
Grace Kelly
Born: 1929-11-12
Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
Known For

Rear Window

High Noon

High Society

Green Fire

Behind The Gates: Cary Grant And Grace Kelly

Dial M for Murder

To Catch a Thief

The Swan

Monte Carlo: C'est La Rose

Sid & Judy

Callas Assoluta

Fourteen Hours

The Kill

Grace Kelly - Lost Tapes of a Princess

The Magic of Bing Crosby

Mogambo

The Bridges at Toko-Ri

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

That's Entertainment! III

The Country Girl

Night of 100 Stars

The Poppy Is Also a Flower

The Grace Kelly Scrapbook

That's Entertainment, Part II

Her Name Was Grace Kelly

The Wedding in Monaco

Edith Head: The Paramount Years

Mediterranean Holiday

Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man

Becoming Cary Grant

Hitchcock and Dial M

Notre Dame de la Croisette

Grace Kelly: Precious Memories

'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic

Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess

Happiness and Love in Monaco

The Rockingham Tea Set

A Night at the Opera

Maria Callas: The Final Act

Året var 1956

Intimate Portrait: Grace Kelly

Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin

Writing And Casting To Catch A Thief

Frank Sinatra: In Concert at Royal Festival Hall

Beautiful Like a Poem

The Children of Theatre Street

Grace Kelly: The Missing Millions

Grace Kelly: The Princess of Monaco
