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.
Acted in
Maria Callas: The Final Act
2024
as Self (archive photo)
The Grace Kelly Scrapbook
2023
as Self
Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Grace Kelly: Precious Memories
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Grace Kelly - Lost Tapes of a Princess
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Cher: In Her Own Words
2021
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Her Name Was Grace Kelly
2021
as Self (archive footage)
I Am Jackie O
2020
as Self (archive voice)
A Night at the Opera
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Sid & Judy
2019
as Self (archive footage/photos)
Becoming Cary Grant
2017
as Self (archive footage)
And the Oscar Goes To...
2014
as Self (archive footage)
Smash His Camera
2010
as Self (archive footage)
Grace Kelly: The Princess of Monaco
2009
as Self (archive footage)
Behind The Gates: Cary Grant And Grace Kelly
2009
as Self (archive footage)
Callas Assoluta
2007
as Self (archive footage)
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
2006
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
Året var 1956
2006
as Self (archive footage)
Hitchcock and Dial M
2004
as Self (archive footage)
Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love
2003
as Self (Archive Footage)
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
2002
as (archive footage)
Living Famously
2002
as Self / Various (archive footage)
Writing And Casting To Catch A Thief
2002
as Self (archive footage)
'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic
2001
as Self (archive footage)
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
1996
as Self (archive footage)
Sad?
1996
as Margot Mary Wendice (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
1994
as (archive footage)
Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self (archive footage)
The Magic of Bing Crosby
1991
as Self (archive footage)
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
1988
as Self (archive footage)
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
1987
as Self (archive footage)
Notre Dame de la Croisette
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
The Children of Theatre Street
1977
as Narrator
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
as Self
Anneliese Rothenberger gibt sich die Ehre
1971
as Self
Frank Sinatra: In Concert at Royal Festival Hall
1971
as Self
Monte Carlo: C'est La Rose
1968
as Self - Host
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
1966
as Self - Narrator (uncredited)
Der goldene Schuß
1964
as Self
Mediterranean Holiday
1962
as Self
Happiness and Love in Monaco
1959
as Self
High Society
1956
as Tracy Lord
The Wedding in Monaco
1956
as Self
The Swan
1956
as Princess Alexandra
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Lisa Fremont (archive footage) (uncredited)
To Catch a Thief
1955
as Frances Stevens
Green Fire
1954
as Catherine Knowland
The Country Girl
1954
as Georgie Elgin
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
1954
as Nancy Brubaker
Rear Window
1954
as Lisa Fremont
Dial M for Murder
1954
as Margot Wendice
Reflets de Cannes
1954
as Self
Mogambo
1953
as Linda Nordley
The Oscars
1953
as Self
The Kill
1952
as Freda Clark
High Noon
1952
as Amy Fowler Kane
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Fourteen Hours
1951
as Mrs. Louise Ann Fuller
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Beth
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Meg
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Janice
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
as Therese
The Rockingham Tea Set
1950
as Sara Mappin
Lights Out
1949
Suspense
1949
Studio One
1948
as Nurse Sara Mappin
Studio One
1948
as Freda Clark
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
as Bethel Merriday
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
as Ann Rutledge
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
as Paula
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
as Lucy Bakewell Audubon