Grace Kelly
Born
November 12, 1929
Died
September 14, 1982 (52 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
Maria Callas: The Final Act
Self (archive photo)
2024
Prince Rainier III: In His Own Words
2023
The Grace Kelly Scrapbook
Self
2023
Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin
Self (archive footage)
2022
Grace Kelly: Precious Memories
Self (archive footage)
2022
Grace Kelly - Lost Tapes of a Princess
Self (archive footage)
2021
Cher: In Her Own Words
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
Her Name Was Grace Kelly
Self (archive footage)
2021
I Am Jackie O
Self (archive voice)
2020
A Night at the Opera
Self (archive footage)
2020
Sid & Judy
Self (archive footage/photos)
2019
Becoming Cary Grant
Self (archive footage)
2017
Smash His Camera
Self (archive footage)
2010
Grace Kelly: The Princess of Monaco
Self (archive footage)
2009
Behind The Gates: Cary Grant And Grace Kelly
Self (archive footage)
2009
Callas Assoluta
Self (archive footage)
2007
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
Self - Actress (archive footage)
2006
Året var 1956
Self (archive footage)
2006
Hitchcock and Dial M
Self (archive footage)
2004
Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love
Self (Archive Footage)
2003
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
(archive footage)
2002
Living Famously
Self / Various (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2002
Writing And Casting To Catch A Thief
Self (archive footage)
2002
Heart of the Festival
2002
'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic
Self (archive footage)
2001
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
Self (archive footage)
1996
Sad?
Margot Mary Wendice (archive footage)
1996
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage)
1994
Intimate Portrait
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
1993
The Magic of Bing Crosby
Self (archive footage)
1991
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
Self (archive footage)
1988
Sacrée soirée
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
1987
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
Self (archive footage)
1987
Notre Dame de la Croisette
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
Night of 100 Stars
Self
1982
The Children of Theatre Street
Narrator
1977
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
1976
Le Grand Échiquier
Self · (1 episode)
1972
Anneliese Rothenberger gibt sich die Ehre
Self · (1 episode)
1971
Frank Sinatra: In Concert at Royal Festival Hall
Self
1971
Monte Carlo: C'est La Rose
Self - Host
1968
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
Self - Narrator (uncredited)
1966
Der goldene Schuß
Self · (1 episode)
1964
Die Drehscheibe
Self · (1 episode)
1964
Mediterranean Holiday
Self
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · (4 episodes)
1961
Happiness and Love in Monaco
Self
1959
Zwischen Glück und Krone
Self (archive footage)
1959
High Society
Tracy Lord
1956
The Wedding in Monaco
Self
1956
The Swan
Princess Alexandra
1956
To Catch a Thief
Frances Stevens
1955
Green Fire
Catherine Knowland
1954
The Country Girl
Georgie Elgin
1954
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
Nancy Brubaker
1954
Rear Window
Lisa Fremont
1954
Dial M for Murder
Margot Wendice
1954
Reflets de Cannes
Self · (2 episodes)
1954
Mogambo
Linda Nordley
1953
The Oscars
Self · (4 episodes)
1953
The Kill
Freda Clark
1952
High Noon
Amy Fowler Kane
1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
(1 episode)
1951
Fourteen Hours
Mrs. Louise Ann Fuller
1951
Lux Video Theatre
Beth · (1 episode)
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Janice · (1 episode)
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Meg · (1 episode)
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
Therese · (1 episode)
1950
The Rockingham Tea Set
Sara Mappin
1950
Lights Out
(2 episodes)
1949
Suspense
(1 episode)
1949
Studio One
Nurse Sara Mappin · (1 episode)
1948
Studio One
Freda Clark · (1 episode)
1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
Bethel Merriday · (1 episode)
1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
Ann Rutledge · (1 episode)
1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
(1 episode)
1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
Paula · (1 episode)
1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
Lucy Bakewell Audubon · (1 episode)
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · (3 episodes)
1948