Kelly, Grace: see Grace Grace, 1929–82, princess consort of Monaco, b. Philadelphia as Grace Patricia Kelly. She acted on stage and television in New York, and made her film debut in 1951.
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Kelly, Grace

later Princess Grace of Monaco

(born Nov. 12, 1929, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.—died Sept. 14, 1982, Monte Carlo, Monaco) U.S. film actress. She studied acting and made her Broadway debut in 1949. Her movie debut came in Fourteen Hours (1951). She gained critical and popular praise with her performances in High Noon (1952), Mogambo (1953), and The Country Girl (1954, Academy Award). Alfred Hitchcock saw “sexual elegance” in her and put her in three of his films—Dial M for Murder (1954), Rear Window (1954), and To Catch a Thief (1955). She made her last movie, High Society (1956), before marrying Prince Rainier III of Monaco. She died in a car accident after suffering a stroke on a winding mountain road in the Côte d'Azur.

Kelly, Grace (Patricia) (1928–82) film actress; born in Philadelphia. A coolly elegant beauty, she studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, then appeared on Broadway and television. Her short but highly successful film career began in Fourteen Hours (1951). She received an Academy Award for The Country Girl (1954). She retired in 1956, when she married Prince Rainier III, becoming Princess Grace of Monaco. She died in an automobile accident.