Margaret Tobin Brown, also known as The Unsinkable Molly Brown, (although she was never known as Molly in her lifetime) was an American socialite, philanthropist and activist who became famous as one of the survivors of the sinking of the RMS Titanic. She was portrayed by Kathy Bates in the film.Not much is known about Brown's early life, other than the facty that in 1912 she boarded the RMS Titanic as a first class passenger. She was a pariah to the upper class. Upon boarding the Titanic, she assisted Jack Dawson in winning over Rose DeWitt Bukater by lending him her son's tuxedo. Although she was from the upper class, she was one of the few people from the upper class that refused to discriminate against the lower class. Rose DeWitt Bukater was one of the other few kind-hearted upper class passengers.When the Titanic sank, Molly escaped in Lifeboat No. 6 and was one of the few survivors from the Titanic accident. She clashes with Quartermaster Robert Hitchens in the lifeboat; Molly believed that; because there was plenty of room in the boat, they should pick up survivors in the water. But Hitchens believed they would swamp the boat. She almost wins in her argument, until Hitchens threatens to toss her overboard.(In reality, just the opposite exchange occurred, and the boat did go back for survivors, of which none were found.)Molly, Ruth (Rose's mother), Quartermaster Hitchens, and all the occupants of Lifeboat No. 6 were picked up by the RMS Carpathia early in the morning of April 15, 1912, after a message from The RMS Titanic that they were going down by the head and in need for assistance. They were too late by the time they came to their rescue. What became of her from that point on is unknown; but it is likely in tune with her real-life counterpart. It is likely, if she did discover what happened to Rose she would happily keep it from Ruth as punishment for what she has done to her only daughter. Show less «