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Karolyn Grimes

Acting Born Jul 4, 1940 Hollywood, California, USA 16 credits

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.

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Known for

Film

It's a Wonderful Life

as Zuzu Bailey
Film

Rio Grande

as Margaret Mary

Full filmography

  • Creature Features (2016) as Self
  • It's a Wonderful Life (1946) as Zuzu Bailey
  • Rio Grande (1950) as Margaret Mary
  • The Bishop's Wife (1947) as Debby Brougham
  • Sister Kenny (1946) as Carolyn (uncredited)
  • Blue Skies (1946) as Mary Elizabeth Adams
  • Lust for Gold (1949) as Young Martha
  • James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1987) as Self (archive footage)
  • The Private Affairs of Bel Ami (1947)
  • Pardon My Past (1945) as Stephanie Pemberton
  • Mother Wore Tights (1947) as Iris - Age 6 (uncredited)
  • Sweet and Low (1947) as Tammie
  • Albuquerque (1948) as Myrtle Walton
  • A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! (2011) as Self - Interviewee / Zuzu Bailey
  • Philo Vance's Gamble (1947) as Pat Roberts
  • Honeychile (1951) as Effie