Tallwomen.org - Famous Tall Ladies

20.11.2008

Famous Tall Ladies
(5'10" or taller)

Kristen Johnson (is she really 6'0" ?), Ben Stiller (5'8") and Brooke Shields (6'0)

This is a much viewed section of tallwomen.org. Does it help to be a tall woman if you want to become famous? Well, judging from the list below it certainly won't do you any harm.

As I keep saying: "The sky's the limit. Virtually!"

Check out CelebHeights - it's "an Entertainment News Database that offers commentary and quotes on the heights of Celebrities". Thanks to Tom for the suggestion.

Over 7'0" (Back top)

Sandy Allen was 7'7 1/4" and therefore The World's Second Tallest Woman. Sandy told kids "It's OK To Be Different!" Please note that her official homepage is down. Her pictures are still available here though. Sandy has an entry in the Internet Movie Database and I will make sure that her life and legacy will be cherished.

Between 6'7" and 7'0" (Back top)

USA Basketball Coach Anne Donovan (Seattle Storm) is 6'8". Here's a very interesting article about Anne.
Interesting article about Atlanta Dream Center Katie Feenstra (6'8"). Check out her WNBA Player Profile.

Kara Wolters is 6'7", beautiful and is married to a guy who is 6'2". She also runs the Kara Kares Foundation - "The Kara Kares Foundation has recently dedicated its efforts to raise money for a cause very dear to the Wolters family. Kara Wolters’ mother passed away over a year ago after battling lung cancer for 2 1/2 years."
The Recht Sisters Ann and Claire (both 6'7") were contesting the "tallest living female twins" tag. They have been recognised by Guinness as the tallest recorded female twins. Another Recht link.

Shorter than 6'7" (Back top)

Detroit Shock Center Kara Braxton is 6'6".
Atlanta Dream Center Chantelle Anderson is 6'6".
USA and Chicago Sky Star Sylvia Fowles is 6'6".
Basketball-player and model Carolyn Moos has her own website! She is 6'6".

Shorter than 6'6" (Back top)

Kim Blacklock at Caroline's on Broadway

The World's Tallest Female Comic Kim Blacklock is 6'5 1/2" (Biography - the height stated by imdb.com is wrong)
Kim is a regular performer at Caroline's on Broadway!

2008 Olympic Shot Put Champion Valerie Vili from New Zealand is 6'5"
6'5" Australian basketball-star Lauren Jackson poses in the nude and causes Storm (pun intended!)
Now she poses for swim-suits!
Article about Lisa Leslie-Lockwood - 6'5"
Now the second tallest known female twins: Heidi and Heather Burge are 6'5" each. Here's a link - by twinstuff.com

Shorter than 6'5" (Back top)

Czech Long-distance swimmer Yvetta Hlavacova is 6'4" 1/4"

Svetlana Pankratova is 6'4" and the world's "leggiest woman" (her legs measure 132cm / 52" according to Guinness World Records)
L.A. Sparks Olympienne Candace Parker is 6'4"
Sacramento Monarchs Coach Monique Ambers is 6'4" and a wonderful friend
Japanese (yes, Japanese!) model Megumi Kawamura is 6'4"
WNBA star Tangela Smith is 6'4" and wants to "start a clothing and shoe line for tall women"

L'Wren Scott (6'3") and Mick Jagger (5'8")

Mick Jagger's girlfriend L'Wren Scott is 6'4"
Italian Basketball Goddess Elena Paparazzo is 6'4" (Italian)

Shorter than 6'4" (Back top)

Katrina Hancock, 6'3"

Sports Reporter / Anchor Katrina Hancock is 6'3"
Shirley Eson-Korito aka Sky of American Gladiators fame is 6'3"
Sacramento Monarchs player Yolanda Griffith is 6'3"
Sacramento Monarchs player DeMya Walker is 6'3"
Sacramento Monarchs player Rebekkah Brunson is 6'3"
Sacramento Monarchs player Erin Buescher is 6'3"
Fox News journalist Laurie Dhue is 6'3" (Biography)
Model and Pro Boxer Jennifer Childers is 6'3"
US Beach-Volleyball Player Kerri Walsh is 6'3"
Comedienne Judy Gold is 6'3"
Corey Parks is the 6'3" ex-bassplayer of HeavyRock Band "Nashville Pussy"
The amazingly impressive and famous 6'3" Gabrielle Reece
Here are several Gabby Reece Pictures!

