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12 Stars Who Walked Away From Hollywood at the Height of Their Fame

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Grace Kelly in a black-and-white portrait

2. Grace Kelly

Grace Kelly was Alfred Hitchcock's favorite leading lady, starring in Rear Window and To Catch a Thief. In 1955 she won the Oscar for Best Actress for The Country Girl.

A year later, at 26, she married Prince Rainier III and became Princess Grace of Monaco. She never acted again, even when Hitchcock tried to lure her back for Marnie. She died in 1982.

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