Welcome to Part One of my miniseries on award-winning celebs and height. This year, all three major Outstanding Leading Actress Emmy winners were petite. America Ferrera is 5'1"(Comedy-Ugly Betty), Sally Field is 5'2" (Drama-Brothers and Sisters) and Helen Mirren (Miniseries or Movie- Prime Suspect: The Final Act) is 5'4". Therefore, the average height this year is just over 5'2 1/4". But what about other years? How do these ladies compare, at least to the winners since 2001? Let's take a look (all height stats are partially from IMDB):
2006:
Comedy: Julia Louis-Dreyfus (The New Adventures of Old Christine), 5'2"
Drama: Mariska Hargitay (Law & Order: SVU), 5'7 1/2"
Miniseries or Movie: Helen Mirren (Elizabeth I), 5'4"
2006 average height: 5'4 1/2"
2005:
Comedy: Felicity Huffman (Desperate Housewives), 5'5"
Drama: Patricia Arquette (Medium), 5'1"
Miniseries or Movie: Blythe Danner (Back When We Were Grownups), 5'7"
2005 average height: a little over 5'4 1/4"
2004
Comedy: Sarah Jessica Parker (Sex and the City), 5'4"
Drama: Allison Janney (The West Wing), 6'
Miniseries or Movie: Meryl Streep (Angels in America), 5'6"
2004 average height: a little over 5'7 1/4"
2003
Comedy: Debra Messing (Will and Grace), 5'8"
Drama: Edie Falco (The Sopranos), 5'5"
Miniseries or Movie: Maggie Smith (My House in Umbria), 5'5"
2003 average height: 5'6"
2002
Comedy: Jennifer Aniston (Friends), 5'4"
Drama: Allison Janney (The West Wing), 6'
Miniseries or Movie: Laura Linney (Wild Iris), 5'7"
2002 average height: A little over 5'6 1/2"
2001
Comedy: Patricia Heaton (Everybody Loves Raymond), 5'2"
Drama: Edie Falco (The Sopranos), 5'5"
Miniseries or Movie: Judy Davis (Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows), 5'5"
2001 average height: 5'4"
The 2007 average is the shortest height average in recent years. The tallest average was in 2004, when the only actress qualified to be petite was 5'4" Sarah Jessica Parker. Generally, the average height (based on the past few years) is just under 5'5", which is just above the national average. It seems that even though there are plenty of actresses who are shorter, it's the average and tall ones who win for leading roles. But is it the same for other awards? Find out next post, when I write about Academy Award winning actresses.
Friday, September 21, 2007
Award Winning Actresses and Height, Part I
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Dan B,
Thank you for your pst. Yes, Judy Garland was super-petite at 4'11"!
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