Grace Kelly
Biography
Grace Patricia Kelly (November 12, 1929 – September 14, 1982) was an American actress who, after starring in several significant films in the early to mid-1950s, became Princess of Monaco by marrying Prince Rainier III in April 1956. Kelly was born into a prominent Catholic family in Philadelphia. After graduating from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1949, Kelly began appearing in New York City theatrical productions and television broadcasts. She gained stardom from her performance in John Ford's adventure-romance Mogambo (1953), for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the drama The Country Girl (1954). Other notable works include the western High Noon (1952), the romantic comedy High Society (1956), and three consecutive Alfred Hitchcock suspense thrillers: Dial M for Murder (1954), Rear Window (1954), and To Catch a Thief (1955). Kelly retired from acting at age 26 to marry Rainier and began her duties as Princess of Monaco. The couple had three children: Princess Caroline, Prince Albert, and Princess Stéphanie. Her charity work focused on young children and the arts. In 1964, she established the Princess Grace Foundation to support local artisans. Her organization for children's rights, AMADE Mondiale, gained consultive status within UNICEF and UNESCO. Grace's final film contribution was to the documentary The Children of Theatre Street (1977) directed by Robert Dornhelm, where she served as the narrator. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. Kelly died at the age of 52 at Monaco Hospital on September 14, 1982, from injuries sustained in a car crash the previous day. She is listed 13th among the American Film Institute's 25 Greatest Female Stars of Classical Hollywood cinema. Her son, Prince Albert, helped establish the Princess Grace Awards in 1984 to recognize emerging performers in film, theatre, and dance.
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Movies (41)
Maria Callas: The Final Act
as Self (archive photo)
2024
Rainier III par lui-même
2023
The Grace Kelly Scrapbook
as Self
2023
Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Grace Kelly: Precious Memories
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Grace Kelly: The Missing Millions
2022
Grace Kelly - Lost Tapes of a Princess
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Her Name Was Grace Kelly
as Self (archive footage)
2021
A Night at the Opera
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Beautiful Like a Poem
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Sid & Judy
as Self (archive footage/photos)
2019
Becoming Cary Grant
as Self (archive footage)
2017
Behind The Gates: Cary Grant And Grace Kelly
as Self (archive footage)
2009
Callas Assoluta
as Self (archive footage)
2007
Grace Kelly: The Princess of Monaco
as Self (archive footage)
2007
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
2006
Året var 1956
as Self (archive footage)
2006
Hitchcock and Dial M
as Self (archive footage)
2004
Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love
as Self (Archive Footage)
2003
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
as (archive footage)
2002
Writing And Casting To Catch A Thief
as Self (archive footage)
2002
'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic
as Self (archive footage)
2001
Sad?
as Margot Mary Wendice (archive footage)
1996
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
1994
The Magic of Bing Crosby
as Self (archive footage)
1991
Intimate Portrait: Grace Kelly
1990
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
as Self (archive footage)
1988
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
as Self (archive footage)
1987
Notre Dame de la Croisette
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
1982
The Children of Theatre Street
as Narrator
1977
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
1976
Frank Sinatra: In Concert at Royal Festival Hall
as Self
1971
Monte Carlo: C'est La Rose
as Self - Host
1968
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
as Self - Narrator (uncredited)
1966
Mediterranean Holiday
as Self
1962
Happiness and Love in Monaco
as Self
1959
High Society
as Tracy Lord
1956
The Wedding in Monaco
as Self
1956
The Swan
as Princess Alexandra
1956
To Catch a Thief
as Frances Stevens
1955
TV Shows (9)
Living Famously
as Self / Various (archive footage)
2002
Intimate Portrait
as Self (archive footage)
1993
Sacrée Soirée
as Self (archive footage)
1987
Le Grand Échiquier
as Self
1972
Anneliese Rothenberger gibt sich die Ehre
as Self
1971
Der goldene Schuß
as Self
1964
Die Drehscheibe
as Self
1964
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961