CASTING WATCH: Who Should Play Grace Kelly in Upcoming Grace of Monaco?

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• Cayla | August 6, 2012 2:39 AMReply

  Elizabeth Olsen! looks just like her! And she can act.

• Jean-Marc | July 22, 2012 1:10 PMReply

  Amber Heard is the only actress today that looks like she could be Grace Kelly's reincarnation. She has a bit of that modern all american look that needs to stay in check for the role, but I cannot see any better choice... If they choose someone else, I won't even watch, because we need Amber Heard at her best to do justice to Grace Kelly's beauty.

• Eugenia | February 2, 2012 11:57 AMReply

  This film must to be wonderful because Grace was a great woman, and I think the casting doesn't hurry!

• Else | January 7, 2012 3:10 AMReply

  Charlize Theron is more like Marylon Monroe

• Else | January 7, 2012 3:07 AMReply

  Scarlett Johanson also could

• Else | January 7, 2012 2:55 AMReply

  Gwyneth Paltrow I think would be the actress to play Grace Kelly.

• Else | January 7, 2012 3:03 AM

  Or Scarlett Johanson

• Maya | November 22, 2011 4:30 PMReply

  Anna Torv from Fringe... she has amazing acting abilities

• shadow | November 17, 2011 5:38 PMReply

  I agree! AMBER HEARD!!!!!!!!

• LP | November 17, 2011 2:20 PMReply

  AMBER.HEARD.

• JoD | November 17, 2011 1:42 PMReply

  My choice would actually be Kate Bosworth or Charlize Theron, but PLEASE non of those newcomers who just don't have the "flair" to them to play Grace. (But also NOT Reese Witherspoon, please, Hollywood, don't!) Missing in the list: Kate Beckinsale and Sienna Miller!

• Connor | November 16, 2011 4:49 AMReply

  January Jones by looks, but Rosamund Pike for acting that is.

• fergusontx | November 15, 2011 5:27 PMReply

  Brit Marling and Diane Kruger intrigue me, but I doubt either is a big enough box office draw for the producers. PLEASE not Rosamund Pike!

• bob hawk | November 10, 2011 4:46 AMReply

  NAOMI WATTS!!! (She can do younger than her actual age.)

• Ronnie D. | November 9, 2011 4:53 PMReply

  Based purely off of looks, Kate Bosworth is by far the closest match. My personal pick would most likely be January Jones, but most of these aren't bad choices, except for Michelle Williams, because she's not pretty enough. Carey Mulligan wouldn't work either, on account of looking nothing like Grace Kelly.

• Darren | October 31, 2011 2:34 AMReply

  I really like Carey Mulligan but she is quite ugly. HOW IS SHE DAISY BUCHANAN????????????????????? and no to Grace Kelly. Kruger would be decent. I don't know with the accent though. McAdams maybe, but she has yet to pull off something above mediocre. She would work well in a period piece- make fun of it all you want but The Notebook is a testament to that. The fact that Blake Lively, Diana Agron, Amanda Seyfried, and January Jones are even mentioned next to supremely talented actresses like Williams, Theron, and Olsen is atrocious. Why not throw in every D-lister while you're (not you Anne... I know you're not casting!) at it? Good grief. Bosworth looks nothing like Grace Kelly (other than the blonde hair) and is one notch below decent in terms of acting, so no. Grace Kelly may not have been a great actress (she wasn't), but she had an uncanny presence and so far none of the names mentioned really fill that role. Maybe Theron. Maybe.
  
  But really... Mulligan as Daisy??!! End tangent :)

• jack | December 6, 2011 4:31 AM

  I think to say that Elizabeth Olsen is a supremely talented actress after only one film, where she really didn't talk much and stayed expressionless throughout may be counting your eggs before they hatch. This is coming from someone who really enjoyed the film and Olsen's performance. Also, what's wrong with Dianna Agron? She is a decent enough actress so far and she IMO is the only one who really holds a candle to Kelly's beauty.

