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Grace Kelly
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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 o…
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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.
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2024
Maria Callas: The Final Act
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2023
Rainier III par lui-même
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2023
The Grace Kelly Scrapbook
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2022
Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin
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2022
Grace Kelly: Precious Memories
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- 2022
- 2021
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2021
Grace Kelly - Lost Tapes of a Princess
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2021
Her Name Was Grace Kelly
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2020
A Night at the Opera
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2020
Beautiful Like a Poem
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2019
Sid & Judy
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2017
Becoming Cary Grant
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2016
Decadence and Downfall: The Shah of Iran's Ultimate Party
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- 2015
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2011
Hollywood Invasion
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2009
Behind The Gates: Cary Grant And Grace Kelly
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2007
Callas Assoluta
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2007
Grace Kelly: The Princess of Monaco
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2006
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
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2006
Året var 1956
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2004
Hitchcock and Dial M
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2003
Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love
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2002
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
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2002
Living Famously
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2002
Writing And Casting To Catch A Thief
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2002
Heart of the Festival
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2001
'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic
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1996
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
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1996
Sad?
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1995
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
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1995
Secret Lives
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1995
The Casting Couch
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1994
That's Entertainment! III
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1993
Intimate Portrait
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1991
The Magic of Bing Crosby
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- 1990
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1988
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
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1987
Sacrée soirée
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1987
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
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