that struck an iceberg and sank on its maiden voyage in 1912.

Stuart co-starred as Rose Calvert, the 101-year-old survivor played by Kate Winslet as a young woman. Both earned Oscar nominations, Winslet as best actress and Stuart as supporting actress

[Stealth3si]

She lived a long life and died a good death, it seems.

[thetotalfool]

It's sad that s he died, but she was really lucky to live to 100.  Wow.

[Shutmeup3030150]

Wow, 100 is pretty old...

[ninajay]

sorry to hear that... but she lived a long life, not many people make it to 100

[sammywantsya]

shes a good actress

RIP

[rbeal2324]

Was Sorry to hear of her death.  She was a good actress in the movie.  Wow i didnt realize that she was 100.

[Graeth]

Wow, fully long life.

[g0ku4life]

long life... rip