Grace Kelly
Acting • Born 1929-11-12 – Died 1982-09-14
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.
Filmography
82 credits
High Noon
Movie • 1952
Amy Fowler Kane
To Catch a Thief
Movie • 1955
Frances Stevens
Dial M for Murder
Movie • 1954
Margot Wendice
Rear Window
Movie • 1954
Lisa Fremont
The Country Girl
Movie • 1954
Georgie Elgin
High Society
Movie • 1956
Tracy Lord
The Rockingham Tea Set
Movie • 1950
Sara Mappin
Grace Kelly: Precious Memories
Movie • 2022
Self (archive footage)
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
Movie • 1966
Self - Narrator (uncredited)
Mogambo
Movie • 1953
Linda Nordley
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
Movie • 1954
Nancy Brubaker
The Swan
Movie • 1956
Princess Alexandra
Becoming Cary Grant
Movie • 2017
Self (archive footage)
Sid & Judy
Movie • 2019
Self (archive footage/photos)
Monte Carlo: C'est La Rose
Movie • 1968
Self - Host
Green Fire
Movie • 1954
Catherine Knowland
Fourteen Hours
Movie • 1951
Mrs. Louise Ann Fuller
A Night at the Opera
Movie • 2020
Self (archive footage)
Notre Dame de la Croisette
Movie • 1983
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hitchcock and Dial M
Movie • 2004
Self (archive footage)
'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic
Movie • 2001
Self (archive footage)
Happiness and Love in Monaco
Movie • 1959
Self
Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin
Movie • 2022
Self (archive footage)
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
Movie • 2002
(archive footage)
Behind The Gates: Cary Grant And Grace Kelly
Movie • 2009
Self (archive footage)
Callas Assoluta
Movie • 2007
Self (archive footage)
Writing And Casting To Catch A Thief
Movie • 2002
Self (archive footage)
Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love
Movie • 2003
Self (Archive Footage)
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
Movie • 1988
Self (archive footage)
Frank Sinatra: In Concert at Royal Festival Hall
Movie • 1971
Self
Sad?
Movie • 1996
Margot Mary Wendice (archive footage)
The Grace Kelly Scrapbook
Movie • 2023
Self
The Children of Theatre Street
Movie • 1977
Narrator
That's Entertainment! III
Movie • 1994
(archive footage)
The Magic of Bing Crosby
Movie • 1991
Self (archive footage)
Mediterranean Holiday
Movie • 1962
Self
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
Movie • 1987
Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
Movie • 1976
(archive footage)
The Kill
Movie • 1952
Freda Clark
The Wedding in Monaco
Movie • 1956
Self
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
Movie • 2006
Self - Actress (archive footage)
Her Name Was Grace Kelly
Movie • 2021
Self (archive footage)
Grace Kelly - Lost Tapes of a Princess
Movie • 2021
Self (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars
Movie • 1982
Self
Grace Kelly: The Princess of Monaco
Movie • 2007
Self (archive footage)
Året var 1956
Movie • 2006
Self (archive footage)
Maria Callas: The Final Act
Movie • 2024
Self (archive photo)
Beautiful Like a Poem
Movie • 2020
Self (archive footage)
Rainier III par lui-même
Movie • 2023
Grace Kelly: The Missing Millions
Movie • 2022
Intimate Portrait: Grace Kelly
Movie • 1990
Zwischen Glück und Krone
Movie • 1959
Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft
Movie • 2021
Heart of the Festival
Movie • 2002
Self (archive footage)
Diana: In Her Own Words
Movie • 2017
Self (archive footage)
Studio One
TV • 1948
Nurse Sara Mappin
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV • 1951
Lux Video Theatre
TV • 1950
Beth
The Philco Television Playhouse
TV • 1948
Bethel Merriday
Suspense
TV • 1949
Robert Montgomery Presents
TV • 1950
Therese
Lights Out
TV • 1949
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
Living Famously
TV • 2002
Self / Various (archive footage)
Lux Video Theatre
TV • 1950
Janice
Lux Video Theatre
TV • 1950
Meg
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV • 1948
Self
Studio One
TV • 1948
Freda Clark
Le Grand Échiquier
TV • 1972
Self
Der goldene Schuß
TV • 1964
Self
The Philco Television Playhouse
TV • 1948
Ann Rutledge
The Philco Television Playhouse
TV • 1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
TV • 1948
Paula
The Philco Television Playhouse
TV • 1948
Lucy Bakewell Audubon
Intimate Portrait
TV • 1993
Self (archive footage)
The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961
Self
Anneliese Rothenberger gibt sich die Ehre
TV • 1971
Self
Die Drehscheibe
TV • 1964
Self
Reflets de Cannes
TV • 1954
Self
Sacrée Soirée
TV • 1987
Self (archive footage)
The Merv Griffin Show
TV • 1962
Self
MGM Parade
TV • 1955
self