𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐲𝐧 "𝐙𝐮𝐳𝐮" 𝐆𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 starred in 16 movies with legendary screen giants including one of the most beloved movies of all time, "𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐚 𝐖𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞,” Frank Capra’s heartwarming 1946 drama about the trials and triumphs of a family man named George Bailey, played by 𝐉𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐲 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐭 and co-starring Donna Reed. Her iconic role as their daughter is one of the most memorable roles in cinema history. The film was named 20th on the American Film Institute’s greatest 100 American movies of all time.
79 years after the film debuted, here is an incredible interview with Karolyn that has share her most famous line from the movie as well as:
-Her back story from her first acting part at the age of 4
-As a stage mother, how instrumental her mother was in having her take all types of lessons to show how she could act, sing, & dance
-Some of the 16 movies she starred in and the mega stars including:
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩’𝐬 𝐖𝐢𝐟𝐞 - Cary Grant, Loretta Young, and David Niven
𝐑𝐢𝐨 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞 (1950) with John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara
𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 (1952) with Danny Kaye
-Her experience with Bing Crosby. Did he really kiss her?
-What was it like working with Donna Reed & Jimmy Stewart?
-How her life changed after the death of her parents.
-After working on all these films, what happened when she became orphaned at the age of 14 & had to leave your acting behind?
-How old she was when she first saw her movie It’s a Wonderful Life?
-When did reconnect with Jimmy Stewart and how was that reunion after so long?
-Are there any other members of the Bailey family still living, and what is -her relationship with them?
-The 80th anniversary of the annual It’s A Wonderful Life Festival.
How a small community in the Finger Lakes area of upstate New York, Seneca Falls, transforms into Bedford Falls the second weekend of December.
-What makes that small town in upstate, NY so special and is it true that the Director Frank Capra stopped at a Barbershop there and heard a story of a young boy, who saved the life of a young girl by jumping off a bridge similar to the scene in the movie with Clarance the Angel & George Bailey.
You can catch Karolyn and her husband, Dr. Chris Brunell, on their own podcast, 𝐙𝐮𝐳𝐮: 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐔𝐩.
-For more info about the Festival: 𝐰𝐰𝐰.𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐛𝐞𝐝𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥.𝐜𝐨𝐦
-For more info on the It’s A Wonderful Life Museum: 𝐰𝐰𝐰.𝐢𝐭𝐬𝐚𝐰𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐮𝐦.𝐜𝐨𝐦
-For more info on the 5K Festival Race: 𝐰𝐰𝐰.𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐰𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐫𝐮𝐧𝟓𝐤.𝐜𝐨𝐦
-To learn more about Karolyn's podcast, her appearances, or to order a souvenir from her: 𝐰𝐰𝐰.𝐳𝐮𝐳𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤.𝐜𝐨𝐦 or 𝐰𝐰𝐰.𝐳𝐮𝐳𝐮.𝐧𝐞𝐭