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Grace Patricia Kelly, born November 12, 1929 into the rich Kelly family, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The youngest child in a 6 person family. This included Grace Kelly's parents; John Kelly, Maragret Majer and her siblings; John Kelly Jr., Elizabeth Kelly, and Maragret Kelly. Years into her acting career, she met her future husband Prince Rainier III. Grace Patricia Kelly is a hero to many for her hard work and success despite her doubtful family.
When Grace was a child, her father had always doubted her thinking that her siblings would succeed in life far greater than she would. He would tell her acting was no way to make a living and disapproved of her dream. Grace Kelly pursued her dream in 1950 at 20 years old, her first Hollywood movie

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