At 23 years of age, LEONARDO DiCAPRIO (Jack Dawson) has developed
into one of his generation"s most gifted and versatile talents. DiCaprio
earned an Academy Award® nomination for Best Supporting Actor at 19
for his portrayal of an ebullient, mentally impaired youngster in "What"s
Eating Gilbert Grape?" The actor"s second film at the time, his
performance also garnered awards from the National Board of Review, Chicago
Film Critics and the Los Angeles Film Critics, as well as a Golden Globe
nomination.
DiCaprio made his film debut opposite Robert DeNiro and Ellen Barkin in
"This Boy"s Life" and has subsequently appeared in a variety
of features, from the Western "The Quick and the Dead," with Sharon
Stone and Gene Hackman, to "The Basketball Diaries," a harrowing
account of a young man"s spiral into heroin addiction, to "Total
Eclipse," shot in Paris, opposite David Thewlis, in which DiCaprio
played the poet Rimbaud.
In 1996, he starred with Claire Danes in the critically acclaimed modern
adaptation of "William Shakespeare"s Romeo + Juliet," as
well as the screen adaptation of the successful play "Marvin"s
Room," opposite Meryl Streep and Diane Keaton. DiCaprio will next co-star
with Jeremy Irons, John Malkovich and Gerard Depardieu in "The Man
in the Iron Mask," which recently completed filming in France. He has
also joined the ensemble cast of Woody Allen"s latest project, slated
for release in 1998.
A native of Los Angeles, DiCaprio began his acting career at age 14, appearing
in commercials and educational films. He soon moved into parts on episodic
television, including a role on "Growing Pains" in the popular
series" last season. He also appeared in the short film "The Foot
Shooting Party," released by Touchstone Pictures.
KATE WINSLET (Rose DeWitt Bukater) first received international acclaim
for her performance in Peter Jackson's "Heavenly Creatures," in
which she starred as a teenage girl whose intense relationship with an equally
imaginative school friend leads to murder. Her promise was confirmed with
her performance as the impetuous Marianne in Ang Lee's "Sense and Sensibility,"
opposite Emma Thompson, for which she won a SAG and BAFTA award for Best
Supporting Actress and an Academy Award® nomination, all in 1996. Most
recently she received universal praise for her portrayal of the heart-rending
and determined Sue Bridehead in Michael Winterbottom's "Jude"
and as the tortured Ophelia in Kenneth Branagh's adaptation of "Hamlet."
Winslet will next star in the independent feature film "Hideous Kinky,"
filming on location in Morocco this fall.
BILLY ZANE (Cal Hockley) recently starred with Gina Gershon in "This
World, Then the Fireworks," a film noir based on a Jim Thompson novella,
a project he also co-produced. His feature film credits also include "The
Phantom," "Demon Knight: Tales From the Crypt," "Only
You," "Head Above Water," "Orlando," "Blood
and Concrete: A Love Story," "Memphis Belle," "Back
to the Future," "Posse" and "Tombstone." Zane received
international acclaim for his riveting debut performance in the thriller
"Dead Calm," co-starring Sam Neill and Nicole Kidman.
KATHY BATES (Molly Brown) won an Academy Award® for her starring
role in Rob Reiner's adaptation of Stephen King's "Misery." In
1997, she won a Golden Globe for her starring performance in HBO's "The
Late Shift." She also won the Obie Award for the off-Broadway production
of "Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune." The films of Kathy
Bates include "Dolores Claiborne," "Diabolique," "Fried
Green Tomatoes," "A Home of Our Own," "Used People,"
"Dick Tracy" and "Men Don't Leave." The actress began
her notable career on the stage, earning accolades and awards for her stirring
performances in plays such as "'night, Mother." She is currently
starring in "Primary Colors" for director Mike Nichols.
BILL PAXTON (Brock Lovett) has established himself as one of Hollywood's
most adventurous actors, known to audiences from his numerous roles in films
of every genre. "Titanic" reunites Paxton with director James
Cameron, for whom he appeared in "True Lies," "Aliens"
and "The Terminator."
In 1996, Paxton starred in the worldwide hit "Twister," following
his leading role in the Academy Award®-nominated "Apollo 13."
He most recently starred in the critically acclaimed independent feature
"Traveller," in which he also served as producer on the project.
Paxton has just completed production on "Mighty Joe Young," due
out in the summer of 1998. He will next star in HBO's "A Bright Shining
Lie," now in production in Southeast Asia and the biggest budgeted
project for the cable network to date.
In 1992, Paxton emerged as a true leading man with Carl Franklin's acclaimed
thriller "One False Move," which earned him critical praise and
the 1992 LAFCA New Generation Award. Paxton got his start in Hollywood in
1974, working as a set dresser on Roger Corman's "Big Bad Mama."
After several features, he moved to New York where he studied acting. Upon
his return to Los Angeles, he began a film career that would grow to include
roles in such films as "The Lords of Discipline," "Weird
Science," "The Evening Star," "Tombstone" and continues
what has now become an extraordinary relationship with Jim Cameron.
Born July 4, l910, GLORIA STUART had to endure two hours of aging
makeup to play the 101-year-old Rose Calvert, a woman who claims to be a
survivor of the Titanic disaster. Stuart starred in dozens of movies from
1930 until WWII, when she retired. Among them are John Ford's "Air
Mail" and "The Prisoner of Shark Island," "Here Comes
the Navy" with James Cagney, "Poor Little Rich Girl" with
Shirley Temple, Busby Berkeley's "Goldiggers of 1935," "Roman
Scandals" with Eddie Cantor, "The Three Musketeers" with
the Ritz Brothers, and two films with the English horror film director James
Whale, "The Kiss Before the Mirror" and the classic "The
Old Dark House," co-starring Charles Laughton, Melvyn Douglas, Raymond
Massey and Boris Karloff.
