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Grace Kelly - a classic beauty

Grace Kelly portrayed the Sheriff’s wife in HIGH NOON was both her first major leading actress role and the role that put her in the forefront, firmly establishing her in the leading actress category.

Grace Kelly won her Best Actress Award for her role in 1954's, THE COUNTRY GIRL. This was a huge accomplishment for an actress who had only entered the business in 1949 !

Her other noteable films include DIAL M FOR MURDER, BRIDGES OF TOKO- RI, REAR WINDOW, GREENFIRE, and TO CATCH A THIEF.

Grace Kelly retired from films shortly after when she married Prince Rainier III of Monaco. MORE.

Grace Kelly 1954 Best Actress

THE COUNTRY GIRL

(Drama - NR)

Grace Kelly won her Best Actress award of playing the misunderstood wife, who tried to protect her husband, an fading actor and alcoholic.

ABOUT GRACE KELLY (1928 - 82)

American leading lady of the fifties who retired to become Princess Grace of Monaco.

She traveled to New York, attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, became a top model and at age 22 made her first Hollywood film, FOURTEEN HOURS, in 1951.

In 1953 Grace Kelly received a Best Supporting Actress nomination for her performance in: MOGAMBO.

She did three films with director Alfred Hitchcock:

DIAL M FOR MURDER
REAR WINDOW
TO CATCH A THIEF

Grace Kelly's other credits include:

HIGH NOON
THE BRIDGES AT TOKO-RI
GREEN FIRE
THE SWAN
HIGH SOCIETY