Grace Kelly
Known for: Acting
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
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Series
Sacrée soirée
Self (archive footage)
1987
Series
Robert Montgomery Presents
Therese
1950
Series
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
Series
Intimate Portrait
Self (archive footage)
1993
Series
Studio One
Nurse Sara Mappin
1948
Series
Studio One
Freda Clark
1948
Series
The Philco Television Playhouse
Bethel Merriday
1948
Series
The Philco Television Playhouse
Ann Rutledge
1948
Series
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
Series
The Philco Television Playhouse
Paula
1948
Series
The Philco Television Playhouse
Lucy Bakewell Audubon
1948
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Film
Rear Window
Lisa Fremont
1954
Series
Le Grand Échiquier
Self
1972
Die Drehscheibe
Self
1964
Series
Suspense
1949
Series
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
Film
High Noon
Amy Fowler Kane
1952
Series
MGM Parade
self
1955
Series
Lights Out
1949
Lux Video Theatre
Beth
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Janice
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Meg
1950
Film
To Catch a Thief
Frances Stevens
1955
Film
Dial M for Murder
Margot Wendice
1954
Film
High Society
Tracy Lord
1956
Series
Reflets de Cannes
Self
1954
Film
Fourteen Hours
Mrs. Louise Ann Fuller
1951
Film
The Country Girl
Georgie Elgin
1954
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Film
Mogambo
Linda Nordley
1953
Film
Hollywood Invasion
archive footage
2011
Film
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage)
1994
Film
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
(archive footage)
2002
Der goldene Schuß
Self
1964
Film
Heart of the Festival
Self (archive footage)
2002
Film
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
Nancy Brubaker
1954
Film
Happiness and Love in Monaco
Self
1959
Film
The Kill
Freda Clark
1952
Film
Zwischen Glück und Krone
1959
Film
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
Self - Narrator (uncredited)
1966
Film
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
1976
Film
Callas Assoluta
Self (archive footage)
2007
Film
Night of 100 Stars
Self
1982
Film
Becoming Cary Grant
Self (archive footage)
2017
Film
The Swan
Princess Alexandra
1956
Film
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
Self (archive footage)
1996
Film
Mediterranean Holiday
Self
1962
Sad?
Margot Mary Wendice (archive footage)
1996
Film
Sid & Judy
Self (archive footage/photos)
2019
Film
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self (archive footage)
1995
Film
Flame of Persia
Self
1971
Film
Green Fire
Catherine Knowland
1954
Film
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
Self - Actress (archive footage)
2006
Film
Rainier III par lui-même
2023
Film
The Wedding in Monaco
Self
1956
Film
Intimate Portrait: Grace Kelly
1990
Film
Destins secrets d’étoiles - Grace, Jackie, Liz, Marilyn…
2015
Film
Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft
2021
Film
The Casting Couch
1995
Film
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
Self (archive footage)
1987
Film
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
Self (archive footage)
1988
Anneliese Rothenberger gibt sich die Ehre
Self
1971
Series
Living Famously
Self / Various (archive footage)
2002
Film
Her Name Was Grace Kelly
Self (archive footage)
2021
Film
Beautiful Like a Poem
Self (archive footage)
2020
Film
A Night at the Opera
Self (archive footage)
2020
Film
Grace Kelly: The Missing Millions
2022
Film
Hitchcock and Dial M
Self (archive footage)
2004
Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love
Self (Archive Footage)
2003
Film
The Children of Theatre Street
Self - Narrator
1977
Film
Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin
Self (archive footage)
2022
Film
Maria Callas: The Final Act
Self (archive photo)
2024
Film
The Rockingham Tea Set
Sara Mappin
1950
Film
'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic
Self (archive footage)
2001
Film
Behind The Gates: Cary Grant And Grace Kelly
Self (archive footage)
2009
Film
Året var 1956
Self (archive footage)
2006
Film
The Magic of Bing Crosby
Self (archive footage)
1991
Film
Decadence and Downfall: The Shah of Iran's Ultimate Party
Self (archive footage)
2016
Film
Grace Kelly: The Princess of Monaco
Self (archive footage)
2007
Film
Writing And Casting To Catch A Thief
Self (archive footage)
2002
Film
Frank Sinatra: In Concert at Royal Festival Hall
Self
1971
Film
Grace Kelly - Lost Tapes of a Princess
Self (archive footage)
2021
Film
Grace Kelly: Precious Memories
Self (archive footage)
2022
Film
Monte Carlo: C'est La Rose
Self - Host
1968
Film
The Grace Kelly Scrapbook
Self
2023