Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
7/4/1940
Place of Birth
Hollywood, California, USA
Karolyn Grimes
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 ...
Known For
It's a Wonderful Life
as The Bailey Child - Zuzu
The Bishop's Wife
as Debby Brougham
Rio Grande
as Margaret Mary
Honeychile
as Effie
Albuquerque
as Myrtle Walton
Blue Skies
as Mary Elizabeth Adams
A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!
as Self - Interviewee / Zuzu Bailey
Mother Wore Tights
as Iris - Age 6 (uncredited)
Lust for Gold
as Young Martha
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
Unknown Role
Philo Vance's Gamble
as Pat Roberts
Sister Kenny
as Carolyn (uncredited)
Sweet and Low
as Tammie
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
Pardon My Past
as Stephanie Pemberton