Charlize Theron is known for her roles in films such as The Devil’s Advocate, The Legend of Bagger Vance, Cider House Rules, and Monster—the role that won her an Oscar for Best Actress. Recently, she's had quite a career as an action star in films such as Atomic Blonde and Mad Max: Fury Road.
Even though she’s had a successful and fulfilling career, the actress blames her height for missing out on some great roles early on. In a 2016 interview with GQ, Charlize said, “How many roles are out there for a gorgeous, f——g, gown wearing eight-foot model?" She seems to be doing okay for herself now though.
Oscar and two-time Golden Globe winner Julia Roberts is known for her roles in films like Steel Magnolias, Mystic Pizza, Erin Brockovich, Pretty Woman, Runaway Bride, and so many more than we can name here. About her height, she’s been known to say, “I’m too tall to be a girl. I never had enough dresses to be a lady, I wouldn’t call myself a woman. I’d say I’m somewhere between a chick and a broad.”
While she's perfectly fine with her height, fans of hers think she's a lot taller than she actually is. Roberts said, "Every day for a week after 'Mystic Pizza' came out, people came up to me and said, 'I thought you were six feet tall.' To me, I'm average height. I'm five-foot-nine."
Jennifer Lawrence, known for her roles in The Hunger Games franchise, mother!, American Hustle, and Silver Linings Playbook is also a statuesque actress standing at five foot nine inches tall. She has been quoted as saying, “When I’m in high heels I feel like an ogre, I can’t walk and my feet are uncomfortable,” about her height.
In the past, Lawrence has given some conflicting info about her height. On her website, it said she was 5'7" and a half at one point, and another time she claimed to be 5' 8''. Her real height comes as a surprise, as she never really looks that tall on camera. But, perhaps, it's because they cast her with actors who are a lot taller.
Liv Tyler made her mark on the world in her father’s Aerosmith music videos, but she made a name for herself by starring in films like Armageddon, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, and Jersey Girl. However, given that she plays an elf in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, it should be a shock that Liv Tyler is so tall.
Of her height, the star has said, “I’m 5 foot 10, wear a size 8, have size 10 feet and big bones, but that doesn’t make me a big girl.” She does admit that it can be difficult to shop for clothing that actually fits right. Liv Tyler says "Sometimes I just have to settle for what fits. But if I were 5’2? and really petite [like a lot of actresses] I could wear those things."
Reality superstar of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, and supermodel, Kendall Jenner stands much taller than her sisters Kim and Kourtney and pretty much has since she hit her growth spurt at the age of 13. She now stands as one of the tallest in the room at 5 foot 10 inches tall.
Of her size, the model said that she felt like she didn’t fit in with her sisters growing up, saying “Growing up being this little twiggy girl, I saw my sisters and always thought, ‘Oh no am I supposed to be more attractive like them?’” Nevertheless, Kendall seems to be measuring up quite well against her sisters - pun definitely intended.
Actress and singer Mandy Moore is perhaps best known for her current role as Rebecca Pearson in the NBC drama This is Us. She’s also starred in films such as The Princess Diaries and A Walk to Remember, has done voice work such as in Disney's Tangled, and she had a lucrative music career in the early 2000s.
When asked about her exceptional height in 2004, she said, “I’m 5 foot 10 now, and I love being a tall woman. I was pretty average until I was 14, and then I went through a Spurt where I grew 4 inches in one summer. At first, I felt a little gangly, but now I’m proud.”
Songstress Adele has a voice almost as tall as she is at 5 feet 9 inches tall. The English singer-songwriter won both Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 2009, making a big name for herself. However, Adele has never been one to be too concerned about her looks, whether she is asked about her weight or her height.
About her size, she has said, “I’m a big personality. I walk into a room, big and tall and loud,” and “I’ve never wanted to look like the models on the cover of magazines. I represent the majority of women and I’m very proud of that.” And indeed, we wouldn't have it any other way.
The stunningly beautiful Tyra Banks started out as a hugely successful model. She was the first African-American woman to be featured on the covers of GQ and the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. She is now the creator and presenter of the reality television series America’s Next Top Model. The towering Tyra Banks stands as tall as 5 foot 10.
