Grace Kelly

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Grace Kelly Fast Facts:

Father was a wealthy industrialist and uncle was a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright.
Made her film debut at age 22 in 1951's Fourteen Hours.
Made her Broadway debut in 1949's The Father.
Made three movies directed by Alfred Hitchcock, including To Catch a Thief (1955) in Monaco, where she met her future husband, Prince Rainier.
After her royal wedding in 1956, she retired from acting and her husband banned her films from being shown in Monaco.
Served on the board of Twentieth Century Fox from 1976 to '81.
Was the subject of the exhibition "Grace Kelly: From Movie Star to Princess" at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival.

Grace Kelly Relationships:
John Brendan Kelly Jr. - Brother
John Brendan Kelly Sr. - Father
Lizanne Kelly LeVine - Sister
Margaret Kelly Conlan - Sister
Margaret Majer Kelly - Mother
Prince Albert II - Son
Prince Rainier - Husband
Princess Caroline - Daughter
Princess Stephanie - Daughter
Grace Kelly Awards:
1954 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Winner
1953 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Nominee
1954 BAFTA Awards: Best Foreign Actress - Nominee
1955 BAFTA Awards: Best Foreign Actress - Nominee
1955 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Winner
1954 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Winner
1956 Golden Globe: Henrietta Award (World Film Favorites) - Winner
College:
American Academy of Dramatic Arts, New York, NY (1949)