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.

Cast

High Noon

(Amy Fowler Kane)

To Catch a Thief

(Frances Stevens)

Dial M for Murder

(Margot Wendice)

Rear Window

(Lisa Fremont)

The Country Girl

(Georgie Elgin)

High Society

(Tracy Lord)

The Rockingham Tea Set

(Sara Mappin)

Grace Kelly: Precious Memories

(Self (archive footage))

The Poppy Is Also a Flower

(Self - Narrator (uncredited))

Mogambo

(Linda Nordley)

Cher: In Her Own Words

(Self (archive footage) (uncredited))

The Bridges at Toko-Ri

(Nancy Brubaker)

The Swan

(Princess Alexandra)

Becoming Cary Grant

(Self (archive footage))

Sid & Judy

(Self (archive footage/photos))

Monte Carlo: C'est La Rose

(Self - Host)

Green Fire

(Catherine Knowland)

Fourteen Hours

(Mrs. Louise Ann Fuller)

Smash His Camera

(Self (archive footage))

I Am Jackie O

(Self (archive voice))

A Night at the Opera

(Self (archive footage))

Notre Dame de la Croisette

(Self (archive footage) (uncredited))

Hitchcock and Dial M

(Self (archive footage))

'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic

(Self (archive footage))

Happiness and Love in Monaco

(Self)

Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin

(Self (archive footage))

Edith Head: The Paramount Years

((archive footage))

Behind The Gates: Cary Grant And Grace Kelly

(Self (archive footage))

Callas Assoluta

(Self (archive footage))

Writing And Casting To Catch A Thief

(Self (archive footage))

Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love

(Self (Archive Footage))

Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man

(Self (archive footage))

Frank Sinatra: In Concert at Royal Festival Hall

(Self)

Sad?

(Margot Mary Wendice (archive footage))

The Grace Kelly Scrapbook

(Self)

The Children of Theatre Street

(Narrator)

That's Entertainment! III

((archive footage))

The Magic of Bing Crosby

(Self (archive footage))

Mediterranean Holiday

(Self)

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

(Self (archive footage))

That's Entertainment, Part II

((archive footage))

The Kill

(Freda Clark)

The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful

(Self (archive footage))

And the Oscar Goes To...

(Self (archive footage))

The Wedding in Monaco

(Self)

Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess

(Self - Actress (archive footage))

Her Name Was Grace Kelly

(Self (archive footage))

Grace Kelly - Lost Tapes of a Princess

(Self (archive footage))

Night of 100 Stars

(Self)

Grace Kelly: The Princess of Monaco

(Self (archive footage))

Studio One

(Nurse Sara Mappin)

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Lux Video Theatre

(Beth)

The Philco Television Playhouse

(Bethel Merriday)

Suspense

Robert Montgomery Presents

(Therese)

Lights Out

The Oscars

(Self)

Living Famously

(Self / Various (archive footage))

Lux Video Theatre

(Janice)

Lux Video Theatre

(Meg)

The Ed Sullivan Show

(Self - Guest)

The Ed Sullivan Show

(Self (archive footage))

Studio One

(Freda Clark)

Le Grand Échiquier

(Self)

Der goldene Schuß

(Self)

The Philco Television Playhouse

(Ann Rutledge)

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

(Paula)

The Philco Television Playhouse

(Lucy Bakewell Audubon)

Intimate Portrait

(Self (archive footage))

The Mike Douglas Show

(Self)

Star Life

(Self (archive footage))

Anneliese Rothenberger gibt sich die Ehre

(Self)

Die Drehscheibe

(Self)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

(Lisa Fremont (archive footage) (uncredited))

Reflets de Cannes

(Self)