Gloria Stuart, a glamorous blonde actress who starred in 1930s horror films and musicals before reviving a long-dormant career in 1997 with her Oscar-nominated performance as the older version of Kate Winslet’s character Rose in the box-office smash “Titanic,” died Sept. 26 at her home in West Los Angeles. She was 100.

She had been diagnosed with lung cancer several years ago, said her daughter Sylvia Thompson, who confirmed the death.

In the role of a 101-year-old Titanic survivor, Stuart narrated the James Cameron-directed film and served as the lynchpin of its past and present-day storylines. Her effective portrayal of a feisty, headstrong character made her the oldest actress to ever be nominated for an Academy Award.

She lost to Kim Basinger in “L.A. Confidential.”