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Grace Kelly

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Grace Kelly, born in Philadelphia in 1929, was a star of cool elegance and grace and lived a life like a fairy tale. In just a few years she became one of Hollywood's most sought-after actresses. Alfred Hitchcock in particular revered her as his ideal leading lady and cast her in classics such as "Rear Window" and "To Catch a Thief". For her performance in "The Country Girl" she received the Oscar. In 1956 Grace Kelly ended her film career at its peak: she married Prince Rainier III and became Princess of Monaco. In 1982 she died in a car accident: her early death shook the world. Good to know: Grace Kelly came from a wealthy Philadelphia family and became Hollywood's biggest star in just a few years. Hitchcock adored the cool, elegant blonde: she starred in three of his films, including „To Catch a Thief“. Against her glamorous image, Grace Kelly won the Oscar for the role of a careworn wife in „The Country Girl“. In 1956 she married Prince Rainier III and became Princess of Monaco: giving up her film career entirely for the marriage.

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Where was Grace Kelly from?

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USA

A star of cool elegance.

💡 Did you know? Grace Kelly came from a wealthy Philadelphia family and became Hollywood's biggest star in just a few years.

Whose ideal leading lady was she?

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Alfred Hitchcock

In Rear Window.

💡 Did you know? Hitchcock adored the cool, elegant blonde: she starred in three of his films, including „To Catch a Thief“.

What did Grace Kelly win the Oscar for?

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The Country Girl

For Best Actress.

💡 Did you know? Against her glamorous image, Grace Kelly won the Oscar for the role of a careworn wife in „The Country Girl“.

What did Grace Kelly become in 1956?

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Princess of Monaco

She married Prince Rainier.

💡 Did you know? In 1956 she married Prince Rainier III and became Princess of Monaco: giving up her film career entirely for the marriage.

How did Grace Kelly's life end?

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car accident

Her death shook the world.

💡 Did you know? In 1982 Grace Kelly died in a car crash on the Côte d'Azur: on a road made famous by one of her Hitchcock films.

Grace Kelly

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Which actress is shown here?

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Grace Kelly

Grace Kelly was a US actress who became famous as a cool beauty of Hollywood cinema and then Princess of Monaco.

💡 Did you know? At the height of her fame, aged just 26, she gave up acting for her marriage to Prince Rainier of Monaco.

In which year was Grace Kelly born?

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1929

Born: 12 November 1929 in Philadelphia

In which year did Grace Kelly die?

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1982

Died: 14 September 1982 in Monaco, aged 52

Where was Grace Kelly born?

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Philadelphia

Born: 12 November 1929 in Philadelphia

How old was Grace Kelly at death?

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52

Died: 14 September 1982 in Monaco, aged 52

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