Grace Patricia Kelly was born on November 12, 1929, an American actress who, after marrying Prince Rainier III, became the Princess of Monaco.
After embarking on an acting career in 1950, at the age of 20, Kelly appeared in New York City theatrical productions and more than 40 episodes of live drama productions broadcast during the early 1950s Golden Age of Television. In October 1953, she gained stardom from her performance in the film
Mogambo. It won her a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award nomination in 1954. She had leading roles in five films, including
The Country Girl, for which her deglamorized performance earned her an Academy Award for Best Actress.
Other films include
High Noon (1952) with Gary Cooper,
Dial M for Murder (1954) with Ray Milland,
Rear Window (1954) with James Stewart and
To Catch a Thief (1955) with Cary Grant, and
High Society (1956) with Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby.
Kelly retired from acting at the age of 26 to marry Rainier and began her duties in Monaco. They had three children: Caroline, Albert, and Stéphanie. She retained her American roots, maintaining dual U.S. and Monégasque citizenship.
She died on September 14, 1982, a day after a stroke caused her to crash her car.
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