<Tr> <Th> Years active </Th> <Td> 1945--1954 2015--present (acting) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Notable work </Th> <Td> It's a Wonderful Life (1946) </Td> </Tr> <P> Karolyn Grimes (born July 4, 1940) is an American actress . She is best known for her role as Zuzu Bailey in the classic 1946 Frank Capra film It's a Wonderful Life . She also played Debbie in the 1947 film The Bishop's Wife . </P> <P> Grimes was born in Hollywood, California . At age 5, she studied piano and violin at the Boyd School for Actors . </P>

Who played zuzu in it's a wonderful life