Grace Kelly

Acting · Born 1929-11-12 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Biography

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…

Filmography

• High Noon as Amy Fowler Kane
• To Catch a Thief as Frances Stevens
• Dial M for Murder as Margot Wendice
• Rear Window as Lisa Fremont
• The Country Girl as Georgie Elgin
• High Society as Tracy Lord
• The Rockingham Tea Set as Sara Mappin
• Grace Kelly: Precious Memories as Self (archive footage)
• The Poppy Is Also a Flower as Self - Narrator (uncredited)
• Mogambo as Linda Nordley