Although she admits to being a kind of mean girl in middle school, she also admits that when she hit her growth spurt, she wound up on the other end of the popularity spectrum and her classmates gave her nicknames such as “giraffe” and “Lightbulb Head.” Of course, they probably aren't laughing now.
Katie Holmes, known mostly for her role as Joey Potter on the ‘90s hit teen drama, Dawson’s Creek and her short but very public marriage to Tom Cruise, is a svelte 5 foot 9 inches tall. She has also had prominent roles in the 2005 film Batman Begins , Phone Booth and Wonder Boys, among other films but it all took a turn after her marriage with Cruise.
After her split from the shorter Cruise in 2012, she admitted to maybe being shallow in wanting to date someone who is taller than she is. She told the Sun online, “I like being tall, but going on dates with someone who is shorter…I just want to be with someone who is taller than me.”
Nicole Kidman, also married to Tom Cruise for a time, has had a hugely successful acting career. She had gained plenty of recognition in the wide variety of roles she took on including Far and Away, Batman Forever, Moulin Rouge! and Eyes Wide Shut. Recently, she has also been doing some notable TV work in HBO's Big Little Lies and The Undoing.
Superstar Nicole Kidman towers over most women and many men, including her country music star husband, Keith Urban, at 5 foot 11 inches tall. She said once about her height, “Most tall women stoop to look smaller. I learned early on to be totally self-assured about my height… When I see a guy going out with a taller girl, I immediately like him.”
Blake Lively is known mostly for her role in the teen hit, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and her role, where she met her taller husband, Ryan Reynolds, The Green Lantern. In 2015, she took a starring role in the film The Age of Adaline and more recently in The Rhythm Section.
When asked about how she feels about being tall, the actress said, “I love really high heels, so it becomes a problem sometimes… you don’t want to feel like the man,” she told Access Hollywood in 2012.
The actress Gwyneth Paltrow is known for her role in the Marvel Comic Universe’s Iron Man and Avengers franchises, as well as for her more than 10-year marriage to singer Chris Martin of Coldplay. And while you may know more about Paltrow than you would probably want to know, it's important to know this: she's actually as tall as she looks on screen.
Although Gwyneth isn’t shy about wearing heels most of the time, on the set of her films playing opposite Robert Downey Jr., the production team insisted that Downey wear wedged-heel shoes and Paltrow go barefoot in the scenes of them together to make Downey appear to be the same height as her.
Gal Gadot was known for her role as Gisele in the Fast and Furious film franchise, but now she’s known worldwide for her role as the statuesque Wonder Woman in the DC Comics film franchise. Of her height, the actress, model and former Miss Israel has said, thanks to her 5 feet, 10-inch height.
Her height has no doubt helped her launch a successful career in action films but it has helped her in other aspects of life too. For one, she was successful at basketball throughout high school. She also had a career as a model and she was Miss Israel in 2004.
Allison Janney has always been one of the tallest people in the room, standing at 6 feet even normally, and at 6 feet 3 inches in heels. She’s known for her roles in The West Wing, The Help, American Beauty, and Tallulah. And combined with her tremendous acting abilities, she is a force to be reckoned with.
On her height, she has said that it has helped her in some roles, “It’s definitely made me more of a character actress in terms of my love of doing comedy. I get cast as the smartest woman in the room or the drunkest woman in the room, and a lot of stuff in between,” the actress told NPR in 2014.
Maggie Gyllenhaal, the older sister of Jake Gyllenhaal, is an actress known for roles in films like Mona Lisa Smile, The Dark Knight, Sherrybaby, and Nanny McPhee. She is a svelte 5 foot 9 inches and has thought that her height has played a role in whether or not she has been cast in different films.
Of her height she said, “Recently there was a part I wanted to do that maybe I didn’t get because I was tall. I think that’s possible. Or maybe that’s just my way of making myself feel better.” Her height, no doubt, helped her in replacing Katie Holmes for The Dark Knight as they are the same height.
