Famous FilmsIn the 1950's Grace spent many years working with Alfred Hitchcock, a famous film director and producer. She starred in legendary films such as Rear Window (1954), Dial M for Murder (1954), and To Catch a Thief (1955). Hitchcock considered
Kelly the perfect example of the femme fatale: She had beauty, style and "sexual
elegance."
Jimmy Stewart her costar in Rear Window, said, "She's too perfect… She's too talented. She's too beautiful. She's too sophisticated. She's too everything but what I want." She was classy, mysterious, and seductive which were some of the reasons why she was such an incredible actress that intrigued and interested viewers. |
Her CareerGary Cooper discovered Grace Kelly on the set of her first film, Fourteen Hours (1951), when she was 22 years old. He then arranged for her to play a part in High Noon (1952), sending her on a path to stardom. After High Noon, opportunities kept appearing for Grace. A year later in in 1953, she played a role in Mogambo, a film in Kenya starrring Ava Gradener and Clark Gable. This film was a turniing point in her carrer. She was nominated for her first Academy Award and won a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. She was also offered a 7 year contract by MGM, a famous production company. She accepted the contract and her career then sky rocketed.
AwardsIn 1954, Kelly won the role of Georgie Elgin in The Country Girl. It was not a glamorous role for Kelly, who portrayed the dowdy and neglected wife of an alcoholic. This film earned her an Oscar nomination for Best Actress. She won, beating Judy Garland in A Star Is Born (1954) to claim the Academy Award.
Although she was fantastic in Country Girl, many believe Rear Window (1954) was overall her best performance. |
Rear Window
Rear Window was one of Grace Kelly's superior films. The movie is about a wheelchair bound photographer who spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder. Grace Kelly plays the photographer's (James Stewart) fiancee, Lisa Fremont. Her character is an elegant model and dress designer, who despairs of ever getting the injured photographer to commit himself. He would rather look at the lives of others than live inside his own skin.
Rear Window Trailer (1954) |