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