Grace Kelly
Acting
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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movieMaria Callas: The Final Act
2024
Self (archive photo)
movieGrace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin
2022
Self (archive footage)
movieGrace Kelly: Precious Memories
2022
Self (archive footage)
movieGrace Kelly - Lost Tapes of a Princess
2021
Self (archive footage)
movieHer Name Was Grace Kelly
2021
Self (archive footage)
movieA Night at the Opera
2020
Self (archive footage)
movieBeautiful Like a Poem
2020
Self (archive footage)
movieSid & Judy
2019
Self (archive footage/photos)
movieBecoming Cary Grant
2017
Self (archive footage)
movieDecadence and Downfall: The Shah of Iran's Ultimate Party
2016
Self (archive footage)
movieHollywood Invasion
2011
archive footage
movieBehind The Gates: Cary Grant And Grace Kelly
2009
Self (archive footage)
movieCallas Assoluta
2007
Self (archive footage)
movieGrace Kelly: The Princess of Monaco
2007
Self (archive footage)
movieGrace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
2006
Self - Actress (archive footage)
movieÅret var 1956
2006
Self (archive footage)
movieHitchcock and Dial M
2004
Self (archive footage)
Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love
2003
Self (Archive Footage)
movieEdith Head: The Paramount Years
2002
(archive footage)
tvLiving Famously
2002
Self / Various (archive footage)
movieWriting And Casting To Catch A Thief
2002
Self (archive footage)
movieHeart of the Festival
2002
Self (archive footage)
movie'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic
2001
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
1996
Self (archive footage)
Sad?
1996
Margot Mary Wendice (archive footage)
movieThe First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
Self (archive footage)
movieThat's Entertainment! III
1994
(archive footage)
tvIntimate Portrait
1993
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Magic of Bing Crosby
1991
Self (archive footage)
movieCary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
1988
Self (archive footage)
tvSacrée soirée
1987
Self (archive footage)
movieGrace Kelly: The American Princess
1987
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Children of Theatre Street
1977
Self - Narrator
movieThat's Entertainment, Part II
1976
(archive footage)
movieMonte Carlo: C'est La Rose
1968
Self - Host
movieThe Poppy Is Also a Flower
1966
Self - Narrator (uncredited)
movieHigh Society
1956
Tracy Lord
movieThe Swan
1956
Princess Alexandra
tvMGM Parade
1955
self
movieTo Catch a Thief
1955
Frances Stevens
movieGreen Fire
1954
Catherine Knowland
movieThe Country Girl
1954
Georgie Elgin
movieThe Bridges at Toko-Ri
1954
Nancy Brubaker
movieRear Window
1954
Lisa Fremont
movieDial M for Murder
1954
Margot Wendice
movieMogambo
1953
Linda Nordley
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
movieThe Kill
1952
Freda Clark
movieHigh Noon
1952
Amy Fowler Kane
movieFourteen Hours
1951
Mrs. Louise Ann Fuller
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Beth / Janice / Meg
movieThe Rockingham Tea Set
1950
Sara Mappin
tvStudio One
1948
Nurse Sara Mappin / Freda Clark
tvThe Philco Television Playhouse
1948
Bethel Merriday / Ann Rutledge / Paula / Lucy Bakewell Audubon
