Grace Kelly
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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
Credits
Rear Window (1954)
as Lisa Fremont
High Noon (1952)
as Amy Fowler Kane
To Catch a Thief (1955)
as Frances Stevens
Dial M for Murder (1954)
as Margot Wendice
High Society (1956)
as Tracy Lord
The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954)
as Nancy Brubaker
The Country Girl (1954)
as Georgie Elgin
Fourteen Hours (1951)
as Mrs. Louise Ann Fuller
Mogambo (1953)
as Linda Nordley
Heart of the Festival (2002)
as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III (1994)
as (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars (1982)
as Self
Hollywood Invasion (2011)
as archive footage
The Swan (1956)
as Princess Alexandra
Sid & Judy (2019)
as Self (archive footage/photos)
Sad? (1996)
as Margot Mary Wendice (archive footage)
The Poppy Is Also a Flower (1966)
as Self - Narrator (uncredited)
The Kill (1952)
as Freda Clark
Green Fire (1954)
as Catherine Knowland
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
as (archive footage)
Becoming Cary Grant (2017)
as Self (archive footage)
Callas Assoluta (2007)
as Self (archive footage)
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man (1988)
as Self (archive footage)
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess (2006)
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
Writing And Casting To Catch A Thief (2002)
as Self (archive footage)
Edith Head: The Paramount Years (2002)
as (archive footage)
'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic (2001)
as Self (archive footage)
The Casting Couch (1995)
Actor
Grace Kelly: The American Princess (1987)
as Self (archive footage)
The Wedding in Monaco (1956)
as Self
Zwischen Glück und Krone (1959)
Actor
Beautiful Like a Poem (2020)
as Self (archive footage)
The Rockingham Tea Set (1950)
as Sara Mappin
The Children of Theatre Street (1977)
as Self - Narrator
Happiness and Love in Monaco (1959)
as Self
Hitchcock and Dial M (2004)
as Self (archive footage)
The Magic of Bing Crosby (1991)
as Self (archive footage)
Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft (2021)
Actor
Mediterranean Holiday (1962)
as Self
Her Name Was Grace Kelly (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
Året var 1956 (2006)
as Self (archive footage)
Rainier III par lui-même (2023)
Actor
A Night at the Opera (2020)
as Self (archive footage)
Frank Sinatra: In Concert at Royal Festival Hall (1971)
as Self
Intimate Portrait: Grace Kelly (1990)
Actor
Behind The Gates: Cary Grant And Grace Kelly (2009)
as Self (archive footage)
Destins secrets d’étoiles - Grace, Jackie, Liz, Marilyn… (2015)
Actor
Grace Kelly: The Missing Millions (2022)
Actor
Monte Carlo: C'est La Rose (1968)
as Self - Host
Maria Callas: The Final Act (2024)
as Self (archive photo)
Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love (2003)
as Self (Archive Footage)
The Grace Kelly Scrapbook (2023)
as Self
Grace Kelly: Precious Memories (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
Grace Kelly - Lost Tapes of a Princess (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
Grace Kelly: The Princess of Monaco (2007)
as Self (archive footage)