Anjelica Huston is Hollywood royalty, starring in films since 1969 such as The Postman Always Rings Twice, Prizzi’s Honor, The Addams Family, Ever After, and John Wick 3. She is also related to other notable actors such as Jack Huston and Danny Huston. But even more notably, she is the daughter of the esteemed director John Huston.
At 5 foot 10 inches tall, Anjelica is much taller than most women who have become household names in Hollywood, but that’s never detracted from the roles she’s received. Although The Guardian contributes her height to the roles she’s received to play witches as in The Addams Family and The Witches.
Jenna Elfman, best known for her roles on the classic, Dharma & Greg sitcom and her current role on AMC’s Fear the Walking Dead. Standing 5'10", Jenna Elfman began her career as a dancer actually and even appeared in music videos as a dancer as well as at the 1991 Academy Awards.
Jenna Elfman has said that it wasn’t easy growing up. When she was asked about her height, she said “Oh goodness, I grew five inches in one year and there’s a lot of phenomena that goes along with that!” We're betting though that's the last of the growing up she'll do now.
Laura Prepon is known primarily for her roles in That ‘70s Show as Donna Pinciotti and Alex Vause in Orange is the New Black. She was commonly the tallest actor on set for both shows. At 5 foot 10, on the set of That ‘70s Show, the directors had to shoot the scenes with Donna and Jackie at different angles because Kunis only stands at 5 foot 4.
Her husband, actor Ben Foster, stands at 5'8" which is on the average side for a man. Nevertheless, they seem to match well together, having started dating in 2016 and gotten married in 2017. They now have two children together. Before tat, she dated Christopher Masterson who was her same height - so indeed, height isn't everything.
The Kardashian sisters, for the most part, are about 5 feet tall, but Khloe—like their sister Kendall Jenner—has far surpassed her siblings at 5 foot 10. While all of them certainly look like models in terms of looks, when standing next to each other you will notice immediately how much taller Khloe is by comparison.
In the past, Khloe has said (about meeting people in person after they’ve seen her in photos with her sisters) that, “They are 5 foot and 5 foot 2, so I look massive next to them. Everyone expects me to be 9 feet tall and weigh 200 pounds.” Of course, she's exaggerating.
T-Swift has been in the Hollywood spotlight since she was 16 years old, first as a country star who seamlessly transitioned to pop princess, belting out tunes like “I Knew You Were Trouble,” “Our Song,” “Bad Blood,” and “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.” However, many don’t realize that she is a tall 5 foot 11 inches until they see her photographs with others.
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, the singer said, “I’m like 6’2” when I wear heels, so I tend to wear cowboy boots a lot.” In the past, her height has put a damper on her self-esteem, noting that "she didn't like being tall," no doubt because of societal expectations that women should be shorter than men. But now that she's a huge success, she can just shake those insecurities right off.
Gwendoline Christie is perhaps best known for her role as Brienne of Tarth on the hit HBO series Game of Thrones. In that role, her height is one of her most notable attributes. As a knight, she stands just as tall as her male counterparts in the series, making her a formidable opponent. At the same time, her character’s height is also a source of mockery.
Gwendoline Christie earned a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress for her role as Brienne. The English actress has also had a notable role in the Star Wars franchise as Captain Phasma, as well as in The Hunger Games. In 2022, she can be seen in two new series: The Sandman and Wednesday.
Elizabeth Debicki is an actress best known for her role in the 2013 version of The Great Gatsby directed by Baz Luhrmann, also starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire. In that film, she played Jordon Baker and it was a breakthrough role that earned her an AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.
Since then, she’s managed to get some pretty stellar roles in blockbusters like 2015’s Macbeth, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and the Christopher Nolan film Tenet. In 2023, she’ll reprise her Guardians role as Ayesha to appear in the third film of the franchise, Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3.
Judy Gold is a stand-up comedian, as well as the writer and producer of The Rosie O'Donnell Show. On top of this, she’s had roles on various other television projects including the series All-American Girl and World’s Dumbest. Minor roles have included one-episode stints on Roseanne, Wings and Law & Order.
