Name
Karolyn Grimes
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1940-07-04 (86 years old)
Place of Birth
Hollywood, California, USA
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
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George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that p...
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A man determined to track down the fabled Arizona gold mine known as The Lost Dutchman has...
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In this chronicle of a vaudeville family, Myrtle McKinley (class of 1900) goes to San Fran...
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Cole Armin comes to Albuquerque to work for his uncle, John Armin, a despotic and hard-hea...
- 1946 It's a Wonderful Life as Zuzu Bailey
- 1947 The Bishop's Wife as Debby Brougham
- 1946 Blue Skies as Mary Elizabeth Adams (uncredited)
- 1947 Mother Wore Tights as Iris - Age 6 (uncredited)
- 1945 Pardon My Past as Stephanie Pemberton
- 1947 The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
- 1947 Philo Vance's Gamble as Pat Roberts
- 1947 Sweet and Low as Tammie
- 1946 Sister Kenny as Carolyn (uncredited)
- 2011 A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! as Self - Interviewee / Zuzu Bailey
- 1949 Lust for Gold as Young Martha
- 1948 Albuquerque as Myrtle Walton
- 1950 Rio Grande as Margaret Mary
- 1951 Honeychile as Effie
- 1987 James Stewart: A Wonderful Life as Self (archive footage)
- 2016 Creature Features ( 1 episode ) as Self
