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

• 2023Rainier III par lui-même
• 2022Grace Kelly: The Missing Millions
• 2021Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft
• 2015Destins secrets d’étoiles - Grace, Jackie, Liz, Marilyn…
• 2002Edith Head: The Paramount Years — (archive footage)
• 1996Sad? — Margot Mary Wendice (archive footage)
• Secret Lives — Self(archive footage)
• 1995The Casting Couch
• 1994That's Entertainment! III — (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 1990Intimate Portrait: Grace Kelly
• 1976That's Entertainment, Part II — (archive footage)
• 1956High Society — Tracy Lord
• 1956The Swan — Princess Alexandra
• 1955To Catch a Thief — Frances Stevens
• 1954Dial M for Murder — Margot Wendice
• 1954Green Fire — Catherine Knowland
• 1954Rear Window — Lisa Fremont
• 1954The Bridges at Toko-Ri — Nancy Brubaker
• 1954The Country Girl — Georgie Elgin
• 1953Mogambo — Linda Nordley
• 1952High Noon — Amy Fowler Kane
• 1952The Kill — Freda Clark
• 1951Fourteen Hours — Mrs. Louise Ann Fuller
• Hallmark Hall of Fame
• Lux Video Theatre — Beth, Meg, Janice
• Robert Montgomery Presents — Therese
• 1950The Rockingham Tea Set — Sara Mappin
• Lights Out
• Suspense
• Studio One — Nurse Sara Mappin, Freda Clark
• The Philco Television Playhouse — Bethel Merriday, Ann Rutledge, Paula, Lucy Bakewell Audubon

Appearances as themselves (48)

• 2023The Grace Kelly Scrapbook — Self
• 2022Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin — Self (archive footage)
• 2022Grace Kelly: Precious Memories — Self (archive footage)
• 2021Grace Kelly - Lost Tapes of a Princess — Self (archive footage)
• 2021Her Name Was Grace Kelly — Self (archive footage)
• 2020A Night at the Opera — Self (archive footage)
• 2020Beautiful Like a Poem — Self (archive footage)
• 2019Sid & Judy — Self (archive footage/photos)
• 2017Becoming Cary Grant — Self (archive footage)
• 2016Decadence and Downfall: The Shah of Iran's Ultimate Party — Self (archive footage)
• 2009Behind The Gates: Cary Grant And Grace Kelly — Self (archive footage)
• 2007Callas Assoluta — Self (archive footage)
• 2007Grace Kelly: The Princess of Monaco — Self (archive footage)
• 2006Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess — Self - Actress (archive footage)
• 2006Året var 1956 — Self (archive footage)
• 2004Hitchcock and Dial M — Self (archive footage)
• 2003Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love — Self (Archive Footage)
• 2002Heart of the Festival — Self (archive footage)
• Living Famously — Self / Various (archive footage)
• 2002Writing And Casting To Catch A Thief — Self (archive footage)
• 2001'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic — Self (archive footage)
• 1996The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful — Self (archive footage)
• 1995The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies — Self (archive footage)
• Intimate Portrait — Self (archive footage)
• 1991The Magic of Bing Crosby — Self (archive footage)
• 1988Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man — Self (archive footage)
• 1987Grace Kelly: The American Princess — Self (archive footage)
• Sacrée soirée — Self (archive footage)
• 1982Night of 100 Stars — Self
• 1977The Children of Theatre Street — Self - Narrator
• Le Grand Échiquier — Self
• Anneliese Rothenberger gibt sich die Ehre — Self
• 1971Flame of Persia — Self
• 1971Frank Sinatra: In Concert at Royal Festival Hall — Self
• 1968Monte Carlo: C'est La Rose — Self - Host
• 1966The Poppy Is Also a Flower — Self - Narrator (uncredited)
• Der goldene Schuß — Self
• Die Drehscheibe — Self
• 1962Mediterranean Holiday — Self
• The Merv Griffin Show — Self
• The Mike Douglas Show — Self
• 1959Happiness and Love in Monaco — Self
• 1959Zwischen Glück und Krone — Self (archive footage)
• 1956The Wedding in Monaco — Self
• MGM Parade — self
• Reflets de Cannes — Self
• The Oscars — Self
• The Ed Sullivan Show — Self