While she may not be the biggest celebrity in show business, she’s certainly one of the tallest, standing at 6’3”. Most recently, she can be seen in the 2021 documentary film Hysterical. And without a doubt, she’s definitely one of the tallest female comedians out there. In addition to comedy and television, she’s also active politically as an advocate for the Jewish and LGBT communities.
Brooke Shields has been an actress and model since the age of 12. While she wasn’t the tallest actress at 12 to be sure, she’s certainly one of the tallest now. Her first critically acclaimed role was in the film Pretty Baby in 1978. Other films she starred in were The Blue Lagoon, Endless Love and The Muppets Take Manhattan.
Brooke Shields has had a successful television career as well, including a starring role in the series Suddenly Susan. Additionally, she’s had a role in That ‘70s Show, Lipstick Jungle and Mr. Pickles. Currently, she can be seen in the animated series Momma Named Me Sheriff where she plays Mrs. Goodman.
Caitlyn Jenner stands at 6’2” and considering she was a former athlete, it’s not too surprising. Caitlyn Jenner, born as Bruce Jenner, is a television personality and retired Olympic gold medal-winning decathlete champion. After winning at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Caitlyn would become an international star and Wheaties spokesperson. She would also venture into television and film roles.
One such role was as a semi-regular star on the show CHiPs. Jenner would also put her wits to the test on the game show “The Weakest Link.” But Jenner would make her biggest comeback in 2007 on the reality series ”Keeping Up with the Kardashians,” chronicling the lives of Jenner and wife Kris, along with his children and step-children.
Geena Davis is an actress best known for her roles in classic films like Beetlejuice, Thelma and Louise, and A League of Their Own. For her role in Thelma and Louise, she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. While she had the height of her success early in her career, she would still have moderate success later on.
Other films she worked on included three Stuart Little films and The Long Kiss Goodnight, which were all fairly successful. On top of her film career, she’s found success in television as well with roles in her very own show The Geena Davis Show, along with Commander in Chief and a television adaptation of The Exorcist.
If you thought the Bride looked tall and intimidating in the Kill Bill films, it’s because Uma Thurman actually is that tall. There’s no movie tricks going on there. In addition to those films, Thurman is known for her role in Pulp Fiction, Henry & June, Gattaca and the non-musical version of Les Misérables.
The stunning actress has made quite a splash in Hollywood and even if she had never made another film after Pulp Fiction, the poster of that movie is so iconic that you’d never forget her face anyway. Most recently she can be seen in the film Hollywood Stargirl which has just completed filming and a film coming out in 2023 called The Kill Room.
Tilda Swinton is a critically acclaimed actress who is three-time golden globe nominated and Academy Award-winning. Early in her career, she starred in smaller, experimental films like Caravaggio, The Garden and Vanilla Sky. Her role in We Need to Talk About Kevin earned her a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.
But it would be her breakthrough role in Michael Clayton that would change everything for her. After that film, she landed roles in blockbuster films like The Chronicles of Narnia and later on, Doctor Strange and Avengers: Endgame. Most recently she can be seen, or rather heard, in the 2022 animated Pinocchio film directed by Guillermo del Toro.
Queen Latifah is a rapper, singer and actress who can do it all like the best of them. She’s earned plenty of recognition for her music as well as her acting, which can’t be said for all singers turned actors. The Grammy award-winning actress received critical acclaim for her role in Chicago, a role in which she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
At 5’10” she’s not just a physical force to be reckoned with, she’s a powerhouse of the arts, dubbed the Queen of Rap by numerous media outlets. She’s earned six Grammy Award nominations in total and released seven studio albums. As for acting credits, she already has 99 to her name!
Jane Lynch is one of the most talented comedians, actresses and writers working today. She gained wide recognition for the mockumentary film Best in Show, and earned further success on the comedy musical series Glee in which she stars as Sue Sylvester. In addition to those series, she’s appeared on Two and a Half Men, The L Word, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Criminal Minds.
Lynch has had plenty of film roles under her belt such as The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, and the animated Wreck-It Ralph. Throughout her career, she has earned five Primetime Emmy nominations, including two for the reality game show series "Hollywood Game Night."
