Grace Kelly made eleven movies before becoming Princess of Monaco, beginning with a bit part in Fourteen Hours (1951) and ending with High Society (1956).
Born in Philadelphia, Kelly (1928-82) married Prince Rainier III of Monaco in 1956.
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