Ten Facts About Grace Kelly's Life Quiz

Answer: 1929

Grace Patricia Kelly was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 12, 1929, into an affluent family, being the daughter of the couple John Brendan Kelly and Margaret Katherine Majer. She had a brother and two sisters and was raised in the Catholic faith.

Answer: An Olympic athlete.

John Brendan Kelly (1889 - 1960) was a millionaire in the construction industry and was the first rower to win three Olympic gold medals: two gold medals at the 1920 Summer Olympic Games in Belgium and one gold medal at 1924 Summer Olympic Game in France.

Answer: Performer in television.

She made numerous appearances in television series. They appeared in about 60 television dramas on CBS, NBC and other networks.

Answer: In Monaco

Grace Kelly was in Cannes with the American Delegation that was attending the 1955 Cannes Film Festival. The actress Olivia de Haviland and her husband, who were also at the festival, decided to visit the Prince Rainier in Monaco and invited the actress to go with them. Grace Kelly and the Prince Ranier met for the first time in Monaco.

Answer: Yes

The actress Grace Kelly and her family had to provide a dowry of US$ 2 million to help covering the costs of the wedding ceremony and celebrations.

Answer: No

Despite having married Prince Rainier, who was Head of State of a foreign country, she didn't give up her American citizenship. She was both an American and a Monégasque citizen.

Answer: 26 years

She stopped working for the movie industry when she married on April 19, 1956. At the time she was 26 years old.

Answer: Wife

UXOR means wife. On her grave the inscription is in Latin. Translated into English it means: Grace Patricia, Wife of Prince Rainier III, died in the Year of Our Lord MCMLXXXII (1982).

Answer: Monaco and United States of America

On March 24, 1993 the Principality of Monaco and the American Postal Service jointly issued a stamp in honor to her memory. In the American version she was called Grace Kelly and in the Monégasque version she was called Princess Grace. This was the first time Grace Kelly appeared on a US postage stamp.

The stamp was based on the photo that was used in the advertising post of the film "The Country Girl".

Answer: Academy Award for Best Actress.

Although she only acted from 1951-1956, she received the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the movie "The Country Girl" but she also won the Golden Globe Award and was nominated for other prizes.