Grace Kelly was born in Philadelphia, on November 12, 1929 into a
wealthy family. With two sisters
and a brother, she spent her childhood in the Kelly
home on the hill above East Falls, 3901 Henry Avenue.
She started school in the autumn of 1934,
at the Academy of the Assumption, Ravenhill, Philadelphia, in
the parish of St. Bridget's, and attended it in the
next nine years. In 1943 she transferred to the Stevens School
in Germantown, where she completed her high school
education and graduated in May 1947. Then she left for
New York City where she was attending American
Academy of Dramatic Arts and worked as a model and
TV player.
Grace Kelly made her stage debut in 1949 in
the Broadway production of The Father by A.Strindberg.
Her first film appearance was in 1951 in Fourteen
Hours. The following year she played Gary Cooper's wife
in the classic western High Noon. In 1953 MGM signed
her and gave her the second lead in Mogambo. She
received an Academy Award nomination as Best
Supporting Actress for the role.
Dial M for Murder , an excellent thriller
set in a claustrophobic London apartment and shot in 1953,
was the beginning of the fascinating co-operation
with the best director of all time - Alfred Hitchcock. Grace
Kelly personified the essence of his cool blonde and
he made the most brilliant use of her regal, sophisticated
and aristocratic beauty.
Their next movie, Rear Window, with the
camera which almost didn't leave the New York apartment,
was the most successful experiment of the genious
director. Grace Kelly as Lisa Fremont was unique.
Magnificent. Unforgettable. She became a star.
In 1954 The Country Girl, with the
unglamorous, depressive and so opposite of Lisa Fremont role,
won her an Oscar.
In the spring Grace Kelly arrived to the
French Riviera to play Frances Stevens, the part Hitchcock
designed for her in the stylish To Catch a Thief .
This beautiful, elegant, wise, sparkling cool blonde, active
and ambiguous, was one of her best performances.
High Society, a musical adaptation of The
Philadelphia Story, was her last movie. The song
True Love, a beautiful duet with Bing Crosby, earned
Platinum record.
In 1956 Grace Kelly married Prince Raineir
III of Monaco, retired from film, became Princess Grace
of Monaco and the best ambassador of her new
country. She had three children.
In 1962 Alfred Hitchcock offered her the
leading role in Marnie but she had to refuse that. In 1977
she narrated a documentary The Children of Theatre
Street.
On September 13, 1982, Grace Kelly suffered a
stroke while driving and was killed.
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