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
Creature Features
It's a Wonderful Life
Rio Grande
The Bishop's Wife
Sister Kenny
Lust for Gold
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
All Movies (15)
- A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!2011 · as Self - Interviewee / Zuzu Bailey
- James Stewart: A Wonderful Life1987 · as Self (archive footage)
- Honeychile1951 · as Effie
- Rio Grande1950 · as Margaret Mary
- Lust for Gold1949 · as Young Martha
- Albuquerque1948 · as Myrtle Walton
- The Bishop's Wife1947 · as Debby Brougham
- Mother Wore Tights1947 · as Iris - Age 6 (uncredited)
- The Private Affairs of Bel Ami1947
- Philo Vance's Gamble1947 · as Pat Roberts
- Sweet and Low1947 · as Tammie
- It's a Wonderful Life1946 · as Zuzu Bailey
- Blue Skies1946 · as Mary Elizabeth Adams
- Sister Kenny1946 · as Carolyn (uncredited)
- Pardon My Past1945 · as Stephanie Pemberton
All TV Shows (1)
- Creature Features2016 · as Self