Irish Mother |
|
|---|---|
 | |
| Biological Information | |
| Full name |
Margaret Norton Rice |
| Gender |
Female |
| Born |
October 6, 1872 |
| Death |
April 15, 1912 (age 39) |
| Cause |
Uncertain (presumably drowning) |
| Background Information | |
| Family |
|
| Romances |
William Rice (m. 1898, died 1912) |
| Hometown |
Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland |
| Religion |
Catholic |
| Titanic Statistics | |
| Boarded |
Southampton, England |
| Destination |
New York, U.S.A. |
| Occupation |
|
| Class |
Third-Class |
| Fate |
Perished in stateroom with her children |
| Production | |
| Classification |
Historical character |
| Portrayal | |
Margaret Rice is a third-class passenger who boarded the Titanic with her young son and daughter. She was seen as a recurring character throughout the film.
In James Cameron's 1997 film Titanic, she was portrayed by Jenette Goldstein.
Biography[]
She is first seen with her children, looking for their stateroom upon boarding the ship. They pass by Jack and Fabrizio while roaming.
When the Titanic hit the iceberg, she and her children attempted to get to lifeboats but were locked behind the third class gates. In the end, realizing that their situation is hopeless, she took her son and daughter back to their cabin, and told them the story of Tir Na Nog as they fell asleep. The three perished in their stateroom together, albeit the cause of their deaths is unknown, either drowning (most likely) or being killed by water pressure due to the stern’s implosion.
She was last seen along with her two children in Rose's dream sequence, applauding her.
Trivia[]
- Her telling the story of Oisin and Niamh to kids while they sleep was an ad-lib. The script only said she tells her kids a bedtime story with no specification as to what bedtime story. Jenette Goldstein was confused what to do as she didn’t know what bedtime story to tell. Many of the producers, who were Irish, suggested she tell the story of Oisin and Niamh to her kids, as it is fitting to the scene, as the two in the story go to the land of Tir na nÖg; a land of eternal youth and beauty, and the kids will forever be young and beautiful in death. In real life, Margaret Rice had 5 sons and no daughters, whereas in the film, she had a son and a daughter.