Alice Catherine Cooper (1889–1984) was a survivor of the RMS Titanic and nursemaid for the Allison family, wealthy insurance moguls from Canada during the early 20th century.
[2] She was the subject of books and movies that misidentified her as Alice Mary Cleaver,^ a woman who was infamous for murdering her own infant.
Speculation claims this confusion could have led to the Allison family perishing, as the mother Bess would not want to leave her son behind.
[4][3] In the miniseries Cooper was portrayed by Felicity Waterman as an emotionally unstable young woman with premonitions of the disaster, who then sees the opportunity to rescue baby Trevor from the sinking ship as a saving grace from her tumultuous past.
[4] Cooper's age has also been debated due to descriptions of her being a competent nursemaid and a good maternal figure, which Titanic Lives author Rob Rondeau believes were indicative of an older woman.