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Born into the family of a self-made millionaire, Grace attended a Convent school, but went against her Irish Catholic family's wishes in pursuit of an acting career.

After gaining acceptance to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York, Grace moved to Manhattan and supported her studies as a model, her early stage work including Strindberg's 'The Father'.

She soon won television parts, which in turn incited offers from Hollywood. Her first small role, in the 1951 film 'Fourteen Hours', catapulted her from relative unknown into a lead in the celebrated Gary Cooper classic, 'High Noon'.

While 'High Noon' was a box office hit, it took more than a year for Kelly to find her next film, 'Mogambo', which led to a 7-year signing with MGM, and an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.

She proved to be the ideal, elegant blonde actress Alfred Hitchcock had been searching for and, after casting her in 'Dial M. For Murder', Grace began a string of projects for the director.

One year after the release of Hitchcock’s 'To Catch A Thief', it was announced that Grace would marry Prince Rainier of Monaco. The wedding proved one of the most lavish and reported events of the decade. Soon after, Grace announced her retirement from films.

As Princess Grace of Monaco, she served as head of a number of charitable and philanthropic organizations, and gave birth to three royal children.

In 1982, Princess Grace lost control of the vehicle in which she and her daughter were travelling. While Princess Stephanie survived the accident with minor injuries, Grace lingered in a coma for barely 24 hours, before she died on 14th September. It was later determined that the Princess had suffered a stroke which had led to the crash.
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One of Kelly’s nicknames was “Graciebird”.

Her movies are banned in Monaco by order of her former husband, Prince Rainier of Monaco.

Kelly had three children with Prince Rainier of Monaco: Princess Caroline, Prince Albert and Princess Stephanie.

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

Grace was born into an immigrant family of bricklayers; Grace's father and brother were both Olympic gold-medal scullers. Grace's cousin, former US Secy of Navy John Lehman, Jr. now chairs the Princess Grace Foundation, which supports young performing talent.

In 1959, she was awarded with a medal of merit by the Austrian government for her aid to Hungarian refugees escaping Russian invasion.

She was ranked as the 12th Greatest Movie Star of all time by Premiere magazine.
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Rearranged (1982)
High Society (1956)
The Swan (1956)
To Catch a Thief (1955)
The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1955)
Green Fire (1954)
The Country Girl (1954)
Rear Window (1954)
Dial M for Murder (1954)
Mogambo (1953)
High Noon (1952)
Fourteen Hours (1951)
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