Grace Kelly

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.

Known For

The Mike Douglas Show

The Philco Television Playhouse

Robert Montgomery Presents

The Merv Griffin Show

All Movies (56)

Maria Callas: The Final Act2024 · as Self (archive photo)
Rainier III par lui-même2023
The Grace Kelly Scrapbook2023 · as Self
Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin2022 · as Self (archive footage)
Grace Kelly: Precious Memories2022 · as Self (archive footage)
Grace Kelly: The Missing Millions2022
Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft2021
Grace Kelly - Lost Tapes of a Princess2021 · as Self (archive footage)
Her Name Was Grace Kelly2021 · as Self (archive footage)
A Night at the Opera2020 · as Self (archive footage)
Beautiful Like a Poem2020 · as Self (archive footage)
Sid & Judy2019 · as Self (archive footage/photos)
Becoming Cary Grant2017 · as Self (archive footage)
Destins secrets d’étoiles - Grace, Jackie, Liz, Marilyn…2015
Hollywood Invasion2011 · as archive footage
Behind The Gates: Cary Grant And Grace Kelly2009 · as Self (archive footage)
Callas Assoluta2007 · as Self (archive footage)
Grace Kelly: The Princess of Monaco2007 · as Self (archive footage)
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess2006 · as Self - Actress (archive footage)
Året var 19562006 · as Self (archive footage)
Hitchcock and Dial M2004 · as Self (archive footage)
Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love2003 · as Self (Archive Footage)
Edith Head: The Paramount Years2002 · as (archive footage)
Writing And Casting To Catch A Thief2002 · as Self (archive footage)
Heart of the Festival2002 · as Self (archive footage)
'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic2001 · as Self (archive footage)
Sad?1996 · as Margot Mary Wendice (archive footage)
The Casting Couch1995
That's Entertainment! III1994 · as (archive footage)
The Magic of Bing Crosby1991 · as Self (archive footage)
Intimate Portrait: Grace Kelly1990
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man1988 · as Self (archive footage)
Grace Kelly: The American Princess1987 · as Self (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars1982 · as Self
The Children of Theatre Street1977 · as Narrator
That's Entertainment, Part II1976 · as (archive footage)
Frank Sinatra: In Concert at Royal Festival Hall1971 · as Self
Monte Carlo: C'est La Rose1968 · as Self - Host
The Poppy Is Also a Flower1966 · as Self - Narrator (uncredited)
Mediterranean Holiday1962 · as Self
Happiness and Love in Monaco1959 · as Self
Zwischen Glück und Krone1959
High Society1956 · as Tracy Lord
The Wedding in Monaco1956 · as Self
The Swan1956 · as Princess Alexandra
To Catch a Thief1955 · as Frances Stevens
Green Fire1954 · as Catherine Knowland
The Country Girl1954 · as Georgie Elgin
The Bridges at Toko-Ri1954 · as Nancy Brubaker
Rear Window1954 · as Lisa Fremont
Dial M for Murder1954 · as Margot Wendice
Mogambo1953 · as Linda Nordley
The Kill1952 · as Freda Clark
High Noon1952 · as Amy Fowler Kane
Fourteen Hours1951 · as Mrs. Louise Ann Fuller
The Rockingham Tea Set1950 · as Sara Mappin

All TV Shows (27)

Living Famously2002 · as Self / Various (archive footage)
Intimate Portrait1993 · as Self (archive footage)
Sacrée soirée1987 · as Self (archive footage)
Le Grand Échiquier1972 · as Self
Anneliese Rothenberger gibt sich die Ehre1971 · as Self
Der goldene Schuß1964 · as Self
Die Drehscheibe1964 · as Self
The Merv Griffin Show1962 · as Self
The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self
MGM Parade1955 · as self
Reflets de Cannes1954 · as Self
The Oscars1953 · as Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame1951
Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Beth
Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Janice
Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Meg
Robert Montgomery Presents1950 · as Therese
Lights Out1949
Suspense1949
Studio One1948 · as Nurse Sara Mappin
Studio One1948 · as Freda Clark
The Philco Television Playhouse1948 · as Bethel Merriday
The Philco Television Playhouse1948 · as Ann Rutledge
The Philco Television Playhouse1948
The Philco Television Playhouse1948 · as Paula
The Philco Television Playhouse1948 · as Lucy Bakewell Audubon
The Ed Sullivan Show1948 · as Self