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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.

Known For

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Self

Creature Features

2016

8.1

Self - Interviewee / Zuzu Bailey

A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!

2011

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Self (archive footage)

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1987

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Effie

Honeychile

1951

6.8

Margaret Mary

Rio Grande

1950

5.9

Young Martha

Lust for Gold

1949

6.8

Myrtle Walton

Albuquerque

1948

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Debby Brougham

The Bishop's Wife

1947

5.3

Iris - Age 6 (uncredited)

Mother Wore Tights

1947

6.1

The Private Affairs of Bel Ami

1947

Credits

Creature Features

as Self

2016

10.0

A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!

as Self - Interviewee / Zuzu Bailey

2011

8.1

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

as Self (archive footage)

1987

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Honeychile

as Effie

1951

6.0

Rio Grande

as Margaret Mary

1950

6.8

Lust for Gold

as Young Martha

1949

5.9

Albuquerque

as Myrtle Walton

1948

6.8

The Bishop's Wife

as Debby Brougham

1947

7.1

Mother Wore Tights

as Iris - Age 6 (uncredited)

1947

5.3

The Private Affairs of Bel Ami

1947

6.1

Philo Vance's Gamble

as Pat Roberts

1947

5.7

Sweet and Low

as Tammie

1947

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It's a Wonderful Life

as The Bailey Child - Zuzu

1946

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Blue Skies

as Mary Elizabeth Adams

1946

6.1

Sister Kenny

as Carolyn (uncredited)

1946

6.8

Pardon My Past

as Stephanie Pemberton

1945

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