Please note this is not a complete list, although it's a pretty comprehensive one. I'd rather hear about who I did include rather than who I didn't. There's not a more complete classic actress video on the platform I can assure you You don’t need to comment about the picture mistake, I already know thanks

@Terry.W

Жыл бұрын

I have not met anyone on this list but I was an extra in a film made long ago called Mike Bassett England Manager and met Amanda Redman briefly...

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

@@Terry.W shame she didn’t make it. If you can send me a link where you are in I’d love to see 😊

@MsAppassionata

Жыл бұрын

Please put Sigourney Weaver on your next list. I understand that she is quite tall (5’11”-6 ft.). Thanks for doing a female list btw.

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

@@MsAppassionata yea thanks. I nearly did include her but couldn’t convince myself she’s a classic actress! She is in the actress video, just not the classic one

@radicalross7700

Жыл бұрын

When anyone talks about "Classic Hollywood" the cut off always seems to be late 1950s or early 1960s if they stretch it. If that's your criteria, it's not surprising you didn't include Sigourney Weaver.

The fact that many people perceived the shorter women as taller is a testament to the great tailoring of the clothes the actresses wore.

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

And a few camera tricks lol

@belindawilliams4915

Жыл бұрын

@@DataWatch. Agreed 😁

@Lyndy472

Жыл бұрын

Very acute observation, Belinda.

@belindawilliams4915

Жыл бұрын

@@Lyndy472 I have been obsessed with fashion since I was so small the fashion magazines were almost too heavy to hold open, so I notice the details. 😁

@creativecolours2022

Жыл бұрын

And the "tailoring" of the sets that were made smaller in order to make the actors lool taller. But generally speaking the average height for men and women was lower.

Amazing how so many of these stars appeared larger than life on the silver screen, and yet we’re so tiny in real life. Great video!

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@ellen5603

Жыл бұрын

Bette Davis was only 5'2"? She was ten feet tall on the screen. It just proves that movies are magic.

@soxpeewee

Жыл бұрын

I guess. Lot of them wore 6+ inch heels.

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

@@soxpeewee I think this is actually true. I know Mae West was one. Long dress hid it well

@robertvirnig638

Жыл бұрын

Being on camera appears to be the great equalizer making people appear to be more similar and average in height. That is unless the director intentionally films the scene to accentuate an actor's unusual height, then they can make some seem even larger than life.

Love that you included Mary Pickford, Gloria Swanson, Janet Gaynor, Lillian Gish! People often forget the silents. Thanks for putting this together--a lot of work!

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

Yes my friend

@randomami8176

Жыл бұрын

Yes Pickford may have not been tall but certainly a Giant!

@Au60schild

Жыл бұрын

This is true!

@AmberLizzieBow444

2 ай бұрын

Yesss!! Janet & Mary are some of *the* best actresses in my opinion

I saw Audrey Hepburn a couple of times, she was taller than expected and did not look as skinny as she did in movies. She had the most beautiful carriage I’d ever seen, really looked like royalty. She made a remarkable appearance.

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

I can imagine 😊

@emmalancaster2013

Жыл бұрын

Lucky you! She and Grace Kelly both had such beautiful posture and carried themselves so well.

@krollpeter

10 ай бұрын

I agree with her appearance. This was a person who naturally knew how to carry herself 100 % beautifully, even objectively she was not really that outstanding beautiful. The way how she carried herself did it. She and Anita Ekberg are the same height, but the seconds looked a lot taller, bigger.

@marionmarino1616

10 ай бұрын

@@fiddleronthecube7835 If I remember correctly, she and her mother lived in poverty in Holland. Audrey had ballet lessons for some time. I’ve known former female ballet dancers and they stay the same with aging, very slender with that straight-backed ballet posture. Dancers are disciplined and ballet dancers more so than the others.

@KratostheThird

2 ай бұрын

@@marionmarino1616Audrey sadly didn’t get to live as long as many of the other classic actresses shown in this video. She was much taller than the average woman. 5’7” in her era is equivalent to a women who is 5’9” to 5’10” today. We have to remember that many of these actresses were handpicked, and were far above the skills and talents of the average woman. Unlike these oldies women who were talented, today’s Hollywood is degrading and frankly, not worth the time anymore. Restrictions and censorship guidelines forced film producers to do better in their movies. These classic actresses did a wonderful job.

I'm 4'10" and been asked "what's wrong with you?" as if I have some kind of disease. I'd often be turned down because men would rather date a woman a foot taller than me. It's refreshing and validating to know there's nothing wrong with my height.

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

My mother in law is only 4’10.5, and yea she’s small but like you say it’s not really to the point where you would say it’s unusual

@Elhastezy888

Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣 omg I've been rejected as well because of my height. I'm 5 foot even. One time a "gent" said to me "no offense but it's like I'm trying get with a child or sumthin, I just can't, I'm sorry" But then there's a whole other group of men that adore shorty's ..... I'll never forget the 1st time I was called a "spinner" 🤣 ugh life is ridiculous

@StellaWaldvogel

Жыл бұрын

@@Elhastezy888 I'm 5'8" and the really tall guys I'd have looked good with always seemed to have a thing for little bitty women, lol.

