Grace Kelly American Actress Known for Rear Window

Grace Kelly was an American actress born on 12 November 1929 in Philadelphia. She died on 14 September 1982, aged 52. The recorded cause of death is traffic collision. Among the titles she was known for are Rear Window (1954) and To Catch a Thief (1955).

Early life

Grace Kelly was educated at American Academy of Dramatic Arts, finishing in 1949 and Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre.

Career

The earliest credit on record for Grace Kelly is Fourteen Hours (1951). During the 1950s, she worked on High Noon (1952) and Dial M for Murder (1954). Work from the 1960s includes The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1963) and The Poppy Is Also a Flower (1966).

Her filmography here covers 19 films and one TV series from 1951 to 1984. Crime is the most frequent genre among her listed titles (3), followed by drama (3) and romantic comedy (3). Her last credit during her lifetime is The Children of Theatre Street (1977). Of her two titles with worldwide box-office figures on record, Rear Window (1954) has the highest, at $37 million.

Alfred Hitchcock appears in three of her listed titles. Other co-stars who recur in her credits are Bing Crosby (two titles) and Clark Gable (two titles). Alfred Hitchcock directed two of her titles on record.

Her discography lists one album, High Society – Motion Picture Soundtrack (1956). In genre terms, the records list western.

Recognition

In 1955, she won the Academy Award for Best Actress for The Country Girl. She also won two Golden Globe Awards (1953 and 1954) and the star on Hollywood Walk of Fame. Grace Kelly also earned a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1954 for Mogambo. Awards come to 11 wins and 2 nominations in total.

Personal life

Marriages on record are to Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (1956 to 1982, widowed). She was the mother of Albert II, Prince of Monaco, Princess Stéphanie of Monaco and Princess Caroline of Monaco.