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.
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
Rio Grande
1950
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
Sister Kenny
1946
The Bishop's Wife
1947
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
1947
Lust for Gold
1949
Blue Skies
1946
Philo Vance's Gamble
1947
Albuquerque
1948
Pardon My Past
1945
Mother Wore Tights
1947
Sweet and Low
1947
A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!
2011
Honeychile
1951