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