Karolyn Grimes
July 4, 1940 (84 years old) in 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.
Known For
Credits
- 2016 · Creature Features as Self
- 2011 · A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! as Self - Interviewee / Zuzu Bailey
- 1988 · James Stewart: A Wonderful Life as Self (archive footage)
- 1951 · Honeychile as Effie
- 1950 · Rio Grande as Margaret Mary
- 1949 · Lust for Gold as Young Martha
- 1948 · Albuquerque as Myrtle Walton
- 1947 · The Bishop's Wife as Debby Brougham
- 1947 · Mother Wore Tights as Iris - Age 6 (uncredited)
- 1947 · The Private Affairs of Bel Ami as
- 1947 · Philo Vance's Gamble as Pat Roberts
- 1947 · Sweet and Low as Tammie
- 1946 · It's a Wonderful Life as The Bailey Child - Zuzu
- 1946 · Blue Skies as Mary Elizabeth Adams
- 1946 · Sister Kenny as Carolyn (uncredited)
- 1945 · Pardon My Past as Stephanie Pemberton