@keithgriffiths9864

Жыл бұрын

I'm a 4'10.5" woman and my tallest BF was 6' 8'.

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

@@keithgriffiths9864 wow

This illustrates that beauty standards were different. It didn’t matter how tall you were and all these women have a healthy amount of body fat. Love this!

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

☺️☺️

@samanthab1923

Жыл бұрын

It definitely works that way.

@nat-1272

Жыл бұрын

It still dont matter How tall you are. It only matters for Runaway models, not for Hollywood stars.

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

@@nat-1272 no of course

@moimoimoi2585

Жыл бұрын

Most of these woman were skinny with extreme Hourglass Figure. Old Hollywood was mosly about Woman with incredible body proportion. And today the standards is a Thick Hourglass except in the High Fashion Industries bcuz they want boyish looking.

Although people were shorter a generation or two before, I was still surprised at how many well-known stars were 5'-3" and under!!

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

Yes. But it wasn’t uncommon of course

@BeveC21E

Жыл бұрын

Being under 5'3", does not seem to be a particular preference for you. It is a preference for jockeys 🏇, though! We are all entitled to our personal preferences, though!

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

@@BeveC21E it’s a preference for some, not others. Of course the smaller jockeys are, the better

@ronaldfazekas6492

Жыл бұрын

Take it easy--Being an old movie fan, I knew who most of those actresses were, and had seen them in films--As a result, I just found it surprising--Of course, many male stars were short by today's standards--It was not to be an indication that I felt them less attractive--NO ONE was more beautiful than Veronica Lake!

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

@@ronaldfazekas6492 of course, I didn’t take offence at your original comment. I think you are right, it’s about personal preference

Wow, I had no idea Veronica Lake and Judy Garland were under 5ft, they looked much taller on-screen. And I thought Marilyn was tiny, like 5'2. Really good video.

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I did my best 😊

@1MikuFan

Жыл бұрын

I was surprised as well when I first found out Judy was 4’11 and a half. She definitely looked taller on screen. 😂

@Nostalgicguy2242

Жыл бұрын

​@@1MikuFan I think the list is wrong.. the actor who played the Tin Man was a tall guy, and Judy didn't look much shorter than him in any scene..

@WhirledPublishing

Жыл бұрын

Jack Haley the baseball player was 6 ft 10 inches ... Jack Haley the c1940 actor was 5 ft. 8 ... a head taller than Judy Garland.

@alex35agm

Жыл бұрын

Well,5'6 is far from being a giant,except for her charisma on screen,which was boundless.

Never new Veronica Lake was so tiny. She always struck me as a tall woman, I would have guessed 5'9" or so.

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

Wow. Never thought about her height tbh. Her beauty however….. 😍😍

@calessel3139

Жыл бұрын

@@DataWatch. definitely!

@beeben5260

Жыл бұрын

It's the opposite for me I've always thought she looked incredibly petite small but perfectly formed.

@calessel3139

Жыл бұрын

@@beeben5260 I guess I just tend to think of most actors and actresses as tall -- well, at least leading women/ men.

@jdrancho1864

Жыл бұрын

At 5'9" she would have had a hard time getting cast. She would have towered over or at least stood at the same height as her male co-stars. No heels for her.

Fabulous! One thing that struck me as a Baby Boomer who never saw most of these actresses from the 1040's on the silver screen - only in TV movie reruns - they were glamorous! Something today's crop of Hollywood actresses lack.

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

I’m sort of with you. They couldn’t be anything but themselves back in the day. So glamorous with no added fakeness

@lee48lee68

Жыл бұрын

@@DataWatch. -Actors back then were completely fake. Their entire public persona was crafted and sold to the public. All potentially major and minor scandals, cosmetic surgeries, lack of education, affairs, abortions, homosexuality ( you’d be surprised at how many of your favourite male and female stars had fake marriages), unsavoury family members were all dealt with before they were presented to an audience. That is the fakest era in Hollywood and it’s only slightly better now.

@redefinedliving5974

Жыл бұрын

@@DataWatch. now, i want to see that as a film buff 😭

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

@@redefinedliving5974 not sure you ever will now

@OceanSwimmer

Жыл бұрын

It's one of the reasons I love Film Noir and just about any movie released in the '40s decade. Tremendous talent!

Very nice! I was shocked that Mae West was only 5 feet tall she was such a strong presence.

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

It’s those heels under those long dresses

@paulboegel8009

Жыл бұрын

A strong woman doesn't need size to control a man.

