Grace Patricia Kelly in 1929 SR, the third of four children of the American contractor, John Brendan Kelly. (1889-1960), known as Jack, and born of his coming from Philadelphia, his wife Margaret Katherine Majer.

Was Grace's father, Jack Kelly, whose family of Irish descent, worked as a recent high of ten children of masons to millionaire entrepreneur and won also at the 1920 Summer Olympics and 1924 a total of three gold medals in rowing. Her mother, Margaret Majer, whose parents came from Germany, had worked as the first sports teacher at the University of Pennsylvania.

Grace's older brother, John Brendan Kelly, Jr. (1922-1985) was trained by his father to becoming a professional rower and played in three Olympics (1948, 1952 and 1956), where he won in 1956 a bronze medal. The sisters Peggy Kelly (* 1920) and Lizanne Kelly (* 1933) were among the best in their high school swimmers.

The interests of Grace, who, unlike her siblings had little use for water sports, stretched early on ballet and theater. Her uncles were among the stage and film actor Walter C. Kelly (1873-1939) and the writer and Pulitzer Prize winners George Edward Kelly (1887-1974).

After high school degree Grace Kelly studied from 1947 to 1949 at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. Besides, she did as a fashion model's attention to himself and got on TV ads in front of the camera. On 16 November 1949 debuted it on Broadway in the play's father, though not very successful.

Shortly thereafter, Hollywood has been aware of the young actress. The film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer took them under contract and loaned it out to other film studios like Warner Bros. and Paramount Pictures for 60,000 U.S. dollars per film. In 1951, she first stood with a small role in Fourteen Hours, directed by Henry Hathaway in front of the camera.

In the Western Twelve Clock Noon (1952) she plays the newlywed wife of a small-town marshal (Gary Cooper). The highly successful film was Grace Kelly suddenly become one of the great stars of the 1950s, and she rose to the ranks of the most popular actresses.

At the side of Clark Gable, she played in 1953 in Mogambo, directed by John Ford, the young Linda. Her performance earned her one for best supporting actress Golden Globe - and Oscar nominations. For her next film she could accept the latter as Best Actress. In The Country Girl by George Seaton, she played in 1954, the wife of an alcoholic. In the same year she was seen again in Green Fire (1954) by Andrew Marton in the cinema.

Alfred Hitchcock got Grace Kelly three times before the camera. Their collaboration began in 1954 with Dial M for Murder. The action takes place almost entirely in one room. Director and cameraman were experimenting with new 3D recording options. The director estimated that the qualities of Grace Kelly. She showed desire, dedication and passion, and thus became a typical Hitchcock heroine. That same year, Hitchcock and Kelly for the classic window worked together on the patio. Here, Grace Kelly played the elegant mistress of the account of his leg in plaster to a wheelchair bound photo reporter Jeff (James Stewart). Among the critics of the representation of the actress was highly praised. Over the roofs of Nice was her last work with Alfred Hitchcock. There she played in 1955, the millionaire Frances Stevens, who resisted the advances of the master thief, John Robie (Cary Grant), and him ensnared same pleasurable.

In America, was established in 1956, the romantic comedy The Swan, directed by Charles Vidor. Kelly embodied a princess, at the to Marriage deinstallation crown prince (Alec Guinness) apparently is not interested. Successful when the public was also the musical film High Society. Calmly, humorous and with a sense of depth Grace Kelly played the beautiful kingdom Daisy Cord, which must be their true feelings only to discover. The musical by Cole Porter She sang the duet True Love "with Bing Crosby. It was also released as a single and took two one one gold record.
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