Back to the Future and Titanic actress Elsa Raven dead at 91

BACK to the Future star Elsa Raven died on Tuesday at the age of 91.

Elsa’s agent, David Shaul, confirmed she passed away at her Los Angeles home.

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Memorial plans have not yet been announced.

The character actress, whose given name was Elsa Rabinowitz, began her onscreen acting career in the 1960s with small roles on television.

One of her most memorable moments arrived in 1985 with the original Back to the Future, in which she held the small role of Clocktower Lady.

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She shouted “Save the clock tower!” while trying to collect donations from locals and disrupted a private moment between Michael J. Fox’s Marty McFly and Claudia Wells’ Jennifer Parker.

In 1997, she portrayed the role of Ida Straus in the popular dramatic film, Titanic.

In the movie, she was seen laying in bed with her husband during the devastating moments of the ship sinking.

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Celine Dion's music video for My Heart Will Go On featured the heartbreaking moment.

Throughout her 50-year career, Elsa had recurring roles on shows like Days of Our Lives, Wiseguy and Amen.

She also had guest spots on Seinfeld, ER, Everybody Loves Raymond, 3rd Rock from the Sun, General Hospital, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and other popular TV series.

Aside from Titanic and Back to the Future, Elsa also played Mrs. Townsend, the realtor who sold the house, in 1979’s The Amityville Horror.

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She was in movies like In the Line of Fire, The Moderns, Indecent Proposal, and One Night Stand, as well.

Her final project was the 2011 mystery-romance film Answers to Nothing, which also starred Dane Cook and Julie Benz.

Elsa's survived by her sister-in-law and 15 nieces and nephews.