Grace Kelly’s acting career

In 1947, Grace lost the opportunity to enter Bennington University in Vermont due to poor math scores, and instead applied to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Her parents were very unhappy about this. In the eyes of Grace's father, actress was another name for a prostitute. Despite this, Grace convinced her family and went to New York alone to find her own future. That fall, before Grace's 18th birthday, after many rounds of interviews, the American Academy of Dramatic Arts finally accepted her application. While studying at the drama school, Grace, like many girls, found a part-time job as a model in New York in order to be able to afford tuition while rejecting family sponsorship. At first, Grace earned only $7.50 an hour, which then jumped to $400 a week (equivalent to $4,000 in 2009), and she subsequently became one of the highest-paid models in New York. Grace has participated in the filming of five-minute popular films in France and Bermuda, and has appeared on the covers of Cosmopolitan, Red Book and other magazines. She has endorsed famous brands such as Max Factor Lipstick, Glossy Cream Shampoo, Cashmere Flowers, Lux Soap, Rheingold Beer, Ipana Toothpaste, Talbot Beauty Balm and Golden Years Cigarettes. In the summer of 1949, Grace officially graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and made her first stage performance as a professional actor on June 25 - performing her uncle George Kelly's "Torchbearer" at the Buxton Theater. That summer, she landed an intriguing small role in another Hope production, "The Rich Lady." Since then, Grace Kelly has appeared frequently in many stage plays and TV series, playing various roles. Her performance experience in the past two years from 1949 to 1951 laid the foundation for her brilliant acting career in the future. In 1950, Saul Segal, a producer at 20th Century Fox, saw Grace perform in the drama "The Father." He contacted director Henry Hathaway, who was filming a movie called 14 in New York at the time. After a series of tests, Grace was offered a small role as a noblewoman named Louise Anne Fuller. Grace is ranked tenth in the movie's cast, and she appears for a total of 2 minutes and 14 seconds in the entire movie. The film was released in March 1951. At the same time, a young man named Gene Gilbert in Oregon established a Grace Kelly fan club after seeing "14". In less than a year, Here, this club spreads across the country like a prairie fire. In June 1951, agent Jay Kanter, who worked at the American Music Company talent agency, sent a photo of Grace to producer Stanley Kramer. At the time, Kramer was doing pre-production work on a movie called High Noon. He quickly signed Grace and gave her a weekly salary of $750, and Grace also got a chance to work with veteran actor Gary Cooper. The latter won the 1952 Academy Award for Best Actor for this film. One day in October 1952, the executives of the famous Hollywood film company MGM were watching the audition clip of a movie called "Taxi" (Grace had participated in the audition for "Taxi" at the time, but unfortunately failed), a temperament An elegant girl with an Irish accent came into their sight. The next day, Jay Kanter called Grace in New York and told her that she had been selected as a candidate for a major role and asked her to come to MGM to audition. Grace set out early the next morning. The entire audition process went very smoothly, and MGM offered her a seven-year contract. The filming of this movie called "Red Dust" lasted from the autumn of 1952 to the winter of 1953. During the filming process, there were rumors of an affair between Grace and the leading actor in the film, the 'King of Hollywood' Clark Gable, who was over 50 years old. At the time, Gable was in the process of divorcing his fourth wife, supermodel Sylvia Ashley. Later, Gable and Grace were asked many times about the scandal, but they smiled and changed the subject. The movie "Red Dust" was deeply loved by the audience after its release in 1953. It earned US$5 million at the box office on the first day of release. Grace Kelly received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress and a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. On the other hand, the film rekindled the career of Clark Gable, who remained Hollywood's hottest star until his death in 1961. On June 8, 1953, Grace returned to Los Angeles to attend a meeting with Alfred Hitchcock - at that time, he was preparing to find a new heroine for his film. On July 22, 1953, Hollywood media reported that Grace would play the role of Margot Wenders in Hitchcock's new film "The Telephone Call." During the filming, Hitchcock was so annoyed by the technical difficulties that he vented his anger on the heroine. Grace was reprimanded by him and embarrassed in front of the entire staff. Halfway through filming, Grace and her co-star Ray Milland were involved in an affair. A newspaper gossip column wrote that during the period when Milland's wife came to England, Milland and Grace often had dinner together. Although it is difficult to judge whether the report is true or false, Mirand's wife Malvina appears to be extremely sensitive to the scandal between her 48-year-old husband and Grace, who is less than half his age.