• Ronnie D. | November 9, 2011 4:56 PM

  I would say you are pretty off the mark, since Kate Bosworth actually probably bears the strongest resemblance to Grace Kelly. Also, January Jones is one of the best actresses on the best tv show out right now, so you're definitely off in that regard.

• jingmei | October 28, 2011 5:47 AMReply

  This is not supposed to be a gathering of all the actresses. Just someone specifically fits for the specific role you know.

• Lilachavez | October 28, 2011 4:09 AMReply

  January Jones certainly has the chops for this role.

• JohnZ | October 27, 2011 12:31 PMReply

  I honestly think Reese could pull it off, so could Theron - size doesn't matter, H'wood has ways of getting around anyone's stature, but I think Reeese would be surprising in the role.

• Adam Lewis | October 27, 2011 10:49 AMReply

  Meryl Streep of course!

• mc | October 27, 2011 7:42 AMReply

  Rosamund Pike!! She's got the look for the time, and does great work. She's perfect for this role.

• Billie Kassidy | October 27, 2011 7:30 AMReply

  Kate Bosworth hands down, her work in Big Sur the 1960s movie based on the Jack Kerouac novel shows she's her hidden brilliance.

• jen | October 27, 2011 7:17 AMReply

  rosamund pike all the way!!!

• Will | October 27, 2011 6:26 AMReply

  Rosamund Pike for sure! Not only she got the looks, but she's also a very talented actress.

• Julie Jay | October 27, 2011 5:33 AMReply

  Definitely Rosamund Pike - she has beauty,grace(sorry about the pun) and the right demeanour.She has a starry-eyd look like Grace Kelly and is a fine actor.

• Shawn | October 27, 2011 5:29 AMReply

  Olga Kurylenko. She's the sexiest thirty-two-year-old on the planet, her face is pretty and she can carry a film.

• Rachel | October 27, 2011 5:16 AMReply

  Please not McAdams! She can't act either!

• Brian | October 27, 2011 5:03 AMReply

  I'm guessing that most of the posters making "serious" casting suggestions here have never even SEEN a Grace Kelly movie. So far, as someone who's seen most of Kelly's movies, none of these suggestions make any sense to me whatsoever. Kelly was a type they just don't make anymore.
  
  On a related note, before reading the post I first tested myself on which actresses I recognized from the 13 displayed and was able to recognize only six of them, three of whom I have yet to see in a movie.

• Agrace | January 15, 2012 11:02 PM

  I agree with you Brian!!

• Ani C | October 27, 2011 4:58 AMReply

  None of these... why do they need to to a Grace Kelly Biopic anyways? They've run out of original matieral? oh wait, they have... never mind.

• lbh | October 27, 2011 3:47 AMReply

  It really doesn't matter that much......NOBODY is Grace Kelly, or ever will be, but Grace Kelly herself. She was supremely unique, amazingly beautiful and regal. I think they should concentrate on the acting, period. There will never be another Princess Grace....ever.

• Daniel Peters | October 27, 2011 3:31 AMReply

  CLAIRE DANES!!!!!!

• QualMod | October 27, 2011 3:28 AMReply

  Uncanny...
  Ms Deschanel:
  http://www.yeshairstyles.com/zooey-deschanel-with-a-french-twist-up-do-hairstyle-celebrity-fashion
  Vs. the real deal:
  http://www.allposters.es/-sp/Grace-Kelly-Posters_i3808535_.htm

• qualmod | October 27, 2011 3:22 AMReply

  Zooey Deschenal - google pics of her with dyed blond hair. She'd be perfect - big blue eyes, same bone structure, delicate features and similar, vocal tones!

• Trace | October 27, 2011 3:21 AMReply

  Rosamund Pike would be a good match. Sarah Gadon is a nice pick for an up-and-comer.

• Wayne Jones | October 27, 2011 3:00 AMReply

  Jennifer Connelly has the grace and acting ability required.

