Actress Gloria Stuart dead at 100

Actress Gloria Stuart, who played an elderly Rose in the 1997 film Titanic, died at home in her sleep at the age of 100.

Stuart studied drama and philosophy in college, began acting during the 1930s, and was a founding member of the Screen Actors Guild. She retired in 1946 to work as a painter and print maker, but began acting again later. At the age of 87 she became the oldest actor ever to be nominated for an Oscar. She was a best supporting actress nominee for her role as 101-year-old Rose Calvert.



That role made her a celebrity and she played several roles while in her 90s.