Sarah grace kelly biography

Grace Kelly was an Oscar-winning American actress who was a major Hollywood star in the s. In , after starring in eleven films, she retired from acting to marry Prince Rainer of Monaco. As Princess consort of Monaco, she fulfilled duties of her Royal position and set up a Foundation to promote the arts and help disadvantaged children. She died on 14 September , aged 52 from a car crash.

Her father, Jack Kelly was a self-made millionaire, and also three times Olympic gold medallist in sculling.

Sarah grace kelly biography: She grew up in the Mississippi

Her father Jack made a fortune from ownership of a successful east coast construction company. Grace had two sisters Margaret Peggy , Elizabeth and a brother John. John followed in the athletic footsteps of his father competing in the , and Olympics. He won a bronze medal in rowing Despite the sporting prowess of her family, Grace was never really interested in sport being more interested in acting and modelling.

Although she did not fit seamlessly into her family, she later expressed gratitude to her parents for their open-mindedness and inspiration to aim for perfection. There was no such thing as a bad profession for them.