Karolyn Grimes
Actor
- Born
- July 4, 1940 (age 86) · Hollywood, California, USA
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
It's a Wonderful Life
December 20, 1946
Rio Grande
November 15, 1950
The Bishop's Wife
December 25, 1947
Lust for Gold
June 10, 1949
Blue Skies
October 15, 1946
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
April 25, 1947
Albuquerque
February 20, 1948
Sister Kenny
October 10, 1946
Mother Wore Tights
August 20, 1947
Philo Vance's Gamble
April 12, 1947
A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!
December 6, 2011
Pardon My Past
December 24, 1945
Acting15
- 2011A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! as Self - Interviewee / Zuzu Bailey
- 1987James Stewart: A Wonderful Life as Self (archive footage)
- 1951Honeychile as Effie
- 1950Rio Grande as Margaret Mary
- 1949Lust for Gold as Young Martha
- 1948Albuquerque as Myrtle Walton
- 1947The Bishop's Wife as Debby Brougham
- 1947Mother Wore Tights as Iris - Age 6 (uncredited)
- 1947The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
- 1947Philo Vance's Gamble