@genearthur1960

Жыл бұрын

Mae West wore 5 inch heels, which caused her to walk the way she did onscreen. She was always self conscious about her height; in one interview she claimed to be 5' 5 1/2". At the 1949 Academy Awards she and actor Rock Hudson were commissioned to perform the nominated song, "Baby It's Cold Outside". Mae was worried about looking so small next to 6' 5" Hudson. The dilemma was solved by Hudson reclining on a couch and Mae standing over him, pushing him down every time he tried to get up.

Being 5’1-1/2” always seemed so short. Many great performers my height. BTW, it’s mentioned that Shirley Jones was in the lineup. It’s actually a picture of Shirley McClain at 5’5”.

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

Yes I know thanks. It’s the wrong picture, supposed to be Jones 🤦🏻

@johnruby147

Жыл бұрын

I noticed that as well

I'm surprised that Audrey Hepburn is so tall. She was thin, but the camera made her look short. MacClaine, Fonda and Loren are also surprisingly tall. They must all have been made to stand in a hole.

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣. I think they did many things to shall we say, even things out

@kidavis3386

Жыл бұрын

When they filmed El Cid, sometimes 5-9 Sophia Loren stood in a ditch; other times 5-10 Charleton Heston stood on a box. And we all thought he was 6-4!

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

@@kidavis3386 I can’t agree with those sizes but thanks

@nancyomalley6286

Жыл бұрын

Hepburn must have been surrounded by taller actors to appear petite

@1MikuFan

Жыл бұрын

@@nancyomalley6286 She was! Plus she often wore flats while her leading men were wearing dressier shoes that could easily give them an extra inch or two.

“Only the absolutely determined people succeed.” - Audrey Hepburn

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

She’s right

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

@Le Stain Du Poop, Esq lol

@deirdre108

Жыл бұрын

@Le Stain Du Poop, Esq True! Being an extroverted sociopath is the road to success in our society.

@Gardosunron

Жыл бұрын

Oh really Audrey? You don't think luck and connections have a hand in it?

Wow! Hedy Lamar, Marilyn Monroe, Rita Hayworth, Ava Gardner, Gene Tierney, Greta Garbo - I think 5’6” is the magic number!

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

Some really big names that height yes

@anonymike8280

Жыл бұрын

Dagnabit, don't leave out Jayne Mansfield. She is my favorite blonde bombshell of the 1960s. She was not the best actress or screen comedienne of the era, but she was honest about what she was doing professionally and high in mental stability. OCEAN. Openness to new experiences - high. Conscientiousness - high. Exroversion - high. Agreeableness - for the type, high. Neuroticism - low. That makes her a nine on 2 to -2 scale for every trait. Marilyn was a five. She bombed on neuroticism, that's for sure. Most people don't know it, but Jayne and Marilyn allegedly both had presidential congress with you-know-who.

@njejlester1603

Жыл бұрын

@@anonymike8280 I’m convinced! Sounds like Jayne Mansfield belongs on the 5’6” Wow! List, too. 🤩

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

@@njejlester1603 I wouldn’t argue with that

@jayray2569

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate your work but Hedy lamarr must be bit taller than listed and so as Greta garbo....and Marlene Dietrich should be in the 5"6

Truly enjoyable! There is, however, one mistake: Shirley McLaine appears twice, the first time wrongly named "Shirley JONES"... But this does not hurt the appealing of the whole. Great work! Thanks a lot!

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

It’s the other way round! It’s supposed to be Jones but I’ve put the wrong picture in. I already knew but thanks

@carlosfederici4400

Жыл бұрын

@@DataWatch. Yes, I should have put that in this way. The wrong picture. But, in any case, as I said, it's not very important. The whole is what matters, and I liked it a lot, as I also did with the one about the male actors' height. Congratulations!

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

Thank you friend

@Cesteth

Жыл бұрын

Caught this mistake too...wrong pic for Shirley Jones

@vivb.6625

Жыл бұрын

I thought I saw Shirley MacLaine twice!

You're really getting classic Hollywood when you include Margaret Dumont!

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

Goes without saying😊

@themermaidstale5008

Жыл бұрын

Groucho’s nemesis

@LJB103

Жыл бұрын

@@themermaidstale5008 I only remember seeing her once without Groucho: her last movie "What a Way to Go" as Shirley MacLaine's mother.

@continentalgin

Жыл бұрын

Made me wonder how tall Groucho was.

@4Topwood

Жыл бұрын

It doesn't get any more classic than Margaret Dumont!

As a petite actress of 5' tall, myself, I can attest to the fabulousness of it all!! Thank you!

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

Haha definitely

@kateruterbories2692

Жыл бұрын

@@DataWatch. 😁

@vintageman91

Жыл бұрын

Many beauties at the lower-mid 5ft range. As a man i wish i was a bit taller at 5,10.

@madwhitehare3635

Жыл бұрын

@@vintageman91 …isn’t it funny how we’re never happy with what we’ve got? I’m female and 5’9” and have hated every minute of it. Even worse now I’m older and heavier…I feel like Queen Kong!

