Gloria Stuart (July 4, 1910 – September 26, 2010) was an American film actress whose career spanned over 70 years. She made her feature film debut in Street of Women (1932), before signing a contract with Universal Pictures. She appeared in numerous Pre-code era films for the studio, including the horror comedy The Old Dark House (1932), and the drama Laughter in Hell (1933). She starred as Flora Cranley in The Invisible Man (1933), which garnered her widespread fame, and later starred in two films opposite Shirley Temple: Poor Little Rich Girl (1936), and Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938), both for 20th Century Fox. She subsequently co-starred in The Three Musketeers (1939) opposite Don Ameche.
Dissatisfied with her career in film, Stuart shifted her focus to stage acting. Between 1940 and 1942, Stuart appeared in numerous summer stock plays in New England, including a 1940 production of Our Town in which she starred alongside its playwright and director, Thornton Wilder. By the mid-1940s, Stuart was dedicating her time to the pursuit of various visual arts, including painting, printmaking, serigraphy, Bonsai, and découpage. She gradually returned to acting in the 1970s after a decades-long career as an artist, appearing in minor roles in such films as Richard Benjamin's My Favorite Year (1982) and Wildcats (1986).
Stuart was cast as 101-year-old Rose Calvert in James Cameron's drama Titanic (1997), which earned her international notoriety, as well as numerous accolades, including an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress; which as of 2021, she remains the oldest nominee for the category. Her final film performance was a minor part in Wim Wenders' Land of Plenty (2004), before her death in 2010 at age 100.
Film
edit- Note: Some sources include Back Street (1932) in Stuart's filmography in an uncredited performance; since Stuart does not mention the film in her book, and because she is not listed in Back Street, this film is not included below.
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1932 | Street of Women | Doris "Dodo" Baldwin | ||
1932 | The All American | Ellen Steffens | [1] | |
1932 | The Old Dark House | Margaret Waverton | [1] | |
1932 | Air Mail | Ruth Barnes | [1] | |
1933 | Laughter in Hell | Lorraine | [1] | |
1933 | Sweepings | Phoebe | [1] | |
1933 | Private Jones | Mary Gregg | [1] | |
1933 | The Kiss Before the Mirror | Lucy Bernsdorf | [1] | |
1933 | The Girl in 419 | Mary Dolan | [1] | |
1933 | It's Great to Be Alive | Dorothy Wilton | [1] | |
1933 | The Secret of the Blue Room | Irene von Helldorf | [1] | |
1933 | The Invisible Man | Flora Cranley | [1] | |
1933 | Roman Scandals | Princess Sylvia | [1] | |
1934 | Beloved | Lucy Tarrant Hausmann | [1] | |
1934 | I Like It That Way | Anne Rogers/Dolly Lavern | [1] | |
1934 | I'll Tell the World | Jane Hamilton | [1] | |
1934 | The Love Captive | Alice Trask | [1] | |
1934 | Here Comes the Navy | Dorothy | [1] | |
1934 | Gift of Gab | Barbara Kelton | [1] | |
1935 | Maybe It's Love | Bobby Halevy | [1] | |
1935 | Gold Diggers of 1935 | Ann Prentiss | [1] | |
1935 | Laddie | Pamela Pryor | [1] | |
1935 | Professional Soldier | Countess Sonia | [1] | |
1936 | The Prisoner of Shark Island | Mrs. Peggy Mudd | [1] | |
1936 | The Crime of Dr. Forbes | Ellen Godfrey | [1] | |
1936 | Poor Little Rich Girl | Margaret Allen | [1] | |
1936 | 36 Hours to Kill | Anne Marvis | [1] | |
1936 | The Girl on the Front Page | Joan Langford | [1] | |
1936 | Wanted! Jane Turner | Doris Martin | [1] | |
1937 | Girl Overboard | Mary Chesbrooke | [1] | |
1937 | The Lady Escapes | Linda Ryan | [1] | |
1937 | Life Begins in College | Janet O'Hara | [1] | |
1938 | Change of Heart | Carol Murdock | [1] | |
1938 | Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | Gwen Warren | [1] | |
1938 | Island in the Sky | Julie Hayes | [1] | |
1938 | Keep Smiling | Carol Walters | [1] | |
1938 | Time Out for Murder | Margie Ross | [1] | |
1938 | The Lady Objects | Ann Adams Hayward | [1] | |
1939 | The Three Musketeers | Queen Anne | [1] | |
1939 | Winner Take All | Julie Harrison | [1] | |
1939 | It Could Happen to You | Doris Winslow | [1] | |
1943 | Here Comes Elmer | Glenda Forbes | [1] | |
1944 | The Whistler | Alice Walker | [1] | |
1944 | Enemy of Women | Bertha | [1] | |
1946 | She Wrote the Book | Phyllis Fowler | [1] | |
1975 | The Legend of Lizzie Borden | Store customer | Television film | [2] |
1975 | Adventures of the Queen | Female passenger | Television film | [2] |
1976 | Flood! | Mrs. Parker | Television film | [3] |
1977 | In the Glitter Palace | Mrs. Bowman | Television film | [4] |
1979 | The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel | Rose Hooper | Television film | [4] |
1979 | The Best Place to Be | Television film | [4] | |
1979 | The Two Worlds of Jennie Logan | Roberta | Television film | [4] |
1980 | Fun and Games | Terri | Television film | [4] |
1981 | The Violation of Sarah McDavid | Mrs. Fowler | Television film | [4] |
1981 | Merlene of the Movies | Evangeline Eaton | Television film | [4] |
1982 | My Favorite Year | Mrs. Horn | [1] | |
1984 | Mass Appeal | Mrs. Curry | [5] | |
1985 | There Were Times, Dear | Television film | [4] | |
1986 | Wildcats | Mrs. Connoly | [1] | |
1988 | Shootdown | Gertrude | Television film | [4] |
1989 | She Knows Too Much | Kiki Watwood | Television film | [4] |
