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Karolyn Grimes
Acting
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.
BODY OF WORK
Karolyn Grimes's Filmography
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A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!
as Self - Interviewee / Zuzu Bailey
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
Honeychile
as Effie
Rio Grande
as Margaret Mary
Lust for Gold
as Young Martha
Albuquerque
as Myrtle Walton
The Bishop's Wife
as Debby Brougham
Mother Wore Tights
as Iris - Age 6 (uncredited)
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
Philo Vance's Gamble
as Pat Roberts
Sweet and Low
as Tammie
It's a Wonderful Life
as Zuzu Bailey
Blue Skies
as Mary Elizabeth Adams (uncredited)
Sister Kenny
as Carolyn (uncredited)
Pardon My Past
as Stephanie Pemberton