History Creator / GraceKelly

* AcademyAward: Won for ''The Country Girl''.

* In the eponymous ''Grace of Monaco'' film, in which she is played by Nicole Kidman.

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* UnlimitedWardrobe: At least in ''RearWindow''.

Grace Patricia Kelly was an American actress and later, the Princess of Monaco. She was born in 1929 in UsefulNotes/{{Philadelphia}}. 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 ''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 ''The Country Girl''. She won the Oscar for that role. In 1955, she appeared again in a Hitchcock movie, ''Film/ToCatchAThief'' with Creator/CaryGrant. Her next movie was ''The Swan'' 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.

Grace Patricia Kelly was an American actress and later, the Princess of Monaco. She was born in 1929 in Philadelphia. 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 ''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 ''The Country Girl''. She won the Oscar for that role. In 1955, she appeared again in a Hitchcock movie, ''Film/ToCatchAThief'' with Creator/CaryGrant. Her next movie was ''The Swan'' 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.

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* In ''Film/DieHard'', Hans Gruber mentions her, when he makes an (incorrect) reference to ''HighNoon'':

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Grace Patricia Kelly was an American actress and later, the Princess of Monaco. She was born in 1929 in Philadelphia. 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 ''Mogambo'' with Creator/ClarkGable. Her next film was ''DialMForMurder'' (1954), a thriller directed by Creator/AlfredHitchcock; she became his favorite actress. After that, she worked with Hitchcock again in ''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 ''The Country Girl''. She won the Oscar for that role. In 1955, she appeared again in a Hitchcock movie, ''Film/ToCatchAThief'' with Creator/CaryGrant. Her next movie was ''The Swan'' in 1956, where she coincidentally portrayed a princess. In the same year, she played her last role in ''HighSociety'', a musical version of ''ThePhiladelphiaStory'' with Bing Crosby and Music/FrankSinatra.

Grace Patricia Kelly was an American actress and later, the Princess of Monaco. She was born in 1929 in Philadelphia. 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 ''Mogambo'' with Creator/ClarkGable. Her next film was ''DialMForMurder'' (1954), a thriller directed by Creator/AlfredHitchcock; she became his favorite actress. After that, she worked with Hitchcock again in ''RearWindow'', where she played 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 ''The Country Girl''. She won the Oscar for that role. In 1955, she appeared again in a Hitchcock movie, ''Film/ToCatchAThief'' with CaryGrant. Her next movie was ''The Swan'' in 1956, where she coincidentally portrayed a princess. In the same year, she played her last role in ''HighSociety'', a musical version of ''ThePhiladelphiaStory'' with Bing Crosby and Music/FrankSinatra.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' episode "Threehouse of Horror II", the Simpsons visit Morocco. Homer remarks: "What a dump! [[GlobalIgnorance Why would Princess Grace live in a place like this?]]"

* ProperLady: Her "typical" on-screen persona, in a nutshell, [[ZigZaggedTrope though she often borderlines with]] SpiritedYoungLady.

* ProperLady: Her "typical" on-screen persona, in a nutshell.

* SpiritedYoungLady: Her "typical" on-screen persona, in a nutshell.

Grace Patricia Kelly was an American actress and later, the Princess of Monaco. She was born in 1929 in Philadelphia. 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 ''Mogambo'' with Creator/ClarkGable. Her next film was ''DialMForMurder'' (1954), a thriller directed by Creator/AlfredHitchcock; she became his favorite actress. After that, she worked with Hitchcock again in ''RearWindow'', where she played 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 ''The Country Girl''. She won the Oscar for that role. In 1955, she appeared again in a Hitchcock movie, ''ToCatchAThief'' with CaryGrant. Her next movie was ''The Swan'' in 1956, where she coincidentally portrayed a princess. In the same year, she played her last role in ''HighSociety'', a musical version of ''ThePhiladelphiaStory'' with Bing Crosby and Music/FrankSinatra.

** She apparently married the Prince of Monaco because he was the only man her parents would approve of. The men she really loved, mostly actors, her father would never let her marry.

* DefrostingIceQueen: Hitchcock called her a "snow-covered volcano".
* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses: Became one.
* FairytaleWeddingDress: Her wedding dress was designed by Oscar-winning costume designer Helen Rose, and 36 seamstresses worked on it for six weeks. Parts of the dress were made of nineteenth-century Brussels needle lace. Today, it's [[http://www.philamuseum.org/collections/permanent/56621.html displayed]] at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

* TheGlassesGottaGo: She was myopic, but never wore her glasses in her movies (except ''The Country Girl'') or on publicity shots.
* MayDecemberRomance: All of the male co-stars who played her love interests were considerably older than her; the age difference ranged from ten years (Louis Jordan, ''The Swan'') to twenty-eight (Gary Cooper, ''High Noon'').

* PimpedOutDress
* UsefulNotes/{{Philadelphia}}: This is Grace's hometown.
* PrettyInMink
* RagsToRoyalty: Well, not rags, as her father was a millionaire. Still, she was a descendant of Irish bricklayers, and became a princess by marriage.
%%** The Kellys are of an older royal dynasty (kings of Uí Maine) than those ''parvenus'' the Grimaldis.
%%*** So Royalty to Rags to Royalty. Can't forget the years of not being kings.

She was an icon of style and fashion, and her influence extends to this day - Betty Draper's appearence in ''Series/MadMen'', for example, was inspired by her.

** The Kellys are of an older royal dynasty (kings of Uí Maine) than those ''parvenus'' the Grimaldis.
*** So Royalty to Rags to Royalty. Can't forget the years of not being kings.

** She apparently married the Prince of Monaco because he's the only man her parents would approve of. The men she really loved, mostly actors, her father would never let her marry.

Grace Patricia Kelly was an American actress and later, the Princess of Monaco. She was born in 1929 in Philadelphia. 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 ''Mogambo'' with ClarkGable. Her next film was ''DialMForMurder'' (1954), a thriller directed by Creator/AlfredHitchcock; she became his favorite actress. After that, she worked with Hitchcock again in ''RearWindow'', where she played 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 ''The Country Girl''. She won the Oscar for that role. In 1955, she appeared again in a Hitchcock movie, ''ToCatchAThief'' with CaryGrant. Her next movie was ''The Swan'' in 1956, where she coincidentally portrayed a princess. In the same year, she played her last role in ''HighSociety'', a musical version of ''ThePhiladelphiaStory'' with Bing Crosby and Music/FrankSinatra.

* AcademyAward: Won for ''TheCountryGirl''.