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Née en 1924, Grace Kelly était une actrice américaine considérée à un moment donné comme la femme la plus attirante du monde. Elle deviendra plus tard princesse de Monaco en épousant le prince Rainier III en 1956.

Connue comme l’une des plus grandes célébrités des années 1950 et 1960 et dont l’héritage se fait encore sentir dans l’industrie de la mode aujourd’hui, il est curieux de découvrir que Grace Kelly n’est apparue que dans 6 films majeurs au cours de sa carrière. Le 4, elle est devenue une superstar mondiale.

In her first role in “Fourteen Hours”, she was given the role of an extra and was only on screen for a mere 2 minutes. Her next film, High Noon, she was given a bigger role as the wife of a troubled sheriff, played by Gary Cooper. Mogambo was her third film, giving her the role of the wife of an anthropologist (Donald Sinden). By her fourth film, playing the role of Jane in Clark Gable’s Tarzan, she had reached worldwide fame and celebrity status.

Her celebrity status was ingrained in her last two films, directed by the great Alfred Hitchcock. “Dial M for Murder, Rear Window and To Catch a Thief” all presented Grace Kelly as a uniquely talented actress – ladylike, fiery and autonomous. After 6 films, an Academy Award and the star-like celebrity status, Grace Kelly left it all behind, marrying into European royalty and becoming Princess Grace of Monaco, forever tying her legacy to the French Riviera.Modern designers and fashion labels, such as Tommy Hilfiger and Zac Posen, have quoted her as being an inspirational figure and Forbes magazine included Grace Kelly in their Top 10 Fashion Icons due to her sophisticated style of femenine dresses and tailored ensembles.

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Jane Fonda is an American actress, activist and former fashion model. She rose to the status of celebrity in the 1960s with films such as Period of Adjustment, Sunday in New York, Cat Ballou, and Barbarella. She later married the director of Barbarella, Roger Vadim; her first husband.

Jane Fonda began her career in theatre in the late 1950s after a brief stint as a model and starring on the cover of Vogue. Throughout the 1960s, she managed to average two films a year – her first being Tall Story, where she played the role of a cheerleader chasing a basketball star. Interestingly, the famous actor Robert Redford also made his first appearance in that film.

In 1962, Period of Adjustment and Walk on the Wild Side began to show and develop her skills as an actress. The latter film, in which she played the role of a prostitute, awarded her with a Golden Globe for the Most Promising Newcomer. She wasn’t without critics, however, with the Harvard Lampoon naming her the “Year’s Worst Actress” that same year. Jane Fonda’s real breakthrough came with the critically acclaimed Cat Ballou (1965) in which she played a school nerd turned rebel with Lee Marving, the hired gun, to blame. This Western comedy received 5 Oscar nominations, no small feat for a small budget movie.

The film was considered one of the top 10 nominations at the box office and is often considered as the film that brought Jane Fonda to hold the status she does today. While the film received possible recognition, Fonda’s performance was noted and praised. The later science fiction spoof,  Barbarella, cemented Jane Fonda’s position as a sex symbol. But it was not just about looks; the film “They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?” won Fonda her critical award, and signalled the rise or the established star that we all know today.