
Acting
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 …

A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!
as Self - Interviewee / Zuzu Bailey

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)

Honeychile
as Effie

Rio Grande
as Margaret Mary

Lust for Gold
as Young Martha

Albuquerque
as Myrtle Walton

The Bishop's Wife
as Debby Brougham

The Private Affairs of Bel Ami

Mother Wore Tights
as Iris - Age 6 (uncredited)

Philo Vance's Gamble
as Pat Roberts