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Grace Kelly
Starring in Hitchcock thrillers before becoming Princess of Monaco.
Rear Window · The Country Girl
- Born
- 12 November 1929
- Birthplace
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Died
- 14 September 1982
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Grace Kelly
Grace Kelly was an American actor whose brief film career included an Oscar and three films with Alfred Hitchcock. She left professional acting when she married Prince Rainier III of Monaco in 1956.
Early life
Philadelphia family
She grew up in a prominent family; her father was an Olympic rowing champion.
Acting studies
She trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York and worked in theatre and television.
Career
- 1951
Film debut
Fourteen Hours gave her a first screen role.
- 1952–1955
Hollywood success
High Noon led to major films, including Hitchcock thrillers and The Country Girl.
- 1956
Leaving film
High Society was her final completed feature before her marriage and move to Monaco.
Selected work
Rear Window
She played Lisa Fremont, drawn into a neighbour’s suspected crime.
The Country Girl
Her performance as a troubled actor’s wife won the best-actress Oscar.
To Catch a Thief
She starred with Cary Grant in Hitchcock’s French Riviera thriller.
Beyond work
Monaco
She and Rainier had three children: Caroline, Albert and Stéphanie.
Charitable work
As princess she supported arts and children’s causes, including the Princess Grace Foundation in Monaco.
Sources & photo credit
Biography ↗Life and work ↗Birth and death dates ↗Photo: Sterling Publications-publisher's name on cover in logo near title. Public domain · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
