Grace Kelly

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November 12, 1929

September 14, 1982 (age 52) in Monaco
The inscription at her burial site in Monaco's cathedral does not refer to her as a princess. It uses the title "uxor principis" (prince's wife), which is traditional in the House of Grimaldi.
Interred at the Cathedral of St. Nicholas, Monaco.

On September 13, 1982, while driving with her daughter Stéphanie to Monaco from their country home, located in the French side of the border, Princess Grace suffered a stroke, which caused her to drive her Rover P6 off the serpentine road down a mountainside. Grace was pulled alive from the wreckage, but had suffered serious injuries and was unconscious. She died the following day at the Monaco Hospital (renamed Centre Hospitalier Princesse Grace — "The Princess Grace Hospital Centre" in English—in 1985), having never regained consciousness

Grace Patricia Kelly

Prince Rainier of Monaco (19 April 1956 - 14 September 1982) (her death) 3 children

Actress

1982 Rearranged

1956 High Society

1956 The Swan

1955 To Catch a Thief

1954 The Bridges at Toko-Ri

1954 Green Fire

1954 The Country Girl

1954 Rear Window

1954 Dial M for Murder

1948-1954 Kraft Television Theatre (TV series)

1953 Mogambo

1950-1953 The Philco Television Playhouse (TV series)

1952-1953 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)

1950-1952 Studio One (TV series)

1951-1952 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV series)

1952 High Noon

1952 Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV series)

1952 Suspense (TV series)

1952 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)

1950-1952 Lights Out (TV series)

1950-1952 Danger (TV series)

1952 Hallmark Hall of Fame (TV series)

1952 CBS Television Workshop (TV series)

1951 Fourteen Hours

1951 Nash Airflyte Theatre (TV series)

1951 The Prudential Family Playhouse (TV series)

1950 Somerset Maugham TV Theatre (TV series)

1950 The Clock (TV series)

1950 Big Town (TV series)

1950 Actor's Studio (TV series)

1950 Believe It or Not (TV series)

Appearances

1982 The Nativity (TV documentary) (voice)

1982 Night of 100 Stars (TV special)

1980 Omnibus (TV series)

1980 The American Film Institute Salute to James Stewart (TV special)

1978 Bing Crosby: His Life and Legend (TV documentary)

1976-1977 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)

1977 The Hollywood Greats (TV series documentary)

1977 The Children of Theatre Street (documentary)Narrator

1975 Anneliese Rothenberger gibt sich die Ehre (TV movie)

1973 Stars on Sunday (TV series)

1973 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)

1971 Frank Sinatra: In Concert at the Royal Festival Hall (TV special)

1970 Night of Nights (TV movie)

1969 'Die Drehscheibe' (TV series)

1968 The 40th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)

1968 The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau (TV series documentary) (uncredited)

1968 Monte Carlo: C'est La Rose (documentary)

1963 A Look at Monaco (TV documentary)

1962 Flying Clipper - Traumreise unter weissen Segeln (documentary)

1959 Glück und Liebe in Monaco

1959 Invitation to Monte Carlo (documentary)

1953-1958 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)

1956 The Perry Como Show (TV series)

1956 The Wedding in Monaco (documentary short)

1956 The 28th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)

1955 The 27th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)

1954 Miss America Pageant (TV special)

1954 The 26th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)

1950 The Web (TV series)

"True Love" (from High Society, duet with Bing Crosby, 1956)

L'Oiseau du Nord et L'Oiseau du Soleil, in French and in English (1978)

Birds, Beasts & Flowers: A Programme of Poetry, Prose and Music (1980)

Academy Awards

1955 Won Oscar Best Actress in a Leading Role for: The Country Girl (1954).

1954 Nominated Oscar Best Actress in a Supporting Role for: Mogambo (1953).

BAFTA Awards

1956 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Foreign Actress for: The Country Girl (1954). USA.

1955 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Foreign Actress for: Dial M for Murder (1954).

Golden Globes

1956 Won Henrietta Award World Film Favorite - Female

1955 Won Golden Globe Best Motion Picture Actress - Drama for: The Country Girl (1954).

1954 Won Golden Globe Best Supporting Actress for: Mogambo (1953).

National Board of Review, USA

1954 Won NBR Award Best Actress for: The Country Girl (1954), Dial M for Murder (1954) and Rear Window (1954).

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

1954 Won NYFCC Award Best Actress for: The Country Girl (1954), Rear Window (1954) and Dial M for Murder (1954).

Walk of Fame

Won Star on the Walk of Fame Motion Picture At 6329 Hollywood Blvd.

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Hollywood amuses me. Holier-than-thou for the public and unholier-than-the-devil in reality.

I hated Hollywood. It's a town without pity. I know of no other place in the world where so many people suffer from nervous breakdowns, where there are so many alcoholics, neurotics, and so much unhappiness.

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The very first actress to appear on a postage stamp, in 1993.

No longer keen on the publicity his new wife attracted, Prince Rainier ordered that her films should not be shown in Monaco.

Kelly's wedding gown was the most expensive garment that MGM designer Helen Rose had ever made. It used twenty-five yards of silk taffeta and one hundred yards of silk net. Its 125-year-old rose point lace was purchased from a museum and thousands of tiny pearls were sewn on the veil.

Attended and graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, New York.

Bought a silver frame as a wedding gift to Prince Charles and Princess Diana in 1981.

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