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Aliases: 그레이스 켈리 , Princesse Grace de Monaco , Grace Patricia Grimaldi , Fürstin Gracia Patricia von Monaco , Princess of Monaco , グレース・ケリー , Grace Patricia Kelly

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Movie Involvements: 45

TV Involvements: 17


Most Famous Work

Biography

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.

Most Famous Work

Robert Montgomery Presents
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4
Intimate Portrait
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5

Intimate Portrait

(1993) Self (archive footage)
Lux Video Theatre
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6

Lux Video Theatre

(1950) Meg
The Philco Television Playhouse
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6

The Philco Television Playhouse

(1948) Lucy Bakewell Audubon
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
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8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

(1955) Lisa Fremont (archive footage) (uncredited)
Studio One
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4

Studio One

(1948) Freda Clark
Le Grand Échiquier
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8

Le Grand Échiquier

(1972) Self
Anneliese Rothenberger gibt sich die Ehre
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6

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2022 Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
2021 Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Self (archive footage)
2020 Self (archive voice)
Self (archive footage)
2019 Self (archive footage/photos)
2017 Self (archive footage)
2014 Self (archive footage)
2010 Self (archive footage)
2009 Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
2007 Self (archive footage)
2006 Self - Actress (archive footage)
2004 Self (archive footage)
2002 (archive footage)
Self / Various (archive footage)
Self - Archive Footage
2001 Self (archive footage)
1996 Self (archive footage)
Margot Mary Wendice (archive footage)
1995 (archive footage)
1994 (archive footage)
1993 Self (archive footage)
1991 Self (archive footage)
1990 Elle-même
1987 Self (archive footage)
1984 N/A
1983 Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1982 Self
1977 Narrator
1976 (archive footage)
1972 Self
1971 Self
Self
1968 Self - Host
1966 Self - Narrator (uncredited)
1964 Self
Self
1962 Self
1959 Self
1956 Tracy Lord
Self
Princess Alexandra
1955 Lisa Fremont (archive footage) (uncredited)
Frances Stevens
1954 Catherine Knowland
Georgie Elgin
Nancy Brubaker
Lisa Fremont
Margot Wendice
1953 Linda Nordley
Self
1952 Freda Clark
Amy Fowler Kane
1951 N/A
Mrs. Louise Ann Fuller
1950 Beth
Janice
Meg
Therese
Sara Mappin
1949 N/A
1948 Nurse Sara Mappin
Freda Clark
Bethel Merriday
Ann Rutledge
N/A
Paula
Lucy Bakewell Audubon
Self - Guest
Self (archive footage)
1946 N/A
Year Character Movie/Tv

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