History Creator / GraceKelly

!!References in Fiction:

* Music/{{Mika}}'s most famous song is called "Grace Kelly". It also includes a quote from ''The Country Girl''.
* She's mentioned in Music/BillyJoel's "We Didn't Start the Fire".
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' episode "Treehouse of Horror II", the Simpsons visit Morocco. Homer remarks: "What a dump! [[GlobalIgnorance Why would Princess Grace live in a place like this?]]"
* In Creator/StephenKing's novel ''Literature/BagOfBones'', Mattie Devore is [[TextualCelebrityResemblance said to look like]] a young Grace Kelly.
* In ''Series/TheHoneymooners'' episode "Head of the House", when Ralph tells Norton that they have to cook a meal:
-->'''Norton:''' After all, men are the best chefs, aren't they? Oscar of the Waldorf, Pierre of the Ritz, Grace Kelly's father...
-->'''Ralph:''' What does Grace Kelly's father got to do with it?
-->'''Norton:''' He cooked up a pretty sweet dish!
* In ''Film/DieHard'', Hans Gruber mentions her, when he makes an (incorrect) reference to ''Film/HighNoon'':
-->'''Gruber:''' This time Creator/JohnWayne does not walk off into the sunset with Grace Kelly.
-->'''[=McClane=]:''' That was Creator/GaryCooper, asshole.
* ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'' had a sketch called "Mr. Dibley's Films", where the titular character makes very short and low-cost versions of famous films, and claims that they are original. One of them is a fifteen-second long version of ''Rear Window''. Dibley says that Hitchcock's version was padded out, and was only more successful than his because "he had bloody Grace Kelly".
* ''Literature/SkulduggeryPleasant'' has a bit of a crush on her.
* In ''Series/MadMen'', Betty Draper is said to look like Kelly. The show's costume and hair departments intentionally modeled Betty's general look on her.
* In the 1983 MadeForTVMovie ''The Grace Kelly Story'', she's played by Creator/CherylLadd.
* In the 2014 biopic ''Grace of Monaco'', she is played by Creator/NicoleKidman.

* In the biopic ''Grace of Monaco'', she is played by Creator/NicoleKidman.

Grace Patricia Kelly (November 12, 1929 – September 14, 1982) was an American actress and later, the Princess of Monaco. Born into a prominent family in UsefulNotes/{{Philadelphia}}'s tight-knit Catholic community, Kelly decided to pursue an acting career in New York after getting rejected from exclusive Bennington College. After quickly working her way up through Broadway and early live television, she made her film debut in a small role in the 1951 FilmNoir ''Fourteen Hours''.

In 1955, she met [[UsefulNotes/TheMonegasqueRoyalFamily Prince Rainier]] of UsefulNotes/{{Monaco}}, and she married him in 1956, becoming Her Serene Highness Princess Grace of Monaco. Their wedding was turned into a huge media circus, and the family continues to be a media fixture to this day (only rivaled by the coverage of UsefulNotes/TheBritishRoyalFamily). They had three children together (their only son, Albert, is now the prince of Monaco). She died in a car crash in Monaco in 1982.

* UnlimitedWardrobe: In ''Film/RearWindow'' she had a number of dresses, which was commented on in her first scene in the film.

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In 1955, she met [[UsefulNotes/TheMonegasqueRoyalFamily Prince Rainier]] of UsefulNotes/{{Monaco}}, and she married him in 1956, becoming Her Serene Highness Princess Grace of Monaco. Their wedding was turned into a huge media circus. They had three children together (their only son, Albert, is now the prince of Monaco). Grace died in a car crash in 1982.

!!Associated Tropes:
* IdenticalGranddaughter: Her son, the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_II,_Prince_of_Monaco current Prince of Monaco]], has fathered two children, one of which bears a strong resemblance to her, [[http://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/features/a11468/jazmin-grace-grimaldi-grace-kelly-granddaughter-0815/ as shown here]].
* {{Ojou}}: A Western example of this trope: She was born into a wealthy family and became regarded as Hollywood royalty before marrying a prince and becoming actual royalty.

* WealthyPhilanthropist: She was known for her philanthropic work after she married Prince Rainier and was forced to give up acting. She was friends with Creator/JosephineBaker and helped her get back on her feet when Baker was destitute.

Grace Patricia Kelly (November 12, 1929 – September 14, 1982) was an American actor and later, the Princess of Monaco. Born into a prominent family in UsefulNotes/{{Philadelphia}}'s tight-knit Catholic community, Kelly decided to pursue an acting career in New York after getting rejected from exclusive Bennington College. After quickly working her way up through Broadway and early live television, she made her film debut in a small role in the 1951 FilmNoir ''Fourteen Hours''.