1997 | Titanic | Rose Dawson Calvert | [1] | |
1999 | The Love Letter | Eleanor | [6] | |
1999 | The Titanic Chronicles | Helen Bishop | Voice role | [7] |
2000 | The Million Dollar Hotel | Jessica | [8] | |
2000 | My Mother, the Spy | Grandma | Television film | [4] |
2001 | Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man | Eliza Hoops | Television film | [9] |
2004 | Land of Plenty | Old lady | [10] |
Television
editYear | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1975 | The Waltons | Saleswoman | 1 episode | [4] |
1980 | Enos | Lilly | 1 episode | [4] |
1983 | Manimal | Bag Lady | 1 episode | [4] |
1987 | Murder, She Wrote | Edna Jarvis | Episode: "The Days Dwindle Down" | [4] |
2001 | The Invisible Man | Madeline Fawkes | 1 episode | [9] |
2001 | Touched by an Angel | Grams | 1 episode | [9] |
2002–2003 | General Hospital | Catherine | 2 episodes | [9] |
2003 | Miracles | Rosanna Wye | 1 episode | [9] |
Music videos
editYear | Title | Performer | Notes | Ref. |
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1998 | "River" | Hanson | Reprised role as a parody of her character in Titanic | [11] |
Stage
editYear | Title | Role | Venue | Ref. |
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1931 | The Seagull | Masha | The Playbox, Pasadena, California | [12] |
1940 | Accent on Youth | Linda Brown | Guilford Theatre, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | [13] |
1940 | The Animal Kingdom | Daisy Sage | Town Hall Playhouse, Westborough, Massachusetts | [14] |
1940 | Our Town | Emily Webb | University of Massachusetts Amherst | [15] |
1940–1942 | Night of January 16th | Karen Andre | Regional New England tour[16] | [17] |
1941 | Arms and the Man | Raina Petkoff | Drama Festival, Ann Arbor, Michigan | [18] |
1941 | Mr. and Mrs. North | Pamela North | County Theater, Suffern, New York | [18] |
1942 | The Dark Tower | Patsy Dowling | Cambridge Summer Theatre, Cambridge, Massachusetts | [19] |
1942 | Sailor Beware! | Billie Jackson | Flatbush Theater, Brooklyn, New York City | [20] |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au "Gloria Stuart Filmography". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Los Angeles: American Film Institute. Archived from the original on November 6, 2018.
- ^ a b Mank 2005, p. 144.
- ^ Deal 2011, p. 67.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Lentz 2011, p. 413.
- ^ Mank 2005, p. 145.
- ^ Harmetz, Arthur; Berkvist, Robert (September 27, 2010). "Gloria Stuart, an Actress Rediscovered Late, Dies at 100". The New York Times. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
- ^ "The Titanic Chronicles". The DVD-laser Disc Newsletter (173–183). New York: DVD-Laser Disc Newsletter: 42. November 1999. ISSN 0749-5250.
- ^ Stratton, David (February 9, 2000). "The Million Dollar Hotel". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on November 6, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e Lentz 2011, p. 414.
- ^ Bergan, Ronald (September 28, 2010). "Gloria Stuart obituary". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on September 16, 2013.
- ^ "Hanson, Weird Al Spoof "Titanic" In Video". MTV. Archived from the original on December 7, 2022. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ McLellan, Dennis (September 27, 2010). "Gloria Stuart dies at 100; 'Titanic' actress". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 7, 2014. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
- ^ Perry, Florence Fisher (July 28, 1940). "I Dare Say". Pittsburgh Press. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Town Hall Playhouse Will Open June 22". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York City. June 7, 1940. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gloria Stuart To Appear With Thornton Wilder". The Fitchburg Sentinel. Fitchburg, Massachusetts. August 10, 1940. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gloria Stuart". The Fitchburg Sentinel. Fitchburg, Massachusetts. August 3, 1940. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Stuart & Thompson 1999, p. 129.
- ^ a b "Summer Theaters". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York City. July 9, 1941. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Concerts and Plays Tonight". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. July 14, 1942. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Francis, Robert (August 26, 1942). "Flatbush Revives 'Sailor Beware' With Fine Cast". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York City. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
Sources
edit- Deal, Dave (2011). Television Fright Films of the 1970s. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-786-45514-0.
- Gardner, Gerald; Bellows, Jim (2007). 80: From Ben Bradlee to Lena Horne to Carl Reiner, Our Most Famous Eighty Year Olds, Reveal Why They Never Felt So Young. Sourcebooks. ISBN 978-1-40220-840-9.
- Lentz, Harris M. III (2011). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2010. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-786-44175-4.
- Mank, Gregory William (2005). Women in Horror Films, 1930s. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-78642-334-7.
- Stuart, Gloria; Thompson, Sylvia (1999). Gloria Stuart: I Just Kept Hoping. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company. ISBN 0-316-81571-3.