• R.R. | October 27, 2011 2:38 AMReply

  Amber Heard reminds me of Grace Kelly so much. Same drop-dead beauty, same moves. Still since there is this thing called hair bleach I'm surprised that all the suggestions are actresses with already blonde hair. What about brunette actresses or redheads?

• Hardly Hedda | October 27, 2011 2:29 AMReply

  Naomi Watts although not 33 has the looks and class (not to mention the acting ability) to emulate Grace Kelly on screen.

• SittingPat | October 27, 2011 1:59 AMReply

  Reese Witherspoon? Thanks for the laugh.

• hoitytoity | October 27, 2011 1:48 AMReply

  Theron is the only actress with the looks and the acting chops for this role.

• George Colombo | October 27, 2011 1:21 AMReply

  Kate Beckinsale.

• Woof | October 27, 2011 1:15 AMReply

  While I like Pike and Jones both, neither of them look right to me, because Grace Kelly had those amazing luminous eyes and they... don't.
  
  I can't help but think of Jessica Chastain in the role. My second choice would be McAdams.

• Matt | October 27, 2011 1:14 AMReply

  To those saying Jones, have you ever seen her act?
  
  None on that list scream Grace Kelly to me, but Theron certainly has the chops.

• John | October 27, 2011 1:14 AMReply

  Anna Torv from Fringe.

• Peach | October 27, 2011 1:08 AMReply

  Why not Amber Heard?

• Laura Matthews | October 27, 2011 1:07 AMReply

  Scarlett Johansson! To me, she's a doppleganger for Grace Kelly, especially the eyes.

• melissa | October 27, 2011 1:05 AMReply

  January Jones is a TERRIBLE actress. C'mon.
  
  My choice would be Rosamund Pike, because she has the gracefulness and the right spirit to pull it off.

• Jo | October 27, 2011 1:04 AMReply

  SARAH GADON

• cadavra | October 26, 2011 12:13 PMReply

  Gotta be Pike. Almost a dead ringer.

• Wendy | October 26, 2011 10:10 AMReply

  Rachel McAdams. She has that modest gracefulness that audiences find real likeable.

• cinephile | October 26, 2011 9:07 AMReply

  January Jones would be great. I'm watching Mad Men right now and she is so reminiscent of Grace Kelly, that's really one of the first associations when you see her in that role. (And I think the resemblance is even mentioned in the series.) It's very much her looks, but also her behavior, the way she moves, her posture, her facial expressions.

• Squasher88 | October 26, 2011 9:03 AMReply

  I would go with January Jones or Rosamund Pike. I would love to see Rosamund tackle it. She could be brilliant.

• Anne Thompson | October 26, 2011 8:58 AMReply

  Angelina Jolie is too identifiably herself to impersonate someone so well known. Cleopatra yes, Grace Kelly no.

• sophia savage (author of post) | October 26, 2011 8:50 AMReply

  Theron is a good suggestion, she certainly has the chops. Her stature would be the issue.

• ksb36 | October 26, 2011 8:47 AMReply

  Sheer looks-wise, January Jones, without a doubt.

• Talie | October 26, 2011 8:43 AMReply

  January Jones looks the most like her when she's done up in the full Grace drag, but she would need to work with some sort of elocution coach to get her voice a little deeper. I know people have a problem with her acting, but she has been nominated for an Emmy and a couple Globes--she has potential.
  
  Reese Witherspoon would also need to work on the voice. What about Charlize Theron? Too tall? Rosamund is a great choice, too. Elisabeth Olsen is far too young and her face is very wrong for this.

• bdwild | October 26, 2011 8:35 AMReply

  its angelina jolie
  regards
  BDWILD

• jmp | October 26, 2011 8:34 AMReply

  No , to Michelle Williams because the poor girl couldn't pull -off Marilyn Monroe ( I don't care that some of these ridiculous critics are praising her performance. ) .

• jmp | October 26, 2011 8:32 AMReply

  No , to Michelle Williams because the poor girl couldn't pull -off Marilyn Monroe ( I don't care that some of these ridiculous critics are praising her performance. ) .