Grace Kelly
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
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- 2023 · The Grace Kelly Scrapbook as Self
- 2022 · Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin as Self (archive footage)
- 2022 · Grace Kelly: Precious Memories as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 · Grace Kelly - Lost Tapes of a Princess as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 · Cher: In Her Own Words as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2021 · Her Name Was Grace Kelly as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · I Am Jackie O as Self (archive voice)
- 2020 · A Night at the Opera as Self (archive footage)
- 2019 · Sid & Judy as Self (archive footage/photos)
- 2017 · Becoming Cary Grant as Self (archive footage)
- 2014 · And the Oscar Goes To... as Self (archive footage)
- 2010 · Smash His Camera as Self (archive footage)
- 2009 · Grace Kelly: The Princess of Monaco as Self (archive footage)
- 2009 · Behind The Gates: Cary Grant And Grace Kelly as Self (archive footage)
- 2007 · Callas Assoluta as Self (archive footage)
- 2006 · Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess as Self - Actress (archive footage)
- 2004 · Hitchcock and Dial M as Self (archive footage)
- 2003 · Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love as Self (Archive Footage)
- 2002 · Edith Head: The Paramount Years as (archive footage)
- 2002 · Living Famously as Self / Various (archive footage)
- 2002 · Writing And Casting To Catch A Thief as Self (archive footage)
- 2001 · 'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic as Self (archive footage)
- 1996 · The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful as Self (archive footage)
- 1996 · Sad? as Margot Mary Wendice (archive footage)
- 1994 · That's Entertainment! III as (archive footage)
- 1993 · Intimate Portrait as Self (archive footage)
- 1991 · The Magic of Bing Crosby as Self (archive footage)
- 1990 · Star Life as Self (archive footage)
- 1988 · Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man as Self (archive footage)
- 1987 · Grace Kelly: The American Princess as Self (archive footage)
- 1983 · Notre Dame de la Croisette as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1982 · Night of 100 Stars as Self
- 1977 · The Children of Theatre Street as Narrator
- 1976 · That's Entertainment, Part II as (archive footage)
- 1972 · Le Grand Échiquier as Self
- 1971 · Anneliese Rothenberger gibt sich die Ehre as Self
- 1971 · Frank Sinatra: In Concert at Royal Festival Hall as Self
- 1968 · Monte Carlo: C'est La Rose as Self - Host
- 1966 · The Poppy Is Also a Flower as Self - Narrator (uncredited)
- 1964 · Der goldene Schuß as Self
- 1964 · Die Drehscheibe as Self
- 1962 · Mediterranean Holiday as Self
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self
- 1959 · Happiness and Love in Monaco as Self
- 1956 · High Society as Tracy Lord
- 1956 · The Wedding in Monaco as Self
- 1956 · The Swan as Princess Alexandra
- 1955 · Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Lisa Fremont (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1955 · To Catch a Thief as Frances Stevens
- 1954 · Green Fire as Catherine Knowland
- 1954 · The Country Girl as Georgie Elgin
- 1954 · The Bridges at Toko-Ri as Nancy Brubaker
- 1954 · Rear Window as Lisa Fremont
- 1954 · Dial M for Murder as Margot Wendice
- 1954 · Reflets de Cannes as Self
- 1953 · Mogambo as Linda Nordley
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- 1952 · The Kill as Freda Clark
- 1952 · High Noon as Amy Fowler Kane
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as
- 1951 · Fourteen Hours as Mrs. Louise Ann Fuller
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Beth
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Janice
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Meg
- 1950 · Robert Montgomery Presents as Therese
- 1950 · The Rockingham Tea Set as Sara Mappin
- 1949 · Lights Out as
- 1949 · Suspense as
- 1948 · Studio One as Nurse Sara Mappin
- 1948 · Studio One as Freda Clark
- 1948 · The Philco Television Playhouse as Bethel Merriday
- 1948 · The Philco Television Playhouse as Ann Rutledge
- 1948 · The Philco Television Playhouse as
- 1948 · The Philco Television Playhouse as Paula
- 1948 · The Philco Television Playhouse as Lucy Bakewell Audubon
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self - Guest
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self (archive footage)