Dorothy Ford's Height

5ft 11 ½ (181.6 cm)

American actress, best remembered for films such as Jack and the Beanstalk, Here Come the Co-Eds, Love Laughs at Andy Hardy, 3 Godfathers and On Our Merry Way.

In a 1947 article it mentioned how "Instead of being self-conscious about her height, she makes capital of it. By wearing very flat shoes she can tip the beam at 5 feet 11 ½ inches. But she never wears them. She affects nothing but high-heeled slippers, which cause her to tower three inches above six feet."

Dorothy weighs 143 pounds and usually is six feet three inches tall. "But," she whispered, "when I take off my shoes people are surprised. I'm really only five feet, 11 and a half. I always wear three-and-a half inch heels."[working with James Stewart and Fonda] "We were all about the same height. I look normal. I don't look like a freak." [but with Mickey Rooney] "I looked like a side-show attraction. And besides that the studio put lifts on my shoes, making me a couple of inches taller."
My height has never bothered me. In a way it has helped call attention to me, which apparently is so important in Hollywood. While I'm only 5 feet 11½ inches in my stocking feet, my high heels push me up over 6 feet.

-- LA Times, 15th Feb 1948

Tallest WomenDorothy Heights
Average Guess (11 Votes)
5ft 11.89in (182.6cm)