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 speak...
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It's a Wonderful Life
As The Bailey Child - Zuzu
The Bishop's Wife
As Debby Brougham
Blue Skies
As Mary Elizabeth Adams
Mother Wore Tights
As Iris - Age 6 (uncredited)
Pardon My Past
As Stephanie Pemberton
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
Philo Vance's Gamble
As Pat Roberts
Sweet and Low
As Tammie
Sister Kenny
As Carolyn (uncredited)
A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!
As Self - Interviewee / Zuzu Bailey
Lust for Gold
As Young Martha
Albuquerque
As Myrtle Walton
Rio Grande
As Margaret Mary
Honeychile
As Effie
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
As Self (archive footage)
Creature Features
As Self