1929-11-12 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.
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Grace Kelly: Precious Memories | Self (archive footage) | 2022-06-21 |
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Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin | Self (archive footage) | 2022-09-17 |
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Elle s'appelait Grace Kelly | Self (archive footage) | 2021-03-20 |
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Cher: In Her Own Words | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2021-05-04 |
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Grace Kelly - Lost Tapes of a Princess | Self (archive footage) | 2021-06-12 |
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I Am Jackie O | Self (archive voice) | 2020-11-26 |
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Une nuit à l'opéra | Self (archive footage) | 2020-09-29 |
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Sid & Judy | Self (archive footage/photos) | 2019-06-26 |
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Becoming Cary Grant | Self (archive footage) | 2017-05-23 |
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And the Oscar Goes To... | Self (archive footage) | 2014-02-01 |
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Smash His Camera | Self (archive footage) | 2010-07-30 |
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Behind The Gates: Cary Grant And Grace Kelly | Self (archive footage) | 2009-03-24 |
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Grace Kelly - Die Fürstin von Monaco | Self (archive footage) | 2009-06-09 |
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Callas Assoluta | Self (archive footage) | 2007-12-20 |
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Grace face à son destin | Self - Actress (archive footage) | 2006-09-16 |
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Hitchcock and Dial M | Self (archive footage) | 2004-10-31 |
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Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love | Self (Archive Footage) | 2003-12-15 |
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Writing And Casting To Catch A Thief | Self - Archive Footage | 2002-11-05 |
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Edith Head: The Paramount Years | (archive footage) | 2002-11-26 |
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'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic | Self (archive footage) | 2001-03-06 |
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Sad? | Margot Mary Wendice (archive footage) | 1996-01-18 |
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The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful | Self (archive footage) | 1996-03-17 |
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The Casting Couch | (archive footage) | 1995-01-01 |
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That's Entertainment! III | (archive footage) | 1994-07-01 |
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The Magic of Bing Crosby | Self (archive footage) | 1991-10-29 |
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Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man | Self (archive footage) | 1988-06-05 |
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Grace Kelly: The American Princess | Self (archive footage) | 1987-06-08 |
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Terror in the Aisles | Frances Stevens (archive Footage) | 1984-10-26 |
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Notre Dame de la Croisette | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1983-02-23 |
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Night of 100 Stars | Self | 1982-03-08 |
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The Children of Theatre Street | Narrator | 1977-05-09 |
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That's Entertainment, Part II | (archive footage) | 1976-05-16 |
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Frank Sinatra: In Concert at Royal Festival Hall | Self | 1971-02-04 |
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Monte Carlo: C'est La Rose | Self - Host | 1968-01-01 |
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Poppies Are Also Flowers | Self - Narrator (uncredited) | 1966-05-20 |
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Flying Clipper - Traumreise unter weißen Segeln | Self | 1962-12-19 |
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Glück und Liebe in Monaco | Self | 1959-12-25 |
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High Society | Tracy Lord | 1956-07-17 |
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The Swan | Princess Alexandra | 1956-04-26 |
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Le Mariage de Monaco | Self | 1956-05-17 |
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To Catch a Thief | Frances Stevens | 1955-08-03 |
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Dial M for Murder | Margot Wendice | 1954-05-29 |
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The Country Girl | Georgie Elgin | 1954-12-15 |
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Rear Window | Lisa Fremont | 1954-08-01 |
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Green Fire | Catherine Knowland | 1954-12-29 |
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The Bridges at Toko-Ri | Nancy Brubaker | 1954-12-01 |
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Mogambo | Linda Nordley | 1953-09-23 |
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The Kill | Freda Clark | 1952-09-22 |
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High Noon | Amy Fowler Kane | 1952-06-09 |
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Fourteen Hours | Mrs. Louise Ann Fuller | 1951-04-01 |
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The Rockingham Tea Set | Sara Mappin | 1950-01-23 |
