---
name: "Grace Kelly"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/grace-kelly"
fi1m_id: "grace-kelly"
imdb_id: "nm0000038"
tmdb_id: 4070
wikidata_id: "Q3925"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "12 November 1929"
died: "14 September 1982"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 82
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-09-25T07:44:07.633929+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Grace Kelly

## Identity

Grace Kelly

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/grace-kelly
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** grace-kelly
- **IMDb ID:** nm0000038
- **TMDB ID:** 4070
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3925
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Kelly, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3925, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000038/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4070

Actor. Born 12 November 1929 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Died 14 September 1982.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 12 November 1929, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- **Died:** 14 September 1982
- **Active:** 1952–1956
- **Also known as:** 그레이스 켈리, Princesse Grace de Monaco, Grace Patricia Grimaldi, Fürstin Gracia Patricia von Monaco , Princess of Monaco , グレース・ケリー , Grace Patricia Kelly
- **Frequently works with:** [Alfred Hitchcock](https://film.one/person/alfred-hitchcock.md), [Bing Crosby](https://film.one/person/bing-crosby.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 1 nominated)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 82, as actor, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 84 to 75 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 4 of 5 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Thriller 2, Comedy 1, Crime 1, Music 1, Mystery 1
- **Screen time:** 9 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $56m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Kelly, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3925, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000038/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4070

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*Dial M for Murder*](https://film.one/film/dial-m-for-murder.md) (80)

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## Fi1m on Grace Kelly

> Grace Kelly lets humour and desire show through the good manners without making a fuss of either. We rate her highly in *Rear Window*, where her warmth keeps pace with the suspense.

In *Rear Window* (1954), Grace Kelly makes Lisa Fremont’s interest in James Stewart’s Jefferies worth watching alongside his interest in the neighbours. Her poise could easily keep us at a distance, but the humour and attraction in their exchanges make Lisa approachable. We warmed to her because Kelly gives the romance enough life to compete with the mystery. The film would be colder without her. We value that warmth more than the elegance for which she is so often remembered.

Her breakthrough came opposite Gary Cooper in *High Noon* (1952), a performance she herself criticised as inexperienced and unconvincing. That need not become our verdict, though it usefully checks the notion that she arrived fully formed. *Mogambo* (1953) followed, then *Dial M for Murder* (1954), her first film with Alfred Hitchcock. The assured Kelly of *Rear Window* was already some distance from that early self-assessment.

Hitchcock gives her room in *Rear Window* to contribute to the comedy and romance without making either feel like time away from the thriller. Stewart makes Jefferies’ curiosity companionable, and Kelly ensures that watching other people is not the only thing we care about. Some of their romantic dialogue sounds too carefully prepared, and the actors cannot quite make every exchange seem spontaneous. We occasionally notice the writing when we should be enjoying the conversation. Kelly’s warmth carries these passages through, though it does not make the stiffness disappear.

*The Country Girl* (1954) offered a less glamorous part as the long-suffering Georgie Elgin, a useful corrective to treating elegance as her sole accomplishment. The Hitchcock collaboration ended with *To Catch a Thief* (1955), opposite Cary Grant, and her final acting role came in *High Society* (1956). Eleven feature films leave us limited evidence of how far she might have developed beyond the poised women who dominate her reputation. We should be cautious about imagining the performances she never gave. Start with *Rear Window*, then try *The Country Girl* for a role that asks something different of her.

## Biography

Grace Kelly was an American actress. She appeared as Lisa Fremont in Alfred Hitchcock's *Rear Window* (1954).

Born in Philadelphia in 1929, Kelly trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. She made her film debut in *Fourteen Hours* (1951) and gained prominence with roles in *High Noon* (1952) and *Mogambo* (1953). In 1954 she starred in *Dial M for Murder*, *Rear Window* and *The Country Girl*, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. Other notable films include *To Catch a Thief* (1955) and *High Society* (1956).

Kelly retired from acting in 1956 upon her marriage to Prince Rainier III of Monaco. She died in 1982.

*Sources: imdb.com, variety.com, britannica.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *High Society* (1956), Fi1m 74, as Tracy Lord — [page](https://film.one/film/high-society.md)
- *Dial M for Murder* (1954), Fi1m 80, as Margot Wendice — [page](https://film.one/film/dial-m-for-murder.md)
- *Rear Window* (1954), Fi1m 94, as Lisa Fremont — [page](https://film.one/film/rear-window.md)
- *The Country Girl* (1954), Fi1m 74, as Georgie Elgin — [page](https://film.one/film/the-country-girl.md)
- *High Noon* (1952), Fi1m 88, as Amy Fowler Kane — [page](https://film.one/film/high-noon.md)

