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Karolyn Grimes

Actress

At age 6, Karolyn Grimes played the role of Zuzu Bailey in the holiday film It's a Wonderful Life. 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... See full bio »

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Filmography

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1952 Hans Christian Andersen
Copenhagen Match Girl (uncredited)
 
1951 Honeychile
Effie
 
1950 Rio Grande
Margaret Mary
 
1949 Lust for Gold
Young Martha (uncredited)
 
1948 Albuquerque
Myrtle Walton
 
1947 The Bishop's Wife
Debby Brougham
 
1947 Unconquered
Little Girl (uncredited)
 
1947 Mother Wore Tights
Iris - Age 6 (uncredited)
 
1947 The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
Laurine de Marelle
 
1947 Philo Vance's Gamble
Pat Roberts (uncredited)
 
1947 Sweet and Low (short)
Tammie
 
1946 It's a Wonderful Life
Bailey Child - Zuzu
 
1946 Blue Skies
Mary Elizabeth Adams
 
1946 Sister Kenny
Carolyn (scenes deleted)
 
1945 Pardon My Past
Stephanie Pemberton
 
1945 That Night with You
Orphan (uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2011 A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! (TV documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (5 titles)
2011 A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! (TV documentary)
Herself - Interviewee (also archive footage) / Zuzu Bailey (also archive footage)
 
2009 When Christ Was Alive (video documentary)
Herself - Co-host
 
2005 Best Ever Christmas Films (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2001 Spotlight on Karolyn Grimes (TV movie)
Herself
 
1983 The Moviemakers (TV series)
– The Films of Frank Capra (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
2010 I Am (documentary)
Bailey Child - Zuzu (uncredited)
 
1999 The 71st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Zuzu Bailey (uncredited)
 
1993 Menace II Society
Zuzu Bailey in 'It's a Wonderful Life' (uncredited)
 

Related Videos

The Bishop's Wife -- Dudley takes Julia and their cab driver ice skating. The Bishop's Wife -- A bishop trying to get a new cathedral built prays for guidance. An angel (Cary Grant) arrives, but his guidance isn't about fundraising. Blue Skies -- US Home Video Trailer from Paramount
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Book (with Franklin Dohanyos) "Zuzu Bailey's It's a Wonderful Life Cookbook : Recipes and Anecdotes Inspired by America's Favorite Movie"; Birch Lane Press, 1997; See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | 3 Interviews  | 3 Articles  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Official Sites:

The Zuzu News Web Site | See more »
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Trivia:

Lives in Carnation, Washington. See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer