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Karolyn Grimes
Karolyn Grimes

Karolyn Grimes

ActingBorn July 4, 1940 (age 85)Hollywood, California, USA

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

2016TV
2011
A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!

as Self - Interviewee / Zuzu Bailey

Movie
1987
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1951
Honeychile

as Effie

Movie
1950
Rio Grande

as Margaret Mary

Movie
1949
Lust for Gold

as Young Martha

Movie
1948
Albuquerque

as Myrtle Walton

Movie
1947
The Bishop's Wife

as Debby Brougham

Movie
1947
Mother Wore Tights

as Iris - Age 6 (uncredited)

Movie
1947
Philo Vance's Gamble

as Pat Roberts

Movie
1947
Sweet and Low

as Tammie

Movie
1946
It's a Wonderful Life

as Zuzu Bailey

Movie
1946
Blue Skies

as Mary Elizabeth Adams

Movie
1946
Sister Kenny

as Carolyn (uncredited)

Movie
1945
Pardon My Past

as Stephanie Pemberton

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayJuly 4, 1940
Place of BirthHollywood, California, USA
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