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