@vintageman91

Жыл бұрын

@@madwhitehare3635 Yes thats true, or we are moderately happy but still wish for more. Im not unhappy about my height at 5.10 but i wish i was 6ft or 6.1.

So shocked with Veronica Lake! I thought she was like 5'7/5'8. 4'10 is insane!

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

4’11 lol

So great that you included character actresses too, like Marie Dressler, Irene Ryan. Maureen Stapleton, Geraldine Page. Did you think of Agnes Moorehead? As far as leading ladies, I can’t think of one you missed. Lots of international stars too, wonderful. Magnani, Dors, et al. Well done!

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

Hey thank you. I’m only 46 and I do these alone. Not bad eh ?

@Daisnap

Жыл бұрын

@@DataWatch. My gosh, you're a spring chicken! Really great that you care enough to research great classic films and actors, and also have developed the technical skill to make it visually delightful. It was like reading a page-turner of a book - Who's going to show up next? Really fun and interesting.

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

@@Daisnap thanks for the kind words. Stay tuned and we will see

@forgottenfilmchannel1194

Жыл бұрын

I agree. Truly great actress's

@Daisnap

Жыл бұрын

@@forgottenfilmchannel1194 Absolutely! I love the talented character actresses! I had fun checking out your channel, too ~ such a wonder to realize that young Clifton Young in Our Gang films was also the smarmy villain to Humphrey Bogart in Dark Passage!

Never would I ever have guessed Hattie McDaniel was only 5'2". She was such a woman of presence and substance. Wow.

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

Just glad she made it 😁

@youaresoveryloved

Жыл бұрын

Is this a back-handed compliment? Lmao

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

@@youaresoveryloved 🤷‍♂️

@doomsday7308

Жыл бұрын

This is a very backhanded compliment

@Angel-eq9tq

Жыл бұрын

The same was said of Mae West who was also quite buxom. The silver screen makes puts pounds on them.

Wow, I can't believe it. The women I thought were alot taller were actually much shorter than I thought. I never would have guessed their heights, Never.

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

You see comments like this a lot

Great video! Love the selection of actresses and the choice of photos. 😊 Some of them were a lot tinier than I realized, and a few were a lot taller.

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😊

I realised how short Joan Fontaine was when Laurence Olivier towered over her in Rebecca - he himself had said he wasn't tall.

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

Most of these ladies heights have been exaggerated too

4 ft 9 here happy to see so many “height challenged” ladies such as myself🙌🏼 (I honestly don’t mind being short, just wish I had a few extra inches sometimes for convenience and to make clothes shopping easier!

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

Yea it’s not unheard of. My mother in law isn’t much taller than you

@jesicalynn4299

Жыл бұрын

I'm 5'2 and I love my height. I'm the shortest in my family besides my brother in law. You would think we were both 6'. Lol

Fascinating! Thank you so much for compiling this list.

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

No thank you 🙏

A compilation as great as I’d hoped it would be. Thank you!

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

I did my best

So fun to watch! Thanks for compiling and posting!

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

No thank you 😊

I loved the Hayley Mills movies, I would have liked to have her for a friend. She seems sweet and fun. Her version of the Parent Trap was the best!

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

Nice

@samanthab1923

Жыл бұрын

One of the first times I cried at a movie was Pollyanna

@themermaidstale5008

Жыл бұрын

@@samanthab1923 I’ sure I did too. Even when my son was 3 yo and we watched Dumbo and he bawled during the mama - baby lullaby in the evening with the mama locked up in the cage and them holding trunks, his aunt and I bawled too. Damn, I’m tearing up now just thinking about it. Disney was the master at manipulating emotions.

@samanthab1923

Жыл бұрын

@@themermaidstale5008 My sister in law told me my macho brother cried during Lion King. We were talking about Jungle Book & I said the ending was sad. I wanted Mowgli to stay with Baloo. Not leave the jungle. He looks at me & says me too. She never saw this side of us 😂

It's amazing how small actresses like Natalie Wood were. A number of the actresses of today are taller than me.

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

And a few bigger than me too. Not many but some

Great list! So many shorter actresses earlier on, begs the question about diets and if they would have been taller if nutrition was different in childhood (for men and women). But also that perhaps had benefits for filming or if that was just more the culturally appealing smaller-framed female thing. Very interesting.

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

Yea I wonder. Some of these ladies would definitely have been taller had they been born 50 years later, but we will never know by how much

@jimmydaves

Жыл бұрын

I agree. Some of these actresses were born 100 years ago and both men and women have gotten taller in the decades since.

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

@@jimmydaves absolutely

@sallyreno6296

Жыл бұрын

Widely available synthetic vitamins.

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

@@sallyreno6296 not just that I don’t think

Great video! I love old movies and didn't know that some were so petite! I would love to see a comparison to their contemporaries!

