In addition to her minor but iconic role in Back to the Future, Raven is a well-known character actor with a long string of guest appearances on television sitcons and dramas. Raven also had a role in the blockbuster Titanic, playing noted first class passenger Ida Strauss, who died after refusing a seat on a lifeboat in order to remain with her husband. (The film, of course, also co-starred Billy Zane).