Grace Kelly filmography

Kelly in 1956

Grace Kelly (November 12, 1929 – September 14, 1982) was an American actress who made her debut on television in the play "Old Lady Robbins" (1948) on the anthology series, Kraft Television Theatre.^[1] In 1950, she made numerous television appearances on anthology series including The Philco Television Playhouse, Studio One, The Clock, The Web, and Danger. The following year, Kelly played Helen Pettigrew in the television play "Berkeley Square" on the Prudential Family Playhouse. In 1952, she portrayed Dulcinea in the drama "Don Quixote" on the anthology series CBS Television Workshop. In the same year, Kelly also starred in a number of other anthology series including Hallmark Hall of Fame, Lux Video Theatre, and Suspense.

Kelly's film debut was a minor role in the 1951 drama Fourteen Hours. She followed this with an appearance in the western High Noon opposite Gary Cooper. For her performance as Linda Nortley in John Ford's Mogambo she received the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress, and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.^[2][3] In 1954, she starred in Alfred Hitchcock's thrillers Dial M for Murder opposite Ray Milland, and Rear Window opposite James Stewart. In the same year, she portrayed a long-suffering wife of an alcoholic actor played by Bing Crosby in The Country Girl (1954)^[4] for which Kelly received the Academy Award for Best Actress, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama in 1955.^[2][5] She reteamed with Hitchcock on the romantic thriller To Catch a Thief (1955) opposite Cary Grant. In 1956, she appeared in the romantic comedy The Swan, and the musical comedy High Society. Later that year, the 26-year-old Kelly retired from acting to marry Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, and become the Princess of Monaco.^[6][7]

Film

Kelly in High Noon (1952)

List of film credits

Title	Year	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
Fourteen Hours	1951	Louise Anne Fuller		[8]
High Noon	1952	Amy Fowler Kane		[9]
Mogambo	1953	Linda Nordley		[10]
Dial M for Murder	1954	Margot Wendice		[11]
Rear Window	1954	Lisa Fremont		[12]
The Country Girl	1954	Georgie Elgin		[4]
Green Fire	1954	Catherine Knowland		[13]
The Bridges at Toko-Ri	1954	Nancy Brubaker		[14]
To Catch a Thief	1955	Frances Stevens		[15]
The Swan	1956	Princess Alexandra		[16]
High Society	1956	Tracy Lord		[17]
The Wedding in Monaco	1956	Herself	Documentary	[18]
A Look at Monaco	1963	Herself	Documentary	[19]

Television

List of television credits

Title	Year	Role	Channel	Notes	Ref(s)
Kraft Television Theatre	1948 1952–54	Various characters	NBC	Episode: "Old Lady Robbins" Episode: "The Cricket on the Hearth" Episode: "The Small Hours" Episode: "Boy of Mine" Episode: "The Thankful Heart"	[1] [20] [21] [22] [23]
The Philco Television Playhouse	1950–53	Various characters	NBC	Episode: "Bethel Merriday" Episode: "Ann Rutledge" Episode: "Leaf Out of a Book" Episode: "Rich Boy" Episode: "The Way of the Eagle"	[24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29]
Ripley's Believe It or Not!	1950		NBC	Episode: "The Voice of Obsession"	[30]
Studio One	1950 1952		CBS	Episode: "The Rockingham Tea Set" Episode: "The Kill"	[31] [32]
Actors Studio	1950	Various characters	CBS	Episode: "The Apple Tree" Episode: "The Token" Episode: "The Swan"	[33]
Cads, Scoundrels and Ladies	1950		NBC	Segment: "The Lovesick Robber"	[33]
Comedy Theater	1950		CBS	Episode: "Summer Had Better Be Good"	[34]
Lights Out	1950 1952		NBC	Episode: "The Devil to Pay" Episode: "The Borgia Lamp"	[35] [36]
Big Town	1950		CBS	Episode: "The Pay-Off"	[33]
The Clock	1950		NBC	Episode: "Vengeance"	[37]
The Web	1950		CBS	Episode: "Mirror of Delusion"	[33]
Somerset Maugham TV Theatre	1950		CBS	Episode: "Episode"	[33]
Danger	1950 1952		CBS	Episode: "The Sergeant and the Doll" Episode: "Prelude to Death"	[38]
Prudential Family Playhouse	1951	Helen Pettigrew	CBS	Episode: "Berkeley Square"	[39]
The Nash Airflyte Theater	1951		CBS	Episode: "A Kiss for Mr. Lincoln"	[40]
Armstrong Circle Theatre	1951–52	Various characters	NBC	Episode: "Lover's Leap" Episode: "Brand from the Burning" Episode: "City Editor" Episode: "Recapture"	[41] [42] [43] [44]
CBS Television Workshop	1952	Dulcinea	CBS	Episode: "Don Quixote"	[43]
Hallmark Hall of Fame	1952	Claire Conroy	NBC	Episode: "The Big Build Up"	[43]
Lux Video Theatre	1952–53		CBS	Episode: "Life, Liberty and Orrin Dooley" Episode: "A Message for Janice" Episode: "The Betrayers"	[45] [46] [47]
Robert Montgomery Presents	1952		NBC	Episode: "Candles for Theresa"	[43]
Suspense	1952		CBS	Episode: "Fifty Beautiful Girls"	[48]
Goodyear Television Playhouse	1952		NBC	Episode: "Leaf Out of a Book"	[27]
Toast of the Town	1953	Sang duet with Ralph Meeker	CBS	Episode: "Teahouse of the August Moon"	[49] [50]

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Bibliography

• Spoto, Donald (October 2010). High Society: The Life of Grace Kelly. Three Rivers Press. ISBN 978-0-307-39562-7.

External links

• Grace Kelly at the Internet Movie Database