Actress Grace Kelly lost her Hollywood millions after she married Prince Rainier III of Monaco.
Actress Grace Kelly lost her Hollywood millions after she married Prince Rainier III of Monaco. Actress Grace Kelly lost her Hollywood millions after she married Prince Rainier III of Monaco. A new documentary says that the Oscar winner paid a $2 million dowry to the House of Grimaldi. When she died, Kelly had $10,000 to her name and a rundown family cottage in Ireland. Visit Insider's homepage for more stories. In 1956, Grace Kelly was on track to earn her place among Hollywood royalty. After winning an Academy Award for best actress for her role in "The Country Girl" (1954), she traded her life's work and money for a real royal title by marrying Prince Rainier III of Monaco. According to a new Channel 5 documentary, "Grace Kelly: The Missing Millions," which aired in the UK on March 27, the actress had to pay a $2 million dowry (roughly $20 million today) to the House of Grimaldi in order to marry Prince Rainier, and combined her acting fortune with he...