Life as a Princess: Grace KellyEven before marrying a prince, Grace Kelly had the characteristics of a princess. Frank Sinatra once commented, "Grace was a princess from the moment she was born." She had a remarkable elegance and refinement that made her different from other Hollywood actresses. Some say he had a little fire under his charm. Alfred Hitchcock, who directed her in three films, called her "a snow-capped volcano". Grace was born into a family of fame and success. His father was a wealthy bricklayer, his brother was a champion couple and his uncle, George Kelly, was a famous playwright. They set a harsh example to follow, and Grace sometimes felt pressured by her family's reputation for prosperity. She lived up to and even surpassed the fame of her family. Grace has worn many roles in her life as an actress, princess, and mother. Grace had quite an interesting past. In Grace's early years, she attended the Catholic Ravenhill Academy in East Falls, Pennsylvania and unfortunately moved on to the Stevens School, a worldly academy. As a teenager she was very quiet and "kept to herself", but was also very popular with other people her age at school. After graduating in 1949, it was a dream of Grace's to perform on a live stage, not to act in films or make television appearances. In New York and Colorado, Grace worked in theater and starred in "The Father" with Raymond Massey before signing a contract. with Agent Edith Van Cleve. Some theater experts, including actress Helen Hayes, believed that Grace was unsuitable for performing on a live stage due to her low voice. Despite this, Grace Kelly was determined to succeed and move forward with her career ("American Decades" 1). Kelly's family did not agree with her acting career. Although her family opposed her acting career, Kelly became a model and appeared in her first film, Fourteen Hours, in 1951, when she was 22. The following year he starred in High Noon. His next film, Mogambo, in 1953, was a drama set in the Kenyan jungle, centering on the love triangle starring Kelly, Clark Gable and Ava Gardner. During the filming of this film, she had an affair with Gable. Later commenting "what else is there to do if you're alone in a tent in Africa with Clark Gable?" The film earned Kelly an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress, but the award went to Donna Reed for her role in From Here to Eternity.