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Grace Kelly Biography

Birth Name:
Grace Patricia Kelly
Birth Place:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Profession
Actor

Fast Facts

  • Father was a wealthy industrialist and uncle was a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright
  • Made her Broadway debut in 1949's The Father
  • Made her film debut at age 22 in 1951's Fourteen Hours
  • Appeared in 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

Awards

  • 1956BAFTA Film Awards-Best Foreign Actress: nominated
  • 1955Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama: winner
  • 1955BAFTA Film Awards-Best Foreign Actress: nominated
  • 1954Oscar-Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role: winner
  • 1954Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: winner
  • 1954National Board of Review-Best Actress: winner
  • 1954New York Film Critics Circle-Best Actress: winner
  • 1953Oscar-Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role: nominated

Relationships