1929-11-12 ( 95 years old ) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
Movies
Maria Callas: The Final Act
2024-12-29
Prince Rainier III: In His Own Words
2023-11-19
The Grace Kelly Scrapbook
2023-08-29
Grace Kelly: Precious Memories
2022-06-21
Grace Kelly - Lost Tapes of a Princess
2021-06-12
Cher: In Her Own Words
2021-05-04
Her Name Was Grace Kelly
2021-03-20
I Am Jackie O
2020-11-26
A Night at the Opera
2020-09-29
Sid & Judy
2019-06-26
Becoming Cary Grant
2017-05-23
And the Oscar Goes To...
2014-02-01
Smash His Camera
2010-07-30
Grace Kelly: The Princess of Monaco
2009-06-09
Behind The Gates: Cary Grant And Grace Kelly
2009-03-24
Callas Assoluta
2007-12-20
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
2006-09-16
Året var 1956
2006-01-08
Hitchcock and Dial M
2004-10-31
Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love
2003-12-15
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
2002-11-26
Writing And Casting To Catch A Thief
2002-11-05
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
1996-03-17
Sad?
1996-01-18
That's Entertainment! III
1994-07-01
The Magic of Bing Crosby
1991-10-29
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
1988-06-05
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
1987-06-08
Notre Dame de la Croisette
1983-02-23
Night of 100 Stars
1982-03-08
The Children of Theatre Street
1977-05-09
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976-05-16
Monte Carlo: C'est La Rose
1968-01-01
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
1966-05-20
Mediterranean Holiday
1962-12-19
Happiness and Love in Monaco
1959-12-25
High Society
1956-07-17
The Wedding in Monaco
1956-05-17
The Swan
1956-04-26
To Catch a Thief
1955-08-03
Green Fire
1954-12-29
The Country Girl
1954-12-15
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
1954-12-01
Rear Window
1954-08-01
Dial M for Murder
1954-05-29
Mogambo
1953-09-23
The Kill
1952-09-22
High Noon
1952-06-09
Fourteen Hours
1951-04-01
The Rockingham Tea Set
1950-01-23
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