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Karolyn Grimes

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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Born:
Jul 4, 1940 In Hollywood, CA
Movie/TV Credits:
15
First Appeared:
In the movie Pardon My Past 1945-12-24
Latest Project:
Movie A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! 2011-12-06
Known For
Poster of Rio Grande
Poster of Mother Wore Tights
Poster of Philo Vance's Gamble
Poster of Blue Skies
Filmography
Movie A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! Self - Interviewee / Zuzu Bailey 2011-12-06
Movie James Stewart: A Wonderful Life Self (archive footage) 1988-11-22
Movie Honeychile Effie 1951-10-20
Movie Rio Grande Margaret Mary 1950-11-15
Movie Lust for Gold Young Martha 1949-06-10
Movie Albuquerque Myrtle Walton 1948-02-20
Movie Philo Vance's Gamble Pat Roberts 1947-04-12
Movie Sweet and Low Tammie 1947-03-28
Movie Mother Wore Tights Iris - Age 6 (uncredited) 1947-08-20
Movie The Private Affairs of Bel Ami 1947-04-25
Movie The Bishop's Wife Debby Brougham 1947-12-25
Movie Sister Kenny Carolyn (uncredited) 1946-10-10
Movie It's a Wonderful Life The Bailey Child - Zuzu 1946-12-20
Movie Blue Skies Mary Elizabeth Adams 1946-10-15
Movie Pardon My Past Stephanie Pemberton 1945-12-24