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/iqqrvM2ihJOeZaQ.html It’s not particularly complete, it’s one of the first height videos I did. But there you go

What i find astonishing is that these very short people had extraordinary presence. Take Bette Davis for example. 3 inches shorter than I am but no way I'd win a fight against her

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

Haha

@wilfred508

Жыл бұрын

I agree! Bette could take anyone.

@HOE68YEN

Жыл бұрын

@@wilfred508 except tallulah Bankhead. Bette herself said in her book This and That, that tallulah confronted her at a party as to who the better actress was, but Bette defused the situation and very diplomatically agreed that tallulah was a better actress.

@wilfred508

Жыл бұрын

@@HOE68YEN That's great! I never heard that story!

i always thought Audrey Hepburn was much shorter and some that were short always thought they were taller!

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

You won’t be the last to say this

As a collector of obscure facts, I thank you for this presentation. Very well done with a perfect synthesis of music and images.

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I did my best

You saved the best for last - Julie Newmar. My all-time favorite! Great work finding all these images of each when (most) were very young. Had to look close to recognize a few as I had only ever seen them later in their careers.

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

Yes I tried to get as flattering looks as I could but with a few getting such full length images was tough

I'm 5ft 2 which considered short in my family. My twin is 5ft 6 and my sisters are 5ft 10. I never worried about my lack of height but it's nice to know I was once ths ideal.

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

Haha. Yea nothing wrong with 5’2

I enjoyed this video! I’d like to see the same women but in order of their first movie or something like that so we can see how the height and beauty standards changed over time.

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

Sort of like a timeline? That would be tough to make but possible I suppose

@HarrisCaron

Жыл бұрын

@@DataWatch. or sorted by date of birth... that would be interesting. The same for actors.

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

@@HarrisCaron they would still get taller as it goes along

Many of these were a surprise to me. Thanks for putting this together.

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

No Problem. Thank you

Another excellent video, well paced and interesting. So many many KZread videos are boring or poorly done. DataWatch knows how to create a interesting topic.

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😄😄😄

This is fun and interesting. One quibble: Jane Powell is usually listed at 5’1” and her obit in the New York Times describes her as “just over 5 feet tall.” And she looks a bit taller than Judy Garland side by side (on Judy’s TV show).

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

Ok I think celebheights have her a little lower but thanks

@jamiegagnon6390

Жыл бұрын

You have to be careful of publicist info regarding height. Women are often presented as being shorter than they actually are and men as being taller. I don't remember who the actress was, but one who was slightly over 6' was told by her agent that he would not even try to represent her unless the claimed to be 5' 11 1/2. Allan Ladd was frequently paired with women whose stats said they were shorter than him, but actually turned out to be taller in person. This makes sense with him claiming extra height and the ladies claiming to be shorter than they were.

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

@@jamiegagnon6390 yea many of these ladies claimed to be taller than I listed them

Esther Williams was ~174 cm and noted how ridiculous she felt in Take Me Out to the Ball Game doing dance moves that had clearly been choreographed for someone much smaller.

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

Am I right in saying she’s not in the video? Not sure why if not, I researched her height before making this🤔🤔 And yes 1.74 I’d say is right

@marilyn_1962

Жыл бұрын

@@DataWatch. Martha Vikers????

@KratostheThird

2 ай бұрын

Esther did lots of swimming. It benefits the taller actresses over the shorter ones.

Super glad you included my favorite, Gene Tierney. Thanks!

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

No Thank you 🙏🙏

Uma Thurman, Geena Davis and Brooke Shields are all 6 feet. Sigourney Weaver and Nicole Kidman are 5'11". Tamara Dobson, a glamorous black actress remembered for her 1973 role as Cleopatra Jones, was 6'2". Hope Emerson, who appeared in several movies in the 40s and 50s, notably Westward the Women, was also 6'2". For those with long memories, she was the voice of Elsie the Cow in the 1950s. Many here were a surprise, looking taller or shorter on the screen, probably due to high heels or the lack of them. Back in the day, old height and weight charts for women included an extra 2" for heels.

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Жыл бұрын

The first three you mentioned are yes 6’ or just under, but none of those 3 are classic actresses. Nor is Kidman. Dobson and Westwood I dunno about so can’t comment

@eleanormartinez8274

Жыл бұрын

True, Hope Emerson should have been included. I've gotten to know her as Mother from the first season of "Peter Gunn".

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

@@eleanormartinez8274 apologies

@beeben5260

Жыл бұрын

This is a classic actress list most you have listed are not 🙄

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

@@beeben5260 that’s a matter of opinion

I guess this would make sense, so the leading men would always appear taller than they really were. Very interesting compilation !

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

@egyptianhibiscus9203

Жыл бұрын

You mean that was on purpose...? It is obvious that short women have prettiest faces. And talent obviously.

@daughteroftheking2344

Жыл бұрын

@@egyptianhibiscus9203 that’s a stupid thing to say. Grace Kelly was stunningly beautiful and 5’7…as were several other tall ladies in the video. What about the Amazonian 90’s supermodels like Helena Christensen, Cindy Crawford, Christy Turlington…You don’t get much more beautiful face-wise than they were.

