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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

16

Gender

Female

Birthday

1940-07-04 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

Hollywood, California, USA

Also Known As

Karolyn Grimes

Biography

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

Acting

It's a Wonderful Life

1946

It's a Wonderful Life

as

The Bailey Child - Zuzu

The Bishop's Wife

1947

The Bishop's Wife

as

Debby Brougham

Blue Skies

1946

Blue Skies

as

Mary Elizabeth Adams

Mother Wore Tights

1947

Mother Wore Tights

as

Iris - Age 6 (uncredited)

Pardon My Past

1945

Pardon My Past

as

Stephanie Pemberton

Philo Vance's Gamble

1947

Philo Vance's Gamble

as

Pat Roberts

Sweet and Low

1947

Sweet and Low

as

Tammie

Sister Kenny

1946

Sister Kenny

as

Carolyn (uncredited)

A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!

2011

A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!

as

Self - Interviewee / Zuzu Bailey

Lust for Gold

1949

Lust for Gold

as

Young Martha

Albuquerque

1948

Albuquerque

as

Myrtle Walton

Rio Grande

1950

Rio Grande

as

Margaret Mary

Honeychile

1951

Honeychile

as

Effie

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1987

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

as

Self (archive footage)

Production

Crew

Directing