Since the '40s, the Santa Monica-born Stuart has lead an extremely productive
existence as an accomplished painter, collage artist, printer, gardener
of bonsai, hostess, wife, mother, grandmother and world traveler.
FRANCES FISHER (Ruth DeWitt Bukater) is best known for her role as
Strawberry Alice in the Oscar®-winning "Unforgiven" as well
as her incarnation of Lucille Ball in the CBS movie "Lucy & Desi:
Before the Laughter." Fisher recently starred in the independent film
"Female Perversions" and "Wild America," co-starring
Jonathan Taylor Thomas and Jamey Sheridan.
Fisher made her feature film debut in Norman Mailer's "Tough Guys Don't
Dance," followed by a starring role in Henry Jaglom's "Can She
Bake a Cherry Pie?" Her feature film credits also include Jaglom's
"Babyfever," Paul Schrader's "Patty Hearst" and "The
Stars Fell on Henrietta" with Robert Duvall.
Following a diverse career in regional theater and off-Broadway stage, Fisher
segued into television as a series regular on "The Edge of Night"
and "Guiding Light." She recently starred in the Fox series "Strange
Luck." Her TV credits also include starring roles on "Devlin,"
"Crime and Punishment" and the NBC telefilm "The Other Mother."
Prior to beginning "Titanic," Fisher returned to the stage in
a limited engagement of Caryl Churchill's one-act play, "Three More
Sleepless Nights."
BERNARD HILL (Captain E.J. Smith) recently appeared in "The
Ghost and the Darkness," with Val Kilmer and Michael Douglas. Best
known in the U.S. for his portrayal of Pauline Collins' husband in "Shirley
Valentine," Hill's film credits also include "Madagascar Skin,"
"Mountains of the Moon," "The Bounty" and Sir Richard
Attenborough's Oscar®-winning "Gandhi."
Hill was nominated for a BAFTA Award for his portrayal of Yosser Hughes
in Alan Bleasdale's acclaimed television series "Boys from the Blackstuff,"
for which he also received the Press Guild Award for Achievement of the
Decade. He recently starred in the BBC telefilm "Skallagrig,"
which went on to receive the BAFTA Award for Best TV Play. On the London
stage, Hill's leading roles include "A View from the Bridge,"
"The Cherry Orchard" and "Macbeth."
JONATHAN HYDE 's (Bruce Ismay) film credits include "Anaconda,"
"Jumanji," "Richie Rich" and Derek Jarman's "Caravaggio."
His television credits include Edward Marshall Hall in the BBC series "Shadow
of the Noose." The acclaimed classical actor has appeared in numerous
roles with the Royal National Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company and
Glasgow's Citizens Theatre. He has starred in over 40 main house productions
for these and other companies.
In his 35-year career, DAVID WARNER (Spicer Lovejoy) has worked with
some of the leading directors in film, including John Frankenheimer, Sidney
Lumet, Richard Donner, Joseph Losey, Alain Resnais, Terry Gilliam and, on
three occasions, Sam Peckinpah. In television, he won an Emmy for Best Supporting
Actor in the mini-series "Masada." Warner is a founding member
of the Royal Shakespeare Company, where he played many leads including "Hamlet"
and "Richard II." He made his stage debut in "A Midsummer
Night's Dream" and his film bow in the Oscar®-winning "Tom
Jones," both directed by Tony Richardson. Warner gained early prominence
as the title character of "Morgan -- A Suitable Case for Treatment."
The films of VICTOR GARBER (Thomas Andrews) include "The First
Wives Club," "Sleepless in Seattle," "Light Sleeper,"
"Exotica" and "Godspell." Well-known in the theater
and Tony-nominated four times ("Damn Yankees," "Lend Me a
Tenor," "Deathtrap," "Little Me"), he has appeared
in "Sweeney Todd," "They're Playing Our Song" and "Noises
Off." Garber is a regular player at the country's leading dramatic
venues, including Lincoln Center Theatre, Circle in the Square and the New
York Shakespeare Festival. Garber was recently seen in ABC-TV's "Wonderful
World of Disney" production of "Cinderella" playing the King
to Whoopi Goldberg's Queen.
High-spirited young emigrant Fabrizio De Rossi is played by DANNY NUCCI
. A veteran of such international blockbusters as "Crimson Tide,"
"The Rock" and "Eraser," Nucci also starred in the acclaimed
independent film dramas "The Big Squeeze," "Love Walked In,"
"Homage" and "Roosters." He recently starred opposite
Bette Midler in the romantic comedy "That Old Feeling" and stars
in three independent films set for release in 1998: "The Unknown Cyclist,"
opposite Lea Thompson and Vincent Spano; "The Outfitters," opposite
Dana Delaney; and "Sugar," a ribald "mocu-mentary" in
which Nucci's "Ferris Bueller"-esque character finds himself in
a "Clockwork Orange"-type sex clinic. His other feature films
include "Alive," "Rescue Me" and "Blind Justice."
Born in Austria and raised as a small child in Italy, Nucci moved to New
York when he was 7. He currently resides in Los Angeles, where he has lived
since age 10.
SUZY AMIS (Lizzy Calvert) starred in the acclaimed thriller "The
Usual Suspects" opposite Gabriel Byrne. Her other feature credits include
"Twister," "Fandango," "The Big Town," "Where
the Heart Is," "The Ballad of Little Jo," "Two Small
Bodies" and "Blown Away." She will next co-star with Howie
Long and Scott Glenn in the action adventure "Firestorm." An acclaimed
stage actress, Amis received a Theater World Award for her stage debut in
"Fresh Horses."
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