7. Judy Garland – 4’11”
Judy Garland was best known for her role as Dorothy in the classic movie,
The Wizard of OZ.
But, did you know Garland wasn’t much taller than a munchkin? And
remember, those ruby red slippers weren’t exactly high heels. Her
daughter, famed entertainer
Liza Minelli, is only 5’4”. Garland’s other daughter, Minelli’s half sister Lorna Luft, is also the same height. In the biopic,
Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows
(2001), Garland was portrayed by two different actresses who were much
taller than she ever was. Tammy Blanchard, who is 5’6”, played the young
Judy. Judy Davis who is 5’5” portrayed the older Garland.
6. Lea Michele – 5’2.5
Lea Michele
might not be very tall, but she has a big voice at only 5’2.5. However,
some sources say she is a little taller at 5’3”. Either way, she
doesn’t appear to be that short on screen, but she is. Her
Glee co-star and alleged real life rival,
Naya Rivera
is a little taller than she is at 5’5”. Lea Michele isn’t even the
shortest actress on the show. That honor would go to Lauren Potter, who
plays Becca. She’s 4’9” inches tall, but her diminutive stature is
probably due to her Down syndrome, which can cause shortened height.
5. Mary-Kate Olsen – 5’0
Actress and clothing designer
Mary-Kate Olsen is known for being very petite at only 5 feet tall. She is one inch shorter than her sister
Ashley,
who is 5’1”. Contrary to rumors, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen are not
identical twins, but actually sororal twins (meaning, the female version
of fraternal twins). In addition to height, Mary-Kate is left-handed
and Ashley is right-handed, but if you look at their faces, and ignore
their hands and height, you would most certainly think they are
identical twins. Mary-Kate has been dating
Olivier Sarkozy since 2012, who is a lot taller than she is , at 6’3” tall.
4. Estelle Getty – 4’10.5
The late Estelle Getty was best known for her role on the classic sitcom
The Golden Girls,
as Bea Arthur’s television mother, Sophia. While Bea Arthur was a lot
taller than Getty at 5’10”, Getty was actually one year younger than
Arthur was. However, the height difference definitely provided a comedic
foil between the two actresses. Height difference was also used for
comedic effect in the Getty flick
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot, which co-starred the 5’10” action hero,
Sylvester Stallone. However, that might have been the only funny part of the movie, as it was universally panned and won multiple
Razzie Awards.
3. Lena Dunham – 5’3″
Girls star
Lena Dunham
is known for spreading a message of positive body image and acceptance
and not denying her height is a part of that message, except for the
time she wore Christian Louboutin heels to the 2013 Golden Globe awards.
The six-inch patent leather peep-toe stilettos were nearly impossible
to walk in and Dunham stumbled not only on the red carpet, but also when
she was going up to accept her award, she nearly fell. Today, Dunham
chooses shoes that are slightly easier to walk-in. But hey, you can’t
blame a short girl for trying.
2. Jada Pinkett Smith – 4’11.5
Jada Pinkett Smith
may be less than 5 feet tall, but that doesn’t stop her from being
considered one of Hollywood’s hottest properties. Pinkett is 4’11.5 and
has even said, “When you start adding half-inches to your official
height, you know you’re short.” Currently starring as Fish Mooney on the
Fox hit
Gotham, her character is a gangster, even though she
might not be tall enough to be intimidating. Unfortunately, Smith
recently announced she was leaving the show. And of course, it goes
without saying that Smith goes for much taller men. Her husband
Will Smith towers over her at 6’2”.
1. Zelda Rubinstein – 4’3″
Zelda Rubinstein is best known for her role as Tangina Barrons, in all three of the horror trilogy classic films,
Poltergeist. Rubinstein also played the re-occurring character Giny Weedon for 44 episodes of the David E. Kelley drama
Picket Fences, from 1992-1994. The actress also co-hosted
The Strangest Places on Earth, which was a show that ran on the SyFy network from 2002-2006, with another famous horror actress,
Linda Blair. If you were wondering, Blair was much taller than Rubinstein, but not really tall at all, ranking in at just 5 feet.
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