@egyptianhibiscus9203

Жыл бұрын

@@daughteroftheking2344 5'7 is still not tall. I am 5'6 myself so I am not advocating for small women here. Of course we have beautiful tall women. But small ones have cuter faces. And these are actresses, not models, most of them dangerously talented. They were the whole package. Using the term "stupid" too easily, huh?

@paulnejtek6588

Жыл бұрын

@@egyptianhibiscus9203 you said short women have the "prettiest" faces. Yeah, stupid's the right word.

This is great! Now, how about a companion piece covering actresses from say the 70s to now? Or you could break it down 60s-80s, 90s-2000s: whatever works best for you.

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Жыл бұрын

I have made an actress video, although it’s not that complete….

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Жыл бұрын

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I’m loving how the ladies come out from the side in all of the glitter bomb features Mark.

Ann Sheridan is a favorite of mine. Wow... didn't know she was only 5'4. In most of the films that I've seen her in, she seems to stand fairly equal to the men around her. She had a very strong presence in front of the camera, so I guess it helped 'elevate' her.

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Жыл бұрын

I didn’t know her before making this video, I won’t lie

@spokanetomcat1

Жыл бұрын

My favorite movie of hers is, I was a Male War Bride, with Cary Grant. There was a scene they were in Bremerhaven Germany at building 11. My barracks was in Bremerhaven at building 11 at Carl Schurz Kaserne.

@stanmarcusgtv

Жыл бұрын

Ann Sheridan was 5' 5"

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Жыл бұрын

@@stanmarcusgtv www.celebheights.com/s/Ann-Sheridan-48623.html Don’t believe all you read on google 🤦🏻

@wilfred508

Жыл бұрын

She's great! Love her in Angels w/Dirty Faces, The Man Who Came to Dinner, King's Row--a great range. Some of the men she played opposite (e.g. Cagney) were quite short, so she may have seemed taller because of that.

I remember going to the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma many years ago. They had a display of one of the gowns that Miss Barbara Stanwyck wore in her role as Victoria Barkley on "The Big Valley" TV series in a glass case. I was astounded at how tiny she was and kept walking around the case in amazement. She had such a huge personality on TV and in film, that I assumed she was taller, at least 5'8". She was mighty at 5'5". Another actress who I thought was much taller is Sarah Michelle Gellar of "Buffy, The Vampire Slayer." I was at the Bellagio Casino in Las Vegas and wouldn't have noticed her if she hadn't been speaking. I recognized her voice, looked over and was astounded at how tiny she is. She's 5'4" but seems taller on screen.

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

Wow thanks for that. Can’t say I’ve seen anything with Barbara in

@vitaliyragoza5306

Жыл бұрын

Did you watch early Buffy season 2 or 3? When she was with Angel, you will notice her size. The other actors and actresses are probably chosen to be around her size.

@Nick-dr4ec

Жыл бұрын

5'5 isn't tiny for a woman. There are so many women under 5'0 so it's ridiculous to call 5'5 tiny

@danaeads919

Жыл бұрын

@@Nick-dr4ec Calm down. The women in my family are all 6' tall. I work with women who are 5'7" and above. 5'5" is tiny in my experience.

@Nick-dr4ec

Жыл бұрын

@@danaeads919 don't tell me to calm down i was never angry to begin with. You probably live in the Netherlands.

Most of these actresses we small and petite....they looked cuter ...being little.

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

Totally agree

great video, moving even. Please consider doing a part 2, featuring the actresses that do not appear here and viewers suggest. I suggest the short Gina Lollobrigida and the tall Geena Davis.

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

Maybe down the line I’ll do a tallest female one. Geena would definitely qualify here

Well done!!!!! Love the music and all beautiful pics with the graphics/data....:D Very artistic!

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. I did my best

Happy to see my favorite classic actress Jean Harlow made the list. Tho surprised how short she really was.

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

Many are surprised at a lot of these ladies

I thoroughly enjoyed this. I was delightfully surprised by a few that I had for years thought they were much taller. Thank you so much for including a few obscure (at least to me) actresses. It will be fun tracking down the movies that they made and watching them. I hope you make many more videos like this. I'm happy to say I'm a new subscriber 🤗

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

I really hope I can deliver much more of this type of content. I’m just in a dispute with youtube as to whether they will allow me to monetise this stuff. The hard work that goes in I feel is justification but I need them to agree. I’m working on it

I've never seen so much beauty and brains in one video. Exciting!

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

Couldn’t agree more 😊

Love this informational video, thanks. It’s interesting to me that not only were so many of the classic actresses short, but their body frames were so petite-small rib cages, etc.

@DataWatch.

10 ай бұрын

Thank you. There is a part 2 as well 😊

@MelanieAF

10 ай бұрын

@@DataWatch. will definitely watch it and your other work-thanks for doing this:)

@DataWatch.

