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.
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The Philco Television Playhouse
Bethel Merriday
The Philco Television Playhouse
Ann Rutledge
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse
Paula
The Philco Television Playhouse
Lucy Bakewell Audubon
Robert Montgomery Presents
Therese
Studio One
Nurse Sara Mappin
Studio One
Freda Clark
Intimate Portrait
Self (archive footage)
Le Grand Échiquier
Self
Suspense
Lux Video Theatre
Beth
Lux Video Theatre
Janice
Lux Video Theatre
Meg
Lights Out
The Oscars
Self
Der goldene Schuß
Self
Rear Window
Lisa Fremont
Hallmark Hall of Fame
High Noon
Amy Fowler Kane
To Catch a Thief
Frances Stevens
Anneliese Rothenberger gibt sich die Ehre
Self
Dial M for Murder
Margot Wendice
Reflets de Cannes
Self
High Society
Tracy Lord
Mogambo
Linda Nordley
Living Famously
Self / Various (archive footage)
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
Self - Narrator (uncredited)
Night of 100 Stars
Self
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
Self (archive footage)
'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic
Self (archive footage)
The Swan
Princess Alexandra
Green Fire
Catherine Knowland
Fourteen Hours
Mrs. Louise Ann Fuller
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
The Country Girl
Georgie Elgin
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage)
Sid & Judy
Self (archive footage/photos)
Zwischen Glück und Krone
Self (archive footage)
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
Self (archive footage)
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
Nancy Brubaker
Becoming Cary Grant
Self (archive footage)
Smash His Camera
Self (archive footage)
Notre Dame de la Croisette
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Cher: In Her Own Words
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
Self (archive footage)
I Am Jackie O
Self (archive voice)
Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love
Self (Archive Footage)
Her Name Was Grace Kelly
Self (archive footage)
Sad?
Margot Mary Wendice (archive footage)
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
Self - Actress (archive footage)
Writing And Casting To Catch A Thief
Self (archive footage)
Hitchcock and Dial M
Self (archive footage)
Prince Rainier III: In His Own Words
Callas Assoluta
Self (archive footage)
A Night at the Opera
Self (archive footage)
The Magic of Bing Crosby
Self (archive footage)
The Wedding in Monaco
Self
Grace Kelly: Precious Memories
Self (archive footage)
Maria Callas: The Final Act
Self (archive photo)
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
(archive footage)
Mediterranean Holiday
Self
Happiness and Love in Monaco
Self
The Grace Kelly Scrapbook
Self
Behind The Gates: Cary Grant And Grace Kelly
Self (archive footage)
Monte Carlo: C'est La Rose
Self - Host
Året var 1956
Self (archive footage)
The Kill
Freda Clark
Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin
Self (archive footage)
Frank Sinatra: In Concert at Royal Festival Hall
Self
Grace Kelly - Lost Tapes of a Princess
Self (archive footage)
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
The Children of Theatre Street
Narrator
Die Drehscheibe
Self
The Rockingham Tea Set
Sara Mappin
Grace Kelly: The Princess of Monaco
Self (archive footage)
Sacrée soirée
Self (archive footage)
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
Star Life
Self (archive footage)