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.
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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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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.
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“.
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“.
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.
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.
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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.
1929
Born: 12 November 1929 in Philadelphia
1982
Died: 14 September 1982 in Monaco, aged 52
Philadelphia
Born: 12 November 1929 in Philadelphia
52
Died: 14 September 1982 in Monaco, aged 52
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