Grace Kelly
ActingGrace 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.
Known For
Rear Window
Lisa Fremont
To Catch a Thief
Frances Stevens
High Noon
Amy Fowler Kane
Dial M for Murder
Margot Wendice
High Society
Tracy Lord
Mogambo
Linda Nordley
Night of 100 Stars
Self
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
Nancy Brubaker
Green Fire
Catherine Knowland
The Swan
Princess Alexandra
Filmography — Acting
Rear Window
Lisa Fremont
To Catch a Thief
Frances Stevens
High Noon
Amy Fowler Kane
Dial M for Murder
Margot Wendice
High Society
Tracy Lord
Mogambo
Linda Nordley
Night of 100 Stars
Self
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
Nancy Brubaker
Green Fire
Catherine Knowland
The Swan
Princess Alexandra
Fourteen Hours
Mrs. Louise Ann Fuller
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
The Country Girl
Georgie Elgin
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
Self - Narrator (uncredited)
Sid & Judy
Self (archive footage/photos)
Diana: In Her Own Words
Self (archive footage)
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
Self (archive footage)
Heart of the Festival
Self (archive footage)
Becoming Cary Grant
Self (archive footage)
Her Name Was Grace Kelly
Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage)
The Magic of Bing Crosby
Self (archive footage)
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
Self - Actress (archive footage)
The Kill
Freda Clark
Sad?
Margot Mary Wendice (archive footage)
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
Self (archive footage)
Notre Dame de la Croisette
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Wedding in Monaco
Self
Maria Callas: The Final Act
Self (archive photo)
Zwischen Glück und Krone
A Night at the Opera
Self (archive footage)
Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love
Self (Archive Footage)
Beautiful Like a Poem
Self (archive footage)
Mediterranean Holiday
Self
Grace Kelly: The Missing Millions
The Rockingham Tea Set
Sara Mappin
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
(archive footage)
Callas Assoluta
Self (archive footage)
Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin
Self (archive footage)
Writing And Casting To Catch A Thief
Self (archive footage)
Hitchcock and Dial M
Self (archive footage)
The Grace Kelly Scrapbook
Self
The Children of Theatre Street
Narrator
Året var 1956
Self (archive footage)
Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft
'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic
Self (archive footage)
Frank Sinatra: In Concert at Royal Festival Hall
Self
Intimate Portrait: Grace Kelly
Happiness and Love in Monaco
Self
Behind The Gates: Cary Grant And Grace Kelly
Self (archive footage)
Monte Carlo: C'est La Rose
Self - Host
Rainier III par lui-même
Grace Kelly: The Princess of Monaco
Self (archive footage)
The Casting Couch
Grace Kelly - Lost Tapes of a Princess
Self (archive footage)
Grace Kelly: Precious Memories
Self (archive footage)