Shorter than 6'3" (Back top)

Croatian High-jumper Blanka Vlasic is 6'2 1/2"
Russian Tennis-Player Elena Bovina is 6'2 1/2"
Lindsay Davenport is 6'2 1/2" - more

Current Miss Tall International Billie Jean Morrison is 6'2"
Comedienne Hailey Boyle is 6'2" and both funny and confident. A strong woman indeed.
Singer Phyllis Hyman was 6'2" (Biography)
US Olympic Softball Pitcher Cat Osterman is 6'2"

U.S. Powerlifter Melissa Garrett is 6'2" and very powerful (obviously)
Nigerian supermodel Oluchi Onweagba is 6'2" (Biography)
Director, Producer, Writer, Editor Veronica Craven is 6'2" (Filmography)
Hollywood Star (of yesteryear) Dorothy Ford is 6'2" - I wasn't aware of the fact that she's still alive. (Biography)
World-class Heptathlete Austra Skujyte is 6'2"
Diana and Dawn Meier are The Tall Twins - the tallest identical twins in entertainment at 6'2"
Pro-Golfer May Wood is 6'2"
Correction: According to MSN News the 2004 Wimbledon Champion Maria Sharapova from Russia is now 6'2" (when this interview was conducted she was still 6'0")
Bodybuilder Nicole Bass is 6'2". Note: I'm not sure she is the ultimate role-model when it comes to being feminine but she is well-known / famous enough to be on here. Her website contains nudity and is not suitable for minors!
Humourist and motivational speaker Jeanne Robertson is 6'2"
Paula McGee - Reverend and former basketball-player is 6'2"
Former Playboy model Cara Michelle Meschter is 6'2" (Biography)

Cleopatra Jones Poster - R.I.P. Tamara Dobson

With regret I have to report that Tamara Dobson (of Cleopatra Jones fame) who was 6'2" has died in a Baltimore hospital on October 5th 2006. Tamara was 59. R.I.P. Tamara! More...
High-jumper Amy Acuff is 6'2"
Belarus shotputter Yanina Korolchik is 6'2" and very attractive
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy is 6'2"

Shorter than 6'2" (Back top)

Author/Blogger Susannah Breslin is 6'1 3/4"
Monika Schnarre is 6'1 3/4" - according to a contact who has been in touch with her (Biography)

Karin Rodrigues, a Brazilian Volleyball-player, is 6'1 1/2"
Suzie Plakson is 6'1 1/2" (Biography)

Tennis-Goddess and 2005 Wimbledon Champion Venus Williams is 6'1 1/2"

Gospel Singer Yolanda Adams is 6'1" and will be launching her Tall Couture Line "Yolanda's Clozet" in 2008 (Biography)
Spanish Supermodel Natalia Mesa Bush is 6'1" and (may I say it?) HOT!
Miss Universe 1998 Wendy Fitzwilliam is 6'1"
Miss Universe 2003 Amelia Vega is 6'1"
LGPA golfing prospect May Wood is 6'1" (the article doesn't state her height specifically)
US Olympic Volleyballer Logan Tom is 6'1"
Pro-Golfer Catherine Cartwright is 6'1" (more info)
Susan Phelan is 6'1" - she's a former pro-wrestler with POWW and now a professional musician with a band called Rexway
Gorgeous Brazilian model Ana Hickmann is 6'1" - her website is in Portugese
Australian model and novelist Tara Moss is 6'1"
British supermodel Jodie Kidd is 6'1" (she said so in a BBC-Interview)
Rod Stewart's girlfriend Penny Lancaster is 6'1"
Fashion-designer Anna Scholz is 6'1"
British long-jumper Jade Johnson is 6'1"
Female jockey Louise Moeller is 6'1"
English Actress Claire Stansfield is 6'1" (Biography)
Comedian Pam Stone is 6'1"
She has her own syndicated radio show now - The Pam Stone Show
Janet Reno is 6'1"
Janet McTeer is 6'1" (Biography)

Brigitte Nielsen who is 6'1" starred in the movie "She's too tall"

Brigitte Nielsen is 6'1" (Biography)
Watch a clip from "She's Too Tall"
Tennis-Player Alexandra Stevenson is 6'1" (Pictures)

Shorter than 6'1" (Back top)

UK Model and Presenter Lisa Butcher is 6'0" and the new face of Long Tall Sally

Robin Coleman - aka Hellga of American Gladiators and one of the World's Strongest Women is 6'0"
Model / Actress / Personal Trainer Kerstin Khalfani is 6'0"
2007 American Idol winner Jordin Sparks is 6'0" (Biography)
Alice Panikian (Miss Universe Canada) is 6'0" - thanks to Marie for the info
Tall Royalty? Yes, they're out there as well. In the UK in this specific case: Lady Victoria Hervey (daughter of the 6th Marquess of Bristol) is 6'0" and quite a "babe"
Blues / Folk Singer Judy Henske is 6'0" (Profile)
Wimbledon has just started and here's the first of two tall tennis goddesses. The very beautiful Ana Ivanovic is 6'0"

