Grace Patricia Kelly (November 12, 1929 - September 14, 1982) was an American (United States) Academy Award-winning actress and Princess consort of Monaco (List of Monegasque princely consorts). In April 1956 Kelly married Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, and became styled (style (manner of address)) as Her Serene Highness The Princess of Monaco, and was commonly referred to as Princess Grace.

After embarking on an acting career in 1948, at the age of 18, Grace Kelly appeared in New York City theatrical productions as well as in more than forty episodes of live drama productions broadcast during the early 1950s Golden Age of Television. In October 1953, with the release of Mogambo, she became a movie star, a status confirmed in 1954 with a Golden Globe Award and Academy Award nomination as well as leading roles in five films, including The Country Girl (The Country Girl (1954 film)), in which she gave a deglamorized, Academy Award-winning performance as Best Actress (Academy Award for Best Actress). Retiring from acting at 26 and entering upon her duties in Monaco, she and Prince Rainier became the parents of three children: Caroline (Caroline, Princess of Hanover), Albert (Albert II, Prince of Monaco), and St�phanie (Princess St�phanie of Monaco). She also retained her American roots, maintaining a dual US and Mon�gasque citizenship. She died on September 14th, 1982, two months before her 53rd birthday. She lost control of her vehicle and crashed after suffering a stroke. Her daughter Princess Stephanie, who was in the car with her, survived the accident. In June 1999, the American Film Institute ranked her #13 in their list of top female stars of American cinema (AFIs 100 Years... 100 Stars).