Karolyn Grimes
Acting
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(16)
tvCreature Features
as Self · 2016 · 10.0
movieA Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!
as Self - Interviewee / Zuzu Bailey · 2011 · 8.1
movieJames Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage) · 1987 · 6.5
movieHoneychile
as Effie · 1951 · 7.5
movieRio Grande
as Margaret Mary · 1950 · 6.8
movieLust for Gold
as Young Martha · 1949 · 6.0
movieAlbuquerque
as Myrtle Walton · 1948 · 6.8
movieThe Bishop's Wife
as Debby Brougham · 1947 · 7.1
movieMother Wore Tights
as Iris - Age 6 (uncredited) · 1947 · 5.7
movieThe Private Affairs of Bel Ami
as · 1947 · 6.2
moviePhilo Vance's Gamble
as Pat Roberts · 1947 · 6.3
movieSweet and Low
as Tammie · 1947 · 10.0
movieIt's a Wonderful Life
as Zuzu Bailey · 1946 · 8.3
movieBlue Skies
as Mary Elizabeth Adams · 1946 · 6.2
movieSister Kenny
as Carolyn (uncredited) · 1946 · 6.9
moviePardon My Past
as Stephanie Pemberton · 1945 · 6.7