However, epic love storyTitanicarguably remains her biggest and most recognizable role.

A relative newcomer at the time, Winslet was then just 21 years old.

She starred opposite a never-hotterLeonardo DiCaprioas a doomed couple from opposite sides of the class divide.

Kate Winslet poses on the red carpet

“I went into self-protective mode right away,” she admitted (viaDeadline).

Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio onstage together