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