
Acting
Born November 12, 1929 · 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
2024

Rainier III par lui-même
2023

The Grace Kelly Scrapbook
2023

Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin
2022

Grace Kelly: Precious Memories
2022

Grace Kelly: The Missing Millions
2022

Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft
2021

Grace Kelly - Lost Tapes of a Princess
2021

Her Name Was Grace Kelly
2021

A Night at the Opera
2020

Beautiful Like a Poem
2020

Sid & Judy
2019

Diana: In Her Own Words
2017

Becoming Cary Grant
2017

Behind The Gates: Cary Grant And Grace Kelly
2009

Callas Assoluta
2007

Grace Kelly: The Princess of Monaco
2007

Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
2006

Året var 1956
2006

Hitchcock and Dial M
2004
Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love
2003

Edith Head: The Paramount Years
2002

Writing And Casting To Catch A Thief
2002

Heart of the Festival
2002

'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic
2001
Sad?
1996

That's Entertainment! III
1994

The Magic of Bing Crosby
1991

Intimate Portrait: Grace Kelly
1990

Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
1988

Grace Kelly: The American Princess
1987

Notre Dame de la Croisette
1983

Night of 100 Stars
1982

The Children of Theatre Street
1977

That's Entertainment, Part II
1976

Frank Sinatra: In Concert at Royal Festival Hall
1971

Monte Carlo: C'est La Rose
1968

The Poppy Is Also a Flower
1966

Mediterranean Holiday
1962

Happiness and Love in Monaco
1959

Zwischen Glück und Krone
1959

High Society
1956

The Wedding in Monaco
1956

The Swan
1956

To Catch a Thief
1955

Green Fire
1954

The Country Girl
1954

The Bridges at Toko-Ri
1954

Rear Window
1954

Dial M for Murder
1954

Mogambo
1953

The Kill
1952

High Noon
1952

Fourteen Hours
1951

The Rockingham Tea Set
1950