grace patricia kelly was an american actress who, in april 1956, married rainier iii, prince of monaco, to become princess consort of monaco, styled as her serene highness the princess of monaco and commonly referred to as princess grace.
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| Grace Kelly |
after embarking on an acting career in 1950, at the age of 20, grace kelly appeared in new york city theatrical productions as well as in more than forty episodes of live drama productions broadcast during the early 1950s golden age of television.
in october 1953, with the release of mogambo, she became a movie star, a status confirmed in 1954 with a golden globe award and academy award nomination as well as leading roles in five films, including 'the country girl', in which she gave a deglamorized, academy award-winning performance. she retired from acting at 26 to enter upon her duties in monaco.
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| wedding of Grace Kelly and Prince Rainer |
she and prince rainier had three children: caroline, albert and stéphanie. she also retained her american roots, maintaining dual american and monégasque citizenships. she died after suffering a stroke on september 14, 1982, when she lost control of her automobile and crashed. her daughter, princess stéphanie, was in the car with her and survived the accident.
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| Nicole Kidman as Grace Kelly |
in june 1999, the american film institute ranked her number thirteenth in their list of top female stars of american cinema.
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| The Hermes Kelly bag |
while pregnant with her daughter caroline in 1956, princess grace was frequently photographed clutching a distinctive leather hand-bag manufactured by hermes. the purse, or sac à dépêches, was likely a shield to prevent Kelly's pregnancy from being exposed to the prying eyes of the paparazzi. the photographs, however, popularised the purse and became so closely associated with the fashion icon that the purse would thereafter be known as the kelly bag.
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