Karolyn Grimes, the original Zuzu Bailey and only surviving cast member of It’s A Wonderful Life, will join Ed Asner, Pete Davidson, Ellie Kemper and others in a virtual benefit table reading of the 1946 Christmas classic.
Zuzu, of course, was the six-year-old daughter of Jimmy Stewart’s George Bailey, who delivers one of the film’s most memorable lines: “Look, Daddy. Teacher says every time a bell rings an angel gets his wings.”
Proceeds from the one-night-only Dec. 13 event will benefit The Ed Asner Family Center, dedicated to promoting mental health and enrichment programs to special needs children and their families.
“The world holds and cherishes many unrecognized heroes,” Grimes said in a statement. “This event is dedicated to those who touch others’ lives in positive ways…So many angels have touched my life and given me hope that humanity can be wonderful, and I am glad to support the...
Zuzu, of course, was the six-year-old daughter of Jimmy Stewart’s George Bailey, who delivers one of the film’s most memorable lines: “Look, Daddy. Teacher says every time a bell rings an angel gets his wings.”
Proceeds from the one-night-only Dec. 13 event will benefit The Ed Asner Family Center, dedicated to promoting mental health and enrichment programs to special needs children and their families.
“The world holds and cherishes many unrecognized heroes,” Grimes said in a statement. “This event is dedicated to those who touch others’ lives in positive ways…So many angels have touched my life and given me hope that humanity can be wonderful, and I am glad to support the...
- 12/3/2020
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
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