7 Hollywood Actresses Who Are Shortest In Height

Do you need a good height to be an actress in Hollywood? If you think so, you are wrong. Below are some of the most popular actresses who are petite.

Estelle Getty

Estelle Getty was born in 1923 and died in 2008. The American comedian and actress was just 4’10.5″ tall. She was best known for her role in the series between 1985 and 1992, The Golden Girls. She won Emmy and Golden Globe awards too. She was married to Arthur Gettleman, who died in 2004. Both have left two children.

Mary-Kate Olsen

Height of Mary-Kate Olsen is only five feet and the actress as well as clothing designer is well known in Hollywood for being very petite. Her non-identical twin sister Ashley is 5’1″. Currently she is married to a tall guy, Olivier Sarkozy, who is 6’3″. She had earlier dated David Katzenberg, photographer Maxwell Snow and artist Nate Lowman.

Lea Michele

Born as Lea Michele Sarfati in 1986 in New York the American actress, singer and author is 5’2.5″ tall, even though some people claims she is a little taller at 5’3″. However, she does not appear short on screen. She adopted her stage name at an early age during her first audition for the role of Young Cosette in Les Miserables. Ever since then she used her new name Lea Michele professionally.

Judy Garland

Born as Frances Ethel Gumm in June 1922 and died in 1969 the American actress and singer was only 4’11” tall. She was best known for her role in The Wizard of OZ. Other notable movies of her were The Harvey Girls, Meet Me in St. Louis and Easter Parade. Her only daughter, entertainer Liza Minelli, is 5’4″.

Amy Poehler

Born in 1971 the American actress, comedian, director, producer and writer is just 5’2″ tall where as her ex-husband has an height of 6’2″. Her new beau, comedian Nick Kroll, is 5’10”.

Lucy Liu

Lucy Alexis Liu is an American- Chinese actress, singer, director and producer with height of 5’3″ only even though rumors suggest she is shorter than this. She is an artist too with credits of collages, paintings and photography presented under her Chinese name Yu Ling at many galleries. In Hollywood she is well known for her roles in movies like Kill Bill and Payback. Liu has also voiced for three of Disney’s Kung Fu Panda movies.

Kristin Chenoweth

Born as Kristi Dawn Chenoweth in 1968 the popular American actress and singer is just 4’11”. Even at such a short height she has carried herself gracefully in Hollywood. She has won many awards including a Tony Award in 1999, 2004 and 2015, and Drama Desk Awards in 1999, 2004, 2007 and 2015 for her roles in ‘You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown,’ ‘Wicked,’ ‘The Apple Tree’ and ‘On the Twentieth Century.’