10 Iconic Couples of the Golden Era Then and Now (2 of 6)

Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey — Dirty Dancing, 1987

Dirty Dancing gave us the ultimate hot-and-bothered “summer fling” pairing. The soundtrack alone is worth the admission fee, and then the drama and quotable moments like “Nobody puts Baby in a corner” seal the deal. Sadly, Swayze died on September 14, 2009, after a battle with pancreatic cancer, but Jennifer Grey has stayed active and is set to return as “Baby” in a long-planned Dirty Dancing sequel that Lionsgate says will begin production in 2026.

Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet — Titanic, 1997

Jack and Rose instantly became an iconic duo that launched a million rewatches over the decades. DiCaprio and Winslet sold their romance so hard that people still argue about the door like it’s a current event. These days, Kate Winslet is starring in HBO’s political satire miniseries The Regime, among some other roles. And Leo DiCaprio keeps stacking heavyweight collabs and dating younger women like it’s no big deal.