I'd heard of Kate Winslet, before Titantic, but then I'm a Brit so I'd seen her in tons of stuff prior to that...
Love that movie as I've studied and am a total nerd over the story of the real ship, through Bob Ballard's book of finding the wreck. I love the attention to detail in that film. I'm not so interested in the made-up stuff. I sob at the end, more because of the terrible loss of life more than anything.
ThereYoullBe I try and avoid spoilers, as I've been too spoiled in the past. Unfortunately I've just been spoiled this morning on the latest episode, which I don't get to see until midnight, tonight.