Grace Kelly

Grace Patricia Kelly (Philadelphia, United States; 12 november 1929 – La Colle, Monaco; 14 september 1982) was an American actress who later became the wife of Prince Rainier III, Prince of Monaco. In the Dutch and German language area, she is also known as Princess Grace, but officially remained always Grace is her first name.

Grace Kelly was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, her father John Brendan Kelly was of Irish descent, her mother Margaret Katherine Majer was the daughter of German immigrants. Her father had in 1920 in Antwerp and 1924 Paris three times in total Olympic gold won by rowing. He made fortune as building contractor with the production of bricks. Grace ' younger brother John Brendan Jr. succeeded his father and won Olympic bronze in the women's single sculls in Melbourne 1956. The Kelly Drive in Philadelphia is to this younger brother named.



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[hide] *1 Career  ==Career[ Edit] == Kelly in To Catch a Thief (1955)Although her family opposed was that Kelly was actress, she decided to become an actress anyway and she played in her first film at the age of 22. Kelly in several films, including three by Alfred Hitchcock and in the western High Noon by Fred Zinneman. In 1955 she received an Oscar for best actress in the movie ' The Country Girl. During the filming of this movie, she had a brief fling with fellow actor Bing Crosby, but this affair was kept secret to protect the reputations of both actors.
 * Marriage 2
 * Death 3
 * 4 Filmography
 * 5 external links

In 1956 she played in her last film, the musical comedy High Society. By her marriage to Prince Rainier she had to give up acting, this was a difficult choice for her. ==Marriage[ Edit] == Kelly was an acceptable and attractive bride for Prince Rainier, because she was Catholic. In addition, the rumor went at that time that Monaco would be added back toFrance if not for a successor Prince Rainier would provide. Before Kelly came into the scene, Prince Rainier for six years had a relationship with the French actress Gisèle Pascal. Medical examination showed that she was barren, after which Prince Rainier the relationship had to disconnect. It is also claimed that this is a rumor is that by the older sister of Prince Rainier, Princess Antoinette, in the world is helped. This to the opportunities for herself and her son on the throne enlarge. Pascal would later incidentally still have children.

Prince Rainier and Princess Grace married on 18 april 1956 civil and Church on april 19, 1956. They had three children:

==Death[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == Grace Kelly's grave<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">On Monday, 13 september 1982on 52-year-old stroke, an age when her Rover 3500, at La Turbie, on the same winding road reed as in the famous scene from the Hitchcock film To Catch a Thief in which she played the lead role. As a result, she lost control of the steering wheel and came with the car in a ravine. She died the next day without regaining consciousness in the hospital in Monaco. Princess Stéphanie, who had sat next to her, was running at this tragic accident only minor injuries on. However, several years later that she had broken her neck. Not for a long time there are rumors that Princess Grace but the then 17-year-old Stephanie, without a license, has been sitting at the wheel.
 * Caroline Louise Marguerite (23 January 1957)
 * Albert Alexandre Louis Pierre (14 March 1958), heir to the throne
 * Princess Stéphanie Marie Elisabeth (1 February 1965).

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Princess Grace was on Saturday 18 september 1982 buried in the family grave in the Cathedral of Monaco. Among the 400 guests were some representatives of foreign Governments and present some of European royalty, including: First Lady Nancy Reagan, Dani elle Mitterrand, Princess Diana and King Baudouin of Belgium. About 100 million people worldwide followed the ceremony directly on the TV. ==Filmography<span class="mw-editsection" len="339" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == Kelly in Mogambo (1953)*Fourteen Hours (1951) ==External links<span class="mw-editsection" len="341" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==
 * High Noon (1952)
 * Mogambo (1953)
 * Dial M for Murder (1954)
 * Green Fire (1954)
 * Rear Window (1954)
 * The Country Girl (1954)
 * The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954)
 * To Catch a Thief (1955)
 * The Swan (1956)
 * High Society (1956)
 * <span len="60" style="font-weight:bold;font-size:12px;cursor:help;color:rgb(85,85,85);" title="Taal: Engels">(<span style="border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(85,85,85);">and )  Grace Kelly in the Internet Movie Database