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Karolyn Grimes

Karolyn Grimes

Born: 1940-07-04 • Hollywood, California, USA

Karolyn Grimes (born July 4, 1940) is an American actress. At age 6, Karolyn Grimes played the role of Zuzu Bailey in the holiday film It's a Wonderful Life (1946). Her childhood film career spanned 16 movies, but she is best remembered for playing the daughter of George and Mary Bailey (James Stewart and Donna Reed). The petals from her rose symbolize the values of family, friends and life itself in the 1946 classic, and it is Zuzu who speaks the movie's most memorable line, "Every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings." In recent years, Karolyn has carried on the spirit of It's a Wonderful Life (1946), serving as the film's most active and appealing ambassador.

Filmography
A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! poster
A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!
2011 • Self - Interviewee / Zuzu Bailey
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life poster
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987 • Self (archive footage)
Honeychile poster
Honeychile
1951 • Effie
Rio Grande poster
Rio Grande
1950 • Margaret Mary
Lust for Gold poster
Lust for Gold
1949 • Young Martha
Albuquerque poster
Albuquerque
1948 • Myrtle Walton
The Bishop's Wife poster
The Bishop's Wife
1947 • Debby Brougham
Mother Wore Tights poster
Mother Wore Tights
1947 • Iris - Age 6 (uncredited)
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami poster
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
1947
Philo Vance's Gamble poster
Philo Vance's Gamble
1947 • Pat Roberts
Sweet and Low poster
Sweet and Low
1947 • Tammie
It's a Wonderful Life poster
It's a Wonderful Life
1946 • Zuzu Bailey
Blue Skies poster
Blue Skies
1946 • Mary Elizabeth Adams
Sister Kenny poster
Sister Kenny
1946 • Carolyn (uncredited)
Pardon My Past poster
Pardon My Past
1945 • Stephanie Pemberton