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- Grace Patricia Kelly \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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- Princess Grace of Monaco or \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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- Princesse Grace de Monaco \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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- November 12, 1929, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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- September 14, 1982, Monte Carlo, Monaco (aged 52) \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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- Academy Award (1955) \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
- Academy Award (1955): Actress in a Leading Role \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
- Golden Globe Award (1956): World Film Favorites \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
- Golden Globe Award (1955): Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
- Golden Globe Award (1954): Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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- spouse Rainier III, prince de Monaco \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
- father John B. Kelly \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
- son Albert II, prince of Monaco \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
What was Grace Kelly\u2019s early life like?
Grace Kelly was born into a wealthy Irish Catholic family. She was educated in convent and private schools, attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1947, and acted for several seasons in summer stock before her Broadway debut in 1949. She had a small part in her first big-screen film, Fourteen Hours, in 1951.
What films did Grace Kelly act in?
Grace Kelly gave her breakthrough screen performance in the film High Noon (1952). She later starred in Mogambo (1953), which earned her an Oscar nomination. She won an Oscar for best actress for her role in The Country Girl (1954). She is well known for her roles in Alfred Hitchcock films such as Rear Window (1954).
Whom did Grace Kelly marry?
Grace Kelly married Prince Rainier of Monaco in 1956 and became Princess Grace of Monaco. After getting married, she retired from acting. In her role as a royal figure, she dedicated herself to charity and cultural work. She and Prince Rainier had three children.
How did Grace Kelly die?
On September 13, 1982, Grace Kelly suffered a stroke while driving in the C\u00f4te d'Azur region of France. She lost control of her car, which fell down a 45-foot embankment. She died the following day. Her daughter St\u00e9phanie, who had been in the car with her, sustained only minor injuries.
Grace Kelly (born November 12, 1929, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.\u2014died September 14, 1982, Monte Carlo, Monaco) was an American actress of films and television, known for her stately beauty and reserve. She starred in 11 motion pictures before abandoning a Hollywood career to marry Rainier III, prince de Monaco, in 1956.
Kelly was born into a wealthy Irish Catholic family in Philadelphia; her father was John B. Kelly, a gold-medal winning oarsman, and her uncle was the playwright George Kelly. She was educated in convent and private schools before attending the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City in 1947. She worked as a photographer\u2019s model to pay her tuition. After several seasons of acting in summer stock, Kelly made her Broadway debut in November 1949 in August Strindberg\u2019s The Father. She was cast in a number of television dramas in the early 1950s. In 1951 she made her big-screen debut, appearing in a minor role in Fourteen Hours. The following year she gave a breakthrough performance as Gary Cooper\u2019s Quaker wife in High Noon.
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Kelly\u2019s next film was John Ford\u2019s Mogambo (1953), in which she starred as a young bride who falls in love with a big-game hunter (played by Clark Gable) who has also caught the interest of a former showgirl (Ava Gardner). For her performance, Kelly received her first Academy Award nomination. She earned further acclaim for The Country Girl (1954), a screen version of Clifford Odets\u2019s play. Cast against type as the dowdy wife of an alcoholic actor (portrayed by Bing Crosby), Kelly won an Oscar for best actress.
Despite such notable works, Kelly\u2019s most memorable roles were arguably those in a series of classic Alfred Hitchcock films. She first worked with the director in Dial M for Murder (1954), in which she played an adulterous wife whose husband (Ray Milland) plots to have her killed. That year she also starred in Rear Window, cast as the girlfriend of a photographer (James Stewart) who becomes convinced that his neighbour has committed murder. In To Catch a Thief (1955), Kelly starred opposite Cary Grant. The romantic caper is noted for its ad-libbed scenes rife with double entendres between the two actors. Kelly was widely regarded as the perfect Hitchcock heroine, epitomizing what he called \u201csexual elegance.\u201d
After making The Swan (1956) and High Society (1956), Kelly retired from the screen to marry Prince Rainier. The couple wed in a civil ceremony on April 18, 1956, and an opulent religious ceremony took place the following day; Kelly became princess of Monaco. The couple had three children\u2014Caroline, Albert, and St\u00e9phanie\u2014and Princess Grace was active in charitable and cultural work. Although she repeatedly resisted attempts to lure her back into performing, she reportedly agreed to star in Hitchock\u2019s Marnie (1964) before backing out of the project. However, she did lend her narration to one or two documentary films and gave occasional poetry readings. In addition, in 1976 she joined the board of Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.
On September 13, 1982, Princess Grace suffered a stroke while driving on a winding road at Cap-d\u2019Ail in the C\u00f4te d\u2019Azur region of France. She lost control of the car, which plunged down a 45-foot (14-metre) embankment. The following day Princess Grace died. Her daughter St\u00e9phanie, who was also in the automobile, suffered only minor injuries.