10 ай бұрын

@@MelanieAF no, thank you 🙏

Some very classic beauties in this one Mark. Well done, I guess height is where it's at! ✌️😎👍 Hope your weekend is a great one! 🙏🏼🙌🏼

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

Seems to be mate

@mikesrcgarage

Жыл бұрын

@@DataWatch. If it works don't fix it! 😉👍

That was fun!! I was surprised about Lauren Bacall though, as she was a model previous to her acting career, I assumed she would have been taller. Still, you live & learn.

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

Yea. She’s still fairly tall lol

@DebbieMason

Жыл бұрын

Same. She always struck me as like 5'9".

Quality is excellent. Glad to see height is a major theme on the rise 😁

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏

I just loved this video. Pure facts! Thank you 😊

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 🙏

Every time I watch "It's a Wonderful Life" I fall in love with Donna Reed.

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

Lol 😍

*Fun Fact: Veronica Lake was so short that she only looked good on screen with Alan Ladd and vice versa.*

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

Oooh

Wow, that was a LOT of actresses. It was put together very creatively too. Bravo !!!

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

I tried my best. Thanks

Hey, this is a great list and lots of fun to watch! Thanks!

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

Wow thank you 🙏

I have never minded being tiny and petite. Tall, short, and in-between guys found my height (lack thereof) appealing. The tall ones felt taller around me. Shorter ones found me ideal. They were all taller than I. I was perceived as feminine. Never got any complaints. Life is a beautiful blessing. I'm grateful to the Lord.🥰

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

I don't see why anybody would mind 😊

Davis reads different depending on sources about her height, all thought all reads that she was quite short 😊. So many of these classic actresses where so beautiful, especially the ones from the 1930s - 1950s.

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

Yes. Thanks

Wow, such a great video! Thank you for posting it.

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

No thank you 🙏

Nice one brother😃❤️.. seems like this one reached to more viewers. This is definitely what your audience asking..😍 onece again a good job🙏🖐️ thanks for the end card buddy❤😍

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

No thank you bro 👊

Thank you for this compilation-very interesting and enjoyable; however, I was looking forward to seeing Alice Faye, who was a Hollywood queen and stood at 5’4”.

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

Sorry about that

I was quite surprised at some of these. I mean, I knew some were small but I didn't realize just how tiny they were. And some always seemed too be short, but I find they're actually taller than me. This was great. 😊

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much

Excellent! Thank you!

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

I agree, and no thank you 😊

Great list. Well done.

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Жыл бұрын

Thank you

Another super Video Mark I have to say once again. I loved the little flip at the end twisting the screen. Have a great weekend mate and enjoy as always. Congrats. 🍻

@noahingleton7712

Жыл бұрын

Im here too you know.....hahahaah

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

#legends

@noahingleton7712

Жыл бұрын

@@DataWatch. last video is screaming up to 500k mate now

@jesseingleton240

Жыл бұрын

@@DataWatch. im here as well now....father's day over here

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

@@noahingleton7712 all going great 😌

Mostly because I've caught so many classic movies on TCM that I can honestly say I recognize more than half of these ladies.

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

Good lol

Wow fantastic list ..and so surprising how many are about the same height..

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

yea terry. thank you 🙏

Strange thing is I knew some of the older Actresses 🤣Who didn't love cat women growing up. Great video, this had to take you a lot of time putting together 👍

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

Sure did Dave. Thanks

That was thoroughly enjoyable, truly! As one whose only 5'1 3/4, I was shocked by the few who were even shorter than I...like Eleanor Powell, one of my fav dancers of all time! And Mae West!?! She looked a giant on screen! What is the preferred or rather perfect height for women? Queen Liz 1st was told that she had been the perfect height! However, what would you tell one of the most powerful of women--ever? So... If anyone knows what her height was, I'd like to know it! Thanx again for this very fun and enlightening video! Got anymore in your pocket? ❤ ❤ ❤

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

I’ve made around 20 of these videos on different topics, you will have to look! Regarding older people not so much, but I am planning classic singers over the coming weeks. Not sure of the first queen elizabeth ‘s height, but regarding Mae West she was famous for long dresses and very large heels that you couldn’t see

@BeveC21E

Жыл бұрын

@@DataWatch. Ooooh k! Thank you. Dont stop now! Thanx

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

@@BeveC21E no plans to 😊

I knew they were petite but I didn’t realize how tiny some of them really were. I’m the shortest woman in my entire extended family (you know, aunts, cousins, sisters, etc) and I’m 5’5”. All the other women in my family start at 5’9” and go up to 6’2”. They are forever wondering aloud, in my presence of course, that they have no idea what happened to me. It can be very annoying to be as short as I am because everyone leaves things where I can’t reach them without thinking about it.