## Complete filmography (30)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Rainier III par lui-même* (2023), Actor
- *Grace Kelly: The Missing Millions* (2022), Actor
- *Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft* (2021), Actor
- *Destins secrets d’étoiles - Grace, Jackie, Liz, Marilyn…* (2015), Actor
- *Edith Head: The Paramount Years* (2002), as (archive footage)
- *Sad?* (1996), as Margot Mary Wendice (archive footage)
- *The Casting Couch* (1995), Actor
- *That's Entertainment! III* (1994), as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- *Intimate Portrait: Grace Kelly* (1990), Actor
- *That's Entertainment, Part II* (1976), as (archive footage)
- *Zwischen Glück und Krone* (1959), Actor
- *High Society* (1956), as Tracy Lord — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/high-society.md)
- *The Swan* (1956), as Princess Alexandra
- *To Catch a Thief* (1955), as Frances Stevens
- *Green Fire* (1954), as Catherine Knowland
- *The Country Girl* (1954), as Georgie Elgin — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-country-girl.md)
- *The Bridges at Toko-Ri* (1954), as Nancy Brubaker
- *Rear Window* (1954), as Lisa Fremont — Fi1m 94, [page](https://film.one/film/rear-window.md)
- *Dial M for Murder* (1954), as Margot Wendice — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/dial-m-for-murder.md)
- *Mogambo* (1953), as Linda Nordley
- *The Kill* (1952), as Freda Clark
- *High Noon* (1952), as Amy Fowler Kane — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/high-noon.md)
- *Hallmark Hall of Fame* (1951), series, Actor
- *Fourteen Hours* (1951), as Mrs. Louise Ann Fuller
- *Lux Video Theatre* (1950), series, as Beth, Meg, Janice
- *Robert Montgomery Presents* (1950), series, as Therese
- *The Rockingham Tea Set* (1950), as Sara Mappin
- *Suspense* (1949), series, Actor
- *Studio One* (1948), series, as Nurse Sara Mappin, Freda Clark
- *The Philco Television Playhouse* (1948), series, as Bethel Merriday, Ann Rutledge, Paula, Lucy Bakewell Audubon

## Gallery

- ![Grace Kelly](https://film.one/media/person/59176/gallery-810a688be9fc.jpg) Grace Kelly — Hans Peters for Anefo, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Gracia_van_Monaco_%281972%29.jpg/1280px-Gracia_van_Monaco_%281972%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![1973 Erich Brenter with the Grimaldi Family of Monaco, Grace Kelly, Rainier, Albert, Caroline, Stephanie (Skibob, Skibike, Snowbike)](https://film.one/media/person/59176/gallery-d19a1c4803eb.jpg) 1973 Erich Brenter with the Grimaldi Family of Monaco, Grace Kelly, Rainier, Albert, Caroline, Stephanie (Skibob, Skibike, Snowbike) — Bernd Brenter, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/1973_-_grimaldi.JPG/1280px-1973_-_grimaldi.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![1976, July 4 – USS Forrestal (CV-59) – Flight Deck – New York Harbor, New York City, NY – Betty Ford, Princess Grace (Kelly), Prince Rainier III (Grimaldi); Oth](https://film.one/media/person/59176/gallery-24820f398874.jpg) 1976, July 4 – USS Forrestal (CV-59) – Flight Deck – New York Harbor, New York City, NY – Betty Ford, Princess Grace (Kelly), Prince Rainier III (Grimaldi); Oth — National Museum of the U.S. Navy, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/B0492-19_%2822583772503%29.jpg/1280px-B0492-19_%2822583772503%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Grace Kelly](https://film.one/media/person/59176/gallery-3722da8e48f7.jpg) Grace Kelly — President (1981-1989 : Reagan). White House Photographic Office. 1981-1989, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Dinner_at_Winfield_House_During_Trip_to_London_for_The_Royal_Wedding_Nancy_Reagan_with_Princess_Grace_-_DPLA_-_5b38e28309563b56721f5e02bea37432_%281%29.jpg/1280px-Dinner_at_Winfield_House_During_Trip_to_London_for_The_Royal_Wedding_Nancy_Reagan_with_Princess_Grace_-_DPLA_-_5b38e28309563b56721f5e02bea37432_%281%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Grace Kelly](https://film.one/media/person/59176/gallery-145996dc3b57.jpg) Grace Kelly — Image via TMDB
- ![Grace Kelly](https://film.one/media/person/59176/gallery-d493874b4247.jpg) Grace Kelly — Image via TMDB
- ![Grace Kelly](https://film.one/media/person/59176/gallery-866241018a98.jpg) Grace Kelly — Image via TMDB
- ![Grace Kelly](https://film.one/media/person/59176/gallery-13406a0c4989.jpg) Grace Kelly — President (1981-1989 : Reagan). White House Photographic Office. 1981-1989, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Dinner_at_Winfield_House_During_Trip_to_London_for_The_Royal_Wedding_Nancy_Reagan_with_Princess_Grace_and_Douglas_Fairbanks_Jr_-_DPLA_-_5b38e28309563b56721f5e02bea37432.jpg/1280px-thumbnail.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : [ onbekend ] Beschrijving : Finale wereldkampioenschap voetbal 1974 in Munchen, West Duitsland teg](https://film.one/media/person/59176/gallery-9e409052aa14.jpg) Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : [ onbekend ] Beschrijving : Finale wereldkampioenschap voetbal 1974 in Munchen, West Duitsland teg — Bert Verhoeff / Anefo, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Finale_wereldkampioenschap_voetbal_1974_in_Munchen%2C_West_Duitsland_tegen_Nederla%2C_Bestanddeelnr_927-3117.jpg/1280px-Finale_wereldkampioenschap_voetbal_1974_in_Munchen%2C_West_Duitsland_tegen_Nederla%2C_Bestanddeelnr_927-3117.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Grace Kelly](https://film.one/media/person/59176/gallery-016279ab0e51.jpg) Grace Kelly — Image via TMDB
- ![Grace Kelly](https://film.one/media/person/59176/gallery-dbd9fb7f1f3f.jpg) Grace Kelly — Image via TMDB
- ![Grace Kelly](https://film.one/media/person/59176/gallery-2a6831fcf5aa.jpg) Grace Kelly — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won, 1 nominated

- 1955: Best Actress (won), for *The Country Girl*
- 1954: Best Supporting Actress (nominated), for *Mogambo*

### Golden Globes — 2 won

- 1954: Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama (won), for *The Country Girl*
- 1953: Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture (won), for *Mogambo*

### Other awards — 2 won

- National Board of Review Award for Best Actress 1954: National Board of Review Award for Best Actress (won), for *Rear Window*
- Theatre World Award 1950: Theatre World Award (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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