Leonardo DiCaprio: Titanic's Gloria Stuart Was "a Force"
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Leonardo DiCaprio is remembering Gloria Stuart, his costar in Titanic who passed away Sunday at the age of 100.
"Gloria Stuart was a force both on and off screen," DiCaprio says in a statement. "An amazingly sweet person, a fantastic actress, and someone who always fought for what she believed in."
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As the 1997 smash's narrator, Stuart played the older version of Kate Winslet's character Rose, a Titanic survivor who fell in love with Jack (DiCaprio) before tragedy struck on the cruise ship.
DiCaprio continues: "She was one of the last great actresses from the Golden era of Hollywood. I was honored to have worked along side her. She will be missed."
Beginning in the 1930s, Stuart starred in over 40 films, but semi-retired after A-list movie star status alluded her.
Nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar in 1998 for her Titanic turn, she became the oldest woman ever nominated for an Academy Award. (She lost to Kim Basinger.)
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She is survived by a daughter, four grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren.
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5This is so sad. I had a feeling she wouldn't be around much longer, because of her age. She's going to dearly missed!
RIP Gloria--your were a class act and a trooper!!!!
man has he aged well....she is a true actress....many of todays starlets, tartlets, poptarts, 'socialets' could learn much from her...she lived a full and wonderful life!
100 years old, a nice family and a successful career! R.I.P. Gloria!
Titanic was NOT a cruise ship. It was an ocean liner. Rest in peace Gloria.