Karolyn Grimes
Karolyn Grimes
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Karolyn Grimes

Actor 1940-07-04 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...

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FILMOGRAPHY
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It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life

1946 · Zuzu Bailey

Rio Grande

Rio Grande

1950 · Margaret Mary

The Bishop's Wife

The Bishop's Wife

1947 · Debby Brougham

Lust for Gold

Lust for Gold

1949 · Young Martha

Blue Skies

Blue Skies

1946 · Mary Elizabeth Adams (uncredited)

The Private Affairs of Bel Ami

The Private Affairs of Bel Ami

1947 · Movie

Albuquerque

Albuquerque

1948 · Myrtle Walton

Sister Kenny

Sister Kenny

1946 · Carolyn (uncredited)

Mother Wore Tights

Mother Wore Tights

1947 · Iris - Age 6 (uncredited)

A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!

A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!

2011 · Self - Interviewee / Zuzu Bailey

Philo Vance's Gamble

Philo Vance's Gamble

1947 · Pat Roberts

Pardon My Past

Pardon My Past

1945 · Stephanie Pemberton

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1987 · Self (archive footage)

Honeychile

Honeychile

1951 · Effie

Creature Features

Creature Features

2016 · Self

Sweet and Low

Sweet and Low

1947 · Tammie