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Grace Kelly
Born: 12th Nov 1929 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - Died 14th Sep 1982
Dept: Acting
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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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 77
Film: 57 (74%)
Television: 20 (26%)
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Filmography
2024
In this new film from Arena, a cast of musical experts and admirers uncover the truth about the Maria Callas myth and the gift of her extraordinary vo ... view
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Self (archive photo)
2023
When he ascended to the Monegasque throne in 1949, Rainier inherited a principality on the brink, narrowly avoiding annexation by France. Despite his ... view
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2023
Grace Kelly. Her Serene Highness Princess Grace of Monaco. Grace Kelly is one of the most admired women in the world. She is forever remembered as a ... view
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Self
2022
Exploring the life of Grace Kelly, the Hollywood star who became Princess Grace of Monaco. The film covers Kelly's life from her time as a star to her ... view
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Self (archive footage)
2022
Grace Kelly. Her Serene Highness Princess Grace of Monaco. Her onscreen beauty, self-confidence and mystery enchanted the world, and her serenity and ... view
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Self (archive footage)
2022
What happened to the wealth classic Hollywood actress Grace Kelly earned during her incredibly successful career. ... view
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2021
She was world famous and is still an icon, but who was the real Grace Kelly? For the first time, her family - including Prince Albert - and friends te ... view
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Self (archive footage)
Original title: Elle s'appelait Grace Kelly
2021
Considered one of the most beautiful actresses of her time, Grace Kelly remains an icon today. Her life and career are well documented, from her work ... view
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Self (archive footage)
Original title: Une nuit à l'Opéra
2020
A documentary view of the galas of Paris’s Palais Garnier in the 1950s and ’60s. ... view
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Self (archive footage)
2020
I have a lot of interest and respect for classic cinema. I tried to make a film with at least 20 portraits of classical actresses whose films I'm fami ... view
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Self (archive footage)
2019
Explore the dramatic career and personal struggles of the talented and tragically short-lived entertainer Judy Garland through rare concert footage, n ... view
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Self (archive footage/photos)
2017
Using home videos recorded by her voice coach, Diana takes us through the story of her life. ... view
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Self (archive footage)
2017
For the first time one of Hollywood's greatest stars tells his own story, in his own words. From a childhood of poverty to global fame, Cary Grant, th ... view
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Self (archive footage)
2009
A look at the relationship and chemistry of Cary Grant and Grace Kelly on and off screen. ... view
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Self (archive footage)
2007
This revealing documentary from director Philippe Kohly examines the storied life of renowned soprano Maria Callas, from her troubled childhood in New ... view
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Self (archive footage)
Original title: Grace Kelly - Die Fürstin von Monaco
2007
documentary about Princess Grace oof Monaco ... view
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Self (archive footage)
Original title: Grace face à son destin
2006
In 1956, actress and Hollywood star Grace Kelly (1929-82), then at the height of her film career, unexpectedly dropped everything to marry Prince Rain ... view
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Self - Actress (archive footage)
2006
1956 - the year when Elvis Presley breaks through and Grace Kelly celebrates a fairytale wedding in Monaco. In Ställdalen, a rail bus carrying school ... view
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Self (archive footage)
2004
A retrospective look at the brilliance of Alfred Hitchcock's 'Dial M for Murder.' ... view
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Self (archive footage)
2003
A short documentary about the making of the 1956 film, High Society. Hosted by Celeste Holm. ... view
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Self (Archive Footage)
2002
A tribute to the legendary costume designer Edith Head during her years providing costumes for the films of Paramount studio which includes Sunset Bou ... view
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(archive footage)
Nov 2002 (first aired)
Documentary series looking at the lives of enduring icons. ... view
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Self / Various (archive footage) (1 ep.)
2002
Short interviews describing Hitchcock's efforts to produce the movie over many years, and his efforts to sign Cary Grant and Grace Kelly. Also discuss ... view
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Self (archive footage)
Original title: Histoires de festival
2002
A short film containing some of the highlights of the Cannes Film Festival's storied history. ... view
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Self (archive footage)
2001
A documentary about Alfred Hitchcock's classic 1954 film Rear Window. ... view
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Self (archive footage)
1996
Set in the mid sixties and shot with more black than white, ‘SAD?’ is a dark ten minute film that explores the time that we spend alone watching t ... view
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Margot Mary Wendice (archive footage)
1995
An unprecedented anthology of never-before-told true stories by and about some of Hollywood's most interesting stars, legends, and wannabes, and takes ... view
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1994
Some of MGM'S musical stars review the studios history of musicals. From The Hollywood Revue of 1929 to Brigadoon, from the first musical talkies to G ... view
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(archive footage)
Nov 1993 (first aired)
Intimate Portrait is a biographical television series on the Lifetime Television cable network focusing on different celebrities, which includes inter ... view
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Self (archive footage) (1 ep.)
1991
Rosemary Clooney, Michael Feistein, and wife Kathryn Crosby celebrate the voice and singing style of crooner Bing Crosby through clips from his theatr ... view
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Self (archive footage)
1990
The Star, The Princess, and The Legend. Was her life really picture perfect? ... view
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1988
A retrospective of the life and career of actor Cary Grant, including clips from his films and interviews with his friends and co-workers. ... view
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Self (archive footage)
1987
A biography of American actress Grace Kelly from her early days as an aspiring actress to her death as Princess of Monaco. ... view
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Self (archive footage)
1983
A woman goes to Cannes and, lost in its chaos and unable to obtain tickets, ends up watching it on television from her hotel room. ... view
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Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1982
The most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took place Friday February 19, 1982 at New York's Radio City ... view
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Self
1977
A documentary on the Kirov School of Ballet in Russia, narrated by Princess Grace of Monaco. ... view
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Narrator
1976
Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time including comedy and drama as well as classic musical num ... view
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(archive footage)
Jan 1972 (first aired)
Le Grand Échiquier is a French variety television program created and presented by Jacques Chancel. It aired at 8:30 pm on the first channel of the O ... view
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Self (1 ep.)