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

You aren’t actually short. I think you have a complexion because you are in a tall family. Your height is good

@m.elainebates7931

Жыл бұрын

Same here. I'm 5'5," my brother is 5'11"(I think) & my late male cousin was 5'8". The rest of my aunts, female cousins & uncles (my daddy too...Momma's side was average height) were 6' or taller. We 3 were the shortest. I used to wonder what happened. Nobody bugged us bout the height differences🤣

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

@@m.elainebates7931 six inch from boy to girl isn’t actually far from the average which is about 4.5

Wow ! Tremendo trabajo el que habéis hecho 🤗🤗

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

I am a huge aubrey hepburn fan and im happy she was included! Ironicallywe even have a simmular biological last name! (Ruston) i dont see her incorporated often so i loved seeing her thank you!

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10 ай бұрын

No way she was getting left out here! Probably one of the first names written down

Great video and thanks! Didn’t know that most of these women are of average Asian build but they all look so well balanced and slim. I guess the height increment nowadays is a lot to do with the food we take in which has gotten much chemical stuff embedded in them. 😂

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

Yes mate. It’s no laughing matter, I think it’s exactly that. Who knows what goes into it these days 😧

@beauteoussounds1156

Жыл бұрын

Wide open spaces, less population, clean water and nutritious food increases people’s heights over the decades. The questionable substances they put in our food affects things a lot, too, though, like early menstruation and bodies being preserved in their graves many, many years more than before - both icky facts, but facts is facts!

Interesting video. 😊I am short, and it's never been a problem for me. I think personality makes up for the lack of height. But beauty standards can be cruel, and height is included in that. You have to be tall to be a model, even if now you can be a plus model, but not short. I think it's descriminatory. Who came up with that idea anyway? When I was a teenager I wanted to be a flight attendnant, but in my country I was considered too short. I think it had to do with not being able to reach, though. But other than that, short ladies are just as capable and gorgeous. ❤🧡💛💚💙💜

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

I agree totally! Whoever came up with the idea to discriminate I’ve no idea 🤷‍♂️

Fabulous again. Thank you.

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😊

Excellent fella, legs everywhere 😋 what surprised me that none were 6ft or over… that was certainly a huge list of great Hollywood actresses 🤩🤩🤩👍🏻

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

Yes mate. Lots of legs lol

@fredmar6436

Жыл бұрын

@@DataWatch. You say 'mate' a lot.No big deal but you must not be from the USA.

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

@@fredmar6436 no UK

Rita Hayworth…….the Shaw shank redemption lady 👌

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

Yes. Amazing woman 😍😍

And Julie Newmar for the win!!

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

Joint 🤣

I would have felt like a giant around most of them. Wow. Great video! 🌹

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

Lol thank you 😊

Thank you for this. And loads of great photos with plenty of leg. Yum!!

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

Haha thanks

Muchas de ellas a pesar de ser bajas eran unas bellezas e historia del cine clasico

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

absolutely friend, thanks 🙏

The way you’re built can make you appear taller or shorter than your actual height

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

Yea I dare say it can

Keep them coming 🎥

@jesseingleton240

Жыл бұрын

Im positive he will Ryan

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

Trying

Outstanding!

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏

I'm shocked to see how many actresses were so tiny (5'3") and under. I'm equally shocked that Ingrid Bergman was much taller than Humphrey Bogart!

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

Only an inch isn’t it?

@starababa1985

Жыл бұрын

When Ingrid starred with Yul Brenner in Anastasia, he reportedly said, "I'll show the world what a horse you are."

Thank you, Data Watch, for your detailed Classic Hollywood presentation of the starlets of yesteryear. Late to find your site, so I missed an opportunity for name submissions. Should you revisit this topic may I offer a source of representation for the 40ties. The Andy Hardy series was a showcase for up and coming new talent. I won't bother you with a long list, two names, if I may. Bonita Granville may have been the first to portray Nancy Drew on screen. A stunning beauty at the end of the line at 6' 2" Dorothy Ford. Again, thanks for showcasing these talented, beautiful women.

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

Part 2s are always possible. Before making one I will run through this comment section so feel free to make suggestions

Achei bem.bacana o conteúdo!!! Parabéns pelo trabalho!

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

thank you so much

I love sharing 5’2” with Hattie McDaniel! 💜

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

Nice! One way to put it 😊

En effet, ça démontre que la taille n'agit que peu sur l'esthétique globale. Juste une question de types propres à l'interprétation de certains rôles plus ou moins féminins voire enfantin ou assumé presque masculin. L'accord avec le partenaire devait sans doute s'imposer dans une époque Hollywoodienne où on valorisait les attributs virils: protection, séduction machiste, etc et tous n'étaient pas nécessairement géants : une partenaire de petite taille donnait le change...

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

Yes I get that. Actresses were definitely matched up deliberately back then. And for a reason

Great idea to do this ! Thanks

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

I thought so

Tremendous line of talented and beautiful women. Thanks.

@DataWatch.

Жыл бұрын

No thank you 🙏