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'''Gloria Stuart''' (b. 1912 d 2010) was an American actress who appeared in almost 50 films.<ref name=NYTimes1997-12-29>
Gloria Stuart (4 July 1910&ndash;26 September 2010) was an American actress who appeared in 68 films, mostly from 1932 to 1946. She was recruited into the Hollywood studio system in the early 1930s, being contracted first to [[Paramount Pictures]], and later to [[20th Century Fox]]. She became disillusioned with acting in the 1940s and started a new career as an artist.<ref name="NYT97">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/specials/oscars/titanic-gloria-stuart.html?_r=2 |title=Survivor, Not of the Titanic, But of an Actor's Life |publisher=New York Times |author=Nora Sayre |date=29 December 1997}}</ref>  
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She is best remembered for playing the character of ''"Rose"'', the young Titanic survivor, at the end of her life.<ref name=NYTimes1997-12-29/>
From 1975, she began acting again and, in 1997, was cast as the 100-year old Rose Dawson Calvert in <i>[[Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]]</i>, the part for which she is best remembered. In a 1997 interview, she said it was her favorite role. Stuart and [[Kate Winslet]], who played Rose as a young woman, were nominated for [[Academy Award]]s; it was the first time that two actors from the same film were nominated for their portrayals of the same character.<ref name="HR10">{{cite news |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/titanics-gloria-stuart-dies-100-28380 |title='Titanic's' Gloria Stuart dies at 100 |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter |author=Gregg Kilday |date=27 September 2010}}</ref>
In a 1997 interview she described it as her favorite role of her career.<ref name=HollywoodReporter2010-09-27/> 
Both Stuart, and [[Kate Winslet]], who played young Rose, were nominated for [[Academy Award]]s for their portrayals -- the first time two actors from the same film were both nominated for their portrayals of the same character.
 
Stuart was recruited into the Hollywood studio system in the early 1930s, being contracted first to Paramount, and Later to Fox.<ref name=NYTimes1997-12-29/>
Most of her film career dates to the 1930s and early 1940s.<ref name=HollywoodReporter2010-09-27/
In the 1940s she became a professional painter, taking on occasional acting gigs. She had a small role in the 1982 film My Favorite Year. She acted in Titanic in 1997.  Following her performance in Titanic, and her Academy Award nomination, Stuart had further film and television roles.
 
Stuart died in 2010.<ref name=HollywoodReporter2010-09-27/>


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Gloria Stuart (4 July 1910–26 September 2010) was an American actress who appeared in 68 films, mostly from 1932 to 1946. She was recruited into the Hollywood studio system in the early 1930s, being contracted first to Paramount Pictures, and later to 20th Century Fox. She became disillusioned with acting in the 1940s and started a new career as an artist.[1]

From 1975, she began acting again and, in 1997, was cast as the 100-year old Rose Dawson Calvert in Titanic, the part for which she is best remembered. In a 1997 interview, she said it was her favorite role. Stuart and Kate Winslet, who played Rose as a young woman, were nominated for Academy Awards; it was the first time that two actors from the same film were nominated for their portrayals of the same character.[2]

References

  1. Nora Sayre. Survivor, Not of the Titanic, But of an Actor's Life, New York Times, 29 December 1997.
  2. Gregg Kilday. 'Titanic's' Gloria Stuart dies at 100, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 September 2010.