1971
Frank Sinatra: In Concert at the Royal Festival Hall was an CBS musical television special starring Frank Sinatra broadcast on February 4, 1971, of a ... view
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Self
1968
Monte Carlo: C'est La Rose is a 1968 American television special hosted by Princess Grace Kelly guiding the public through a tour of Monte Carlo. She ... view
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Self - Host
1966
A special United Nations bureau organises a campaign to trace a drug-smuggling ring across Europe to its source on the Afghanistan-Iran border. ... view
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Self - Narrator (uncredited)
Original title: Flying Clipper - Traumreise unter weißen Segeln
1962
A 1962 West German documentary film directed by Hermann Leitner and Rudolf Nussgruber. ... view
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Self
Dec 1961 (first aired)
The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much ... view
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Self (4 ep.)
Original title: Glück und Liebe in Monaco
1959
Lindy, a young English orphan able to realize a dream: being invited by Prince of Monaco to his palace where Princess Caroline will give away a kitten ... view
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Self
1959
The story of a young woman named Maria, who unexpectedly inherits a royal title and a castle after the death of her uncle, a king. Heavily reliant on ... view
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1956
With socialite Tracy Lord about to remarry, her ex-husband - with the help of a sympathetic reporter - has 48 hours to convince her that she really st ... view
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Tracy Lord
Original title: Le Mariage de Monaco
1956
Exclusive footage captures the wedding of American screen star Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier of Monaco. ... view
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Self
1956
Princess Beatrice's days of enjoying the regal life are numbered unless her only daughter, Princess Alexandra, makes a good impression on a distant co ... view
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Princess Alexandra
Sep 1955 (first aired)
The original concept of the show was to allow the viewer to see the inner workings of a movie studio and featured interviews with MGM stars and explan ... view
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self (2 ep.)
1955
When a string of jewel robberies hits the French Riviera, suspicion falls on retired thief John “The Cat” Robie. To clear his name, he sets out to ... view
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Frances Stevens
1954
In Colombia, mining engineer Rian Mitchell discovers Carrero, the lost emerald mine of the Conquistadors, but has to contend with notorious local band ... view
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Catherine Knowland
1954
An actor on the skids is given one more chance to regain his stardom, as well as his self-respect, yet his alcoholism may prevent that from happening. ... view
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Georgie Elgin
1954
A U.S. Navy pilot and his squad are assigned to bomb a group of heavily defended bridges deep behind enemy lines during the Korean War. ... view
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Nancy Brubaker
1954
A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder. ... view
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Lisa Fremont
1954
When her American lover visits London, a wealthy woman’s jealous husband hatches a plan to murder her and inherit her fortune. ... view
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Margot Wendice
1953
On a Kenyan safari, white hunter Victor Marswell has a love triangle with seductive American socialite Eloise Kelly and anthropologist Donald Nordley' ... view
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Linda Nordley
Mar 1953 (first aired)
An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuett ... view
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Self (4 ep.)
1952
Jeff and his family just moved into a small, rural community. When two sinister locals tamper with Jeff's water pump, a fight breaks out among the thr ... view
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Freda Clark
1952
Will Kane, the sheriff of a small town in New Mexico, learns a notorious outlaw he put in jail has been freed, and will be arriving on the noon train. ... view
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Amy Fowler Kane
Dec 1951 (first aired)
Long-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards, 24 Christo ... view
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Unknown/various (1 ep.)
1951
A young man, morally destroyed by his parents not loving him and by the fear of being not capable to make his girlfriend happy, rises on the ledge of ... view
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Mrs. Louise Ann Fuller
Oct 1950 (first aired)
Lux Video Theatre is an American anthology series that was produced from 1950 until 1959. The series presented both comedy and drama in original telep ... view
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Beth (1 ep.)
Janice (1 ep.)
Meg (1 ep.)
Jan 1950 (first aired)
Robert Montgomery Presents is an American dramatic television series which was produced by NBC from January 30, 1950 until June 24, 1957. The live sho ... view
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Therese (1 ep.)
1950
To keep her former fiancé from leaving her, a neurotic young woman (Louise Allbritton) fakes a riding accident, and feigns paralysis of her lower bod ... view
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Sara Mappin
Jul 1949 (first aired)
Lights Out was an extremely popular American old-time radio program, an early example of a network series devoted mostly to horror and the supernatura ... view
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Unknown/various (2 ep.)
Jan 1949 (first aired)
An anthology series adapted from the radio program of the same name. Like the radio program, many scripts were adaptations of literary classics by wel ... view
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Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Nov 1948 (first aired)
An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher Markle, who came to CBS from the CBC. Studio One, prese ... view
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Nurse Sara Mappin (1 ep.)
Freda Clark (1 ep.)
Oct 1948 (first aired)
The Philco Television Playhouse is an American anthology series that was broadcast live on NBC from 1948 to 1955. Produced by Fred Coe, the series was ... view
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Bethel Merriday (1 ep.)
Ann Rutledge (1 ep.)
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Paula (1 ep.)
Lucy Bakewell Audubon (1 ep.)
Jun 1948 (first aired)
The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New ... view
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Self (3 ep.)