Real Name:Grace Patricia Kelly
Birthdate:November 12,1929
Deathdate: September 14,1982 (Car Accident)
Birthplace:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Deathplace:Monaco
Nicknames: Graciebird and Gracie
Husbands:Prince Rainier of Monaco (19 April 1956 - 14 September 1982) (her death)
Children: Prince Rainer, Princess Caroline (1957), Prince Albert (1958) and Princess Stephanie (1966)
Favorite Actors: Clark Gable, Gary Cooper, and William Holden
Kelly's wedding gown was the most expensive garment that MGM designer Helen Rose had ever made. It used twenty-five yards of silk taffeta and one hundred yards of silk net. Its 125-year-old rose point lace was purchased from a museum and thousants of tiny pearls were sewn on the veil.
Was considered for the role of Maggie the Cat in Roof (1958), Cat on a Hot Tin that was eventually played by Elizabeth Taylor.
The so-called "wealthy" family Grace was born into was actually an immigrant family of bricklayers who had barely a generation of new-found business success. Grace's father and brother were both Olympic gold-medal scullers. Grace's cousin, former US Secy of Navy John Lehman, Jr. now chairs the Princess Grace Foundation.
In 1993, the USA and Monaco simultaneously released a commemorative postage stamp honoring her. However, USA federal law forbids postage stamps depicting foreign heads of state, so the USA stamp listed her as "Grace Kelly", while the Monaco stamp listed her as "Princess Grace".
Assisted in the pre-production status of The Grace Kelly Story starring Cheryl Ladd as Grace Kelly.
Hoped to return to acting in Alfred Hitchcock's Marnie (1964), but the people of Monaco didn't want their princess playing a thief and romancing Sean Connery.
Her movies are banned in Monaco by order of Prince Ranier.
