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

• 1951Honeychile — Effie
• 1950Rio Grande — Margaret Mary
• 1949Lust for Gold — Young Martha
• 1948Albuquerque — Myrtle Walton
• 1947Mother Wore Tights — Iris - Age 6 (uncredited)
• 1947Philo Vance's Gamble — Pat Roberts
• 1947Sweet and Low — Tammie
• 1947The Bishop's Wife — Debby Brougham
• 1947The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
• 1946Blue Skies — Mary Elizabeth Adams (uncredited)
• 1946It's a Wonderful Life — Zuzu Bailey
• 1946Sister Kenny — Carolyn (uncredited)
• 1945Pardon My Past — Stephanie Pemberton

Appearances as themselves (3)

• Creature Features — Self
• 2011A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! — Self - Interviewee / Zuzu Bailey
• 1987James Stewart: A Wonderful Life — Self (archive footage)