Despite her short acting career, Grace Kelly achieved the status of one of the highest paid actresses of her time and won an Oscar. In 1956, she became the Princess of Monaco and the mother of the now reigning Prince of Monaco.
Biography
The future princess and owner of the Oscar statuette was born in Philadelphia in 1929. Grace Patricia Kelly became the third child in a family of wealthy and secular parents. His father was engaged in the construction industry, his mother was a successful fashion model in her early years. Children were brought up in strict Catholic traditions, they attended school at the church.
Kelly first appeared on stage in early childhood when she was invited to participate in a Christmas scene for a Catholic school. At the age of 6, she performed the role of the Virgin Mary and from that time on she began to understand what she wanted to do in the future.
After leaving school, the girl, contrary to the opinion of her parents, moved to New York and began to study theatrical skills. As a teenager, Grace Kelly was distinguished by unsurpassed beauty, so in her free time she worked as a fashion model. She began to go to auditions, but for a while she only sought advertising work.
In the period from 1950 to 1951, she played cameo and secondary roles in not the most popular TV series. The film "Fourteen Hours" became his debut, but still secondary work in big cinema.
The next four years were filled with extremely successful feature films. In 1952 she was first nominated for an Oscar for the film Mogambo, and in 1954 she received a statuette for her work in the film Country Girl.
1956 was the final year in Grace Kelly's film career. She played Tracy Lord in High Society and retired from the cinema as she married the Prince of Monaco. For 6 years in the industry, Grace Kelly has reached astounding heights.
Personal life
In 1954, the actress began dating the famous clothing designer Oleg Cassini. Kelly quickly accepted his engagement offer, but since the forty-year-old fashion designer had already been divorced twice this year, the girl's parents categorically forbade her to have anything to do with this man. The couple broke up.
In the same year, Grace Kelly met the thirteenth prince of Monaco. Two years later, a wedding ceremony took place, at which Kelly was awarded the title of Princess of Monaco. The couple had three children: two daughters and a son, the current prince of Monaco.
Grace Kelly died in a car accident in 1982 at the age of 53. From injuries incompatible with life, she died in a hospital, which was later renamed in her honor. Her daughter was also in the car, but despite serious fractures, she survived. Her husband remained faithful to his deceased wife until the end of his days, he died in 2005.