In any case, Mirand never divorced his wife, Malvina, and at the time of his death in 1986, he and Malvina had been married for 54 years. Her second collaboration with Hitchcock was "Rear Window" shot in the same year. The Film Critics Association and the New York Film Critics Association unanimously named her the best actress in 1954, and praised her for the three works she participated in that year (" "Phone to Murder", "Rear Window", "Country Girl") gave high praise. On March 30, 1955, at the Academy Awards ceremony, William Holden took the stage to announce the winner of the Best Actress Award. After opening the envelope, he smiled and announced: "Grace Kelly, "The Country Girl"!" . After receiving a nomination for Best Supporting Actress, Grace finally received this highest honor. When Grace heard her name, she bent down and asked Paramount manager Don Hartman next to her: "Are you sure? Are you really sure?" Then she went on stage to receive the trophy and walked to the microphone. She said her acceptance speech: "I am so excited that words cannot express my inner feelings. I just want to sincerely thank you. It is you who gave me the opportunity to stand here. Thank you." 1955, Cannes The director of the film festival invited Grace to attend the film festival premiere. Meanwhile, editors at France's Paris Match magazine are trying to find some interesting material for the Cannes Film Festival. Editor-in-Chief Gast came up with an idea and arranged for Grace Kelly to meet Rainier III of the Principality of Monaco. The title was "When the Queen of Hollywood Meets the Prince of Reality." At four o'clock in the afternoon on May 6, Rainier III received Grace Kelly, who had just attended the Cannes Film Festival in France, at the palace in Monaco. They walked in the garden and met for only half an hour. In the end, "Paris Match" magazine got the photos they dreamed of, the magazine became a big seller, and Grace accidentally changed her future destiny through this accidental event. After returning to the United States, Grace wrote a formal letter of thanks to Prince Rainier, which was the first time they corresponded with each other. At this time, Rainier also wrote a letter of thanks to Grace, and the contact between them began. For Rainier, he and Grace began to get to know each other through more and more letters, talking about life, the world, each other's past and their present lives. Rainier had to admit that in this situation, he gradually found that he had found his life partner. Their correspondence lasted seven months. On December 27, 1955, Rainier and Grace appeared in a crowd in Manhattan. Rainier was seen haunting Grace's apartment and staying with her for a long time. The next day, Rainier finally said what he had been preparing for a long time: "Will you marry me?" Grace replied: "I do." On January 5, 1956, the engagement was announced to the world. The next day, the wedding of the century made the front pages of major newspapers in the United States. At the end of January, Grace returned to Culver City and began to devote herself to the preparations for "High Society." Before the filming of the film was completed on March 3, Rainier had been accompanying Grace in Los Angeles. On April 18, 1956, the wedding of Grace Kelly and Rainier III was held at the Royal Palace of Monaco. More than 1,600 reporters and photographers swarmed in, and 600 people crowded into the castle, which could only accommodate 400 people. They only invited 1,500 guests. In Grace's own words, the wedding was "so exciting that people had no time to recall and think about it." In 1957, their eldest daughter Caroline was born, and the following year, Albert also came. In this world, in 1965, she gave birth to their third child, Stephanie. In addition to being a competent mother, Grace is also actively involved in philanthropy. She revitalized the Red Cross in Monaco. Under her leadership, the medical system of this small principality was rebuilt and a first-class medical system was established. 's hospital. Grace became a representative of the International Breastfeeding Association. At the same time, she joined the Gardening Club of Monaco, the International Art Foundation, and established the Princess Grace Foundation named after herself, aiming to encourage young people to actively participate in art careers. Go in. On September 13, 1982, Grace was driving her youngest daughter Stephanie back to Monaco from Cape Roca. There was a serious car accident on the road. The car ran off the road and fell straight off the cliff. In the end, Stephanie survived, but Grace suffered severe, irreversible brain damage. On September 14, Princess Grace Kelly of Monaco, wife of Rainier III of Monaco, mother of three children, was pronounced dead at the age of 52 due to ineffective treatment. On July 22, 1982, Grace was interviewed for the last time in her life. She was asked: "How do you want to be remembered by the world?" She hesitated for a while and said slowly: "I hope the world will remember me. Sometimes, if you can remember my kindness and loyalty, you will say that I have achieved something in this life, and I always help others without asking for anything in return. Then I can proudly say that my life has not been wasted.

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