Movie stars Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio have helped pay towards the nursing home fees of the last Titanic¹ survivor², the fund's chairman said.

泰坦尼克基金主席称，影星Kate Winslet和Leonardo DiCaprio捐赠了最后一位泰坦尼克号生还者的疗养院费用。

Miss Dean was only nine weeks old when the Titanic sank

The actors, along with director James Cameron, are thought to have donated $30,000 (£22,000) after being asked to help to help 97-year-old Millvina Dean.

Miss Dean from the New Forest was nine weeks old when the liner（班机，班轮） sank in 1912.

She is struggling with monthly bills of £3,000 and is in danger of losing her room at her Southampton nursing home.

Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet starred in the Oscar winning Titanic.

Lend support

She has been forced to auction³ personal belongings⁴ and memorabilia（大事记） associated with the disaster to cover her care costs.

The Millvina Fund has now been set up to support her and Irish author Don Mullan, a friend of Miss Dean, approached the stars to lend their support.

Mr Mullan said: "I laid down the challenge to the Titanic actors and directors to support the Millvina Fund and I was delighted with the generosity⁵ they have shown in meeting that challenge."

Miss Dean was the Titanic's youngest passenger. Her father, Bertram Dean, died in the 1912 tragedy after saving the lives of his wife and two children.

Miss Dean's mother returned from New York with her children to Southampton, where Miss Dean has spent most of her life.

The Millvina Fund was launched in Belfast on Monday, where the Titanic was built.