Kelly's on-screen acting career lasted only six years, but in that time she established herself as one of the legendary actor of Hollywood. Her first important role was in the classic {{Western}} ''Film/HighNoon'' in 1952. In 1953, she appeared in ''Film/{{Mogambo}}'' with Creator/ClarkGable. Her next film was ''Film/DialMForMurder'' (1954), a thriller directed by Creator/AlfredHitchcock; she became one of his favorite actors. After that, she worked with Hitchcock again in ''Film/RearWindow'', where she played Creator/JimmyStewart's fashion model girlfriend - probably her most famous role. Then she [[PlayingAgainstType went against her type]] of glamorous, high-class women, and played the long-suffering wife of an alcoholic actor (Music/BingCrosby) in ''Film/TheCountryGirl''. She won the [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Oscar]] for that role. She also had a minor part in the war film ''Film/TheBridgesAtTokoRi.'' In 1955, she appeared again in a Hitchcock movie, ''Film/ToCatchAThief'' with Creator/CaryGrant. Her next movie was ''Film/TheSwan'' in 1956, where she coincidentally portrayed a princess. In the same year, she played her last role in ''Film/HighSociety'', a musical version of ''Film/ThePhiladelphiaStory'' with Bing Crosby and Music/FrankSinatra.

* PrettyInMink: She wore some furs in her films when playing a {{socialite}}. And in a film about her, the actor playing her was likely going to wear a fur coat or wrap.

Grace Patricia Kelly (November 12, 1929 – September 14, 1982) was an American actress and later, the Princess of Monaco. Born into a prominent family in UsefulNotes/{{Philadelphia}}'s tight-knit Catholic community, Kelly decided to pursue an acting career in New York after getting rejected from exclusive Bennington College. After quickly working her way up through Broadway and early live television, she made her film debut in a small role in the 1951 FilmNoir ''Fourteen Hours''.

Kelly's on-screen acting career lasted only six years, but in that time she established herself as one of the legendary actresses of Hollywood. Her first important role was in the classic {{Western}} ''Film/HighNoon'' in 1952. In 1953, she appeared in ''Film/{{Mogambo}}'' with Creator/ClarkGable. Her next film was ''Film/DialMForMurder'' (1954), a thriller directed by Creator/AlfredHitchcock; she became his favorite actress. After that, she worked with Hitchcock again in ''Film/RearWindow'', where she played Creator/JimmyStewart's fashion model girlfriend - probably her most famous role. Then she [[PlayingAgainstType went against her type]] of glamorous, high-class women, and played the long-suffering wife of an alcoholic actor (Music/BingCrosby) in ''Film/TheCountryGirl''. She won the [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Oscar]] for that role. She also had a minor part in the war film ''Film/TheBridgesAtTokoRi.'' In 1955, she appeared again in a Hitchcock movie, ''Film/ToCatchAThief'' with Creator/CaryGrant. Her next movie was ''Film/TheSwan'' in 1956, where she coincidentally portrayed a princess. In the same year, she played her last role in ''Film/HighSociety'', a musical version of ''Film/ThePhiladelphiaStory'' with Bing Crosby and Music/FrankSinatra.

Kelly's on-screen acting career lasted only six years, but in that time she established herself as one of the legendary actors of Hollywood. Her first important role was in the classic {{Western}} ''Film/HighNoon'' in 1952. In 1953, she appeared in ''Film/{{Mogambo}}'' with Creator/ClarkGable. Her next film was ''Film/DialMForMurder'' (1954), a thriller directed by Creator/AlfredHitchcock; she became his favorite female actor. After that, she worked with Hitchcock again in ''Film/RearWindow'', where she played Creator/JimmyStewart's fashion model girlfriend - probably her most famous role. Then she [[PlayingAgainstType went against her type]] of glamorous, high-class women, and played the long-suffering wife of an alcoholic actor (Music/BingCrosby) in ''Film/TheCountryGirl''. She won the [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Oscar]] for that role. She also had a minor part in the war film ''Film/TheBridgesAtTokoRi.'' In 1955, she appeared again in a Hitchcock movie, ''Film/ToCatchAThief'' with Creator/CaryGrant. Her next movie was ''Film/TheSwan'' in 1956, where she coincidentally portrayed a princess. In the same year, she played her last role in ''Film/HighSociety'', a musical version of ''Film/ThePhiladelphiaStory'' with Bing Crosby and Music/FrankSinatra.