Conservative author and commentator Ann Coulter is 6'0" (Biography)
TV host, fashion-designer and model Kimora Lee Simmons is 6'0" (Check out her Wikipedia entry)
Actress Mariel Hemingway is 6'0" (Biography)
Actress Veruschka von Lehndorff is 6'0" (Biography)
Actress Maitland Ward is 6'0" (Biography)
Yet another US Softball Player who is 6'0": Stacey Nuveman
USA Softball Pitcher Jennie Finch is 6'0"
Mick Jagger's Ex-Wife Jerry Hall is 6'0" (Biography)
Pretty Canadian violinist Lara St. John is just over 6'0"
Canadian pianist / jazz-singer Carol Welsman is 6'0" (Article)
Actress / Writer / Comedienne Aisha Tyler is 6'0" (Biography)
Australian Rap-Singer Jessy Moss is 6'0"
VIP's Molly Culver is 6'0" (Biography)
Brenda Strong is 6'0" (Biography)
Austrian Snowboarder Gitti Köck is 6'0"
Teenage Hawaiian golfing sensation Michelle Wie is 6'0"
The late Debby Welsh, senior flight-attendant of the ill-fated United Flight 93, was 6'0". (Thanks to Johnny for the info)
Go and watch the movie!
English folk-singer Beth Orton is 6'0"
English Actress Saffron Burrows is 6'0" (Biography)
Alison Janney is 6'0" (Biography)
Macy Gray is 6'0"
Geena Davis is 6'0" (Biography)
Terry Farrell is 6'0" (Biography)
Kristen Johnston is 6'0" (Biography)
Elle MacPherson is 6'0" (Biography)
Brooke Shields is 6'0" (Biography)
Brooke's official Website is coming soon!
Uma Thurman is 6'0" (Biography)
The new and official Uma Thurman Website
Marjorie Monaghan is 6'0" (Biography)
Another Link (Now recognised as the official Website)

Shorter than 6'0" (Back top)

British discus-thrower Shelley Newman is 5'11 3/4" and very attractive

Sigourney Weaver is 5'11 1/2" (Biography)
Desperate Housewives Star Brenda Strong is 5'11 1/2" (Biography)
Russian Tennis-Player Dinara Safina is 5'11 1/2"

Dutch model Joukje Venema is 5'11 1/4"

Sydney Tamiia Poitier (daughter of Sidney Poitier) is 5'11" (Biography)
Country Music Sweetheart Taylor Swift is 5'11" (Biography)
"Catwoman" Julie Newmar is 5'11" (Biography). Thanks to 6'1 1/2" Amanda for the info.
Actress Adrianne Palicki is 5'11" (Biography)
Former Canadian Olympic Rower Silken Laumann is 5'11" (Biography). Thanks to 6'3 1/2" Elizabeth for the info.
New York Radio Host Wendy Williams is 5'11" (Wikipedia entry)
Russian Tennis Pro Elena Dementieva is 5'11"
Actress Rebecca Romijn is 5'11" (Biography)
Former Beauty Queen, now Pianist and Fox News Anchor Lauren Green is 5'11" (Biography)
Check out Lauren's Wikipedia entry
Indian model / actress and former Miss World Yukta Mookhey is 5'11". I've been told by my Indian friend Mehul that Indian women claim to be shorter than they actually are because of societal reasons. Let's hope this will change soon!
Model / Actress Rachel Hunter is beautiful, 5'11" and probably the best thing ever to come out of New Zealand - and that includes the All Blacks! (Biography)
Actress Missi Pyle is 5'11" (Biography)
Supermodel Shalom Harlow is 5'11" (Biography)
Donald Trump's (current) wife Melania Knauss is 5'11" (Biography)
Scottish Actress Tilda Swinton is 5'11" (Biography)
Slovak Model Adriana Karembeu (nee Sklenarikova) is 5'11"
Tennis babe Nicole Vaidisova is 5'11"
WCW Babe Stacy Keibler is 5'11" (Biography)
Model / Actress Tyra Banks is 5'11" (Biography)
Model / Actress Gisele Bundchen is 5'11" (Biography)
US Sprint Babe Marion Jones is 5'11"
US Olympic Swimmer Haley Cope is 5'11" and gorgeous
Canadian Poker Pro (yes, Poker Pro) Evelyn Ng is 5'11"
Musician Gale Revilla is 5'11" and finds this website inspirational. Thanks, Gale!
Listen to some of her music here.
Susan Anton is 5'11" (Biography)

Lena Olin is 5'11"

Actress Lena Olin is 5'11" (Biography)
Mercedes Ruehl (The Fisher King) is 5'11" (Biography)
Swedish Golf-Pro Catrin Nilsmark is 5'11"
The gorgeous Kristanna Loken is 5'11" (Biography)
Slovakian Tennis-Player Daniela Hantuchova is 5'11"
English children's books author Claire Rosemary Jane is 5'11"
With regret I have to report that Anna Nicole Smith who was 5'11" has died in a Hollywood, FL hospital on February 8th 2007. Anna Nicole was 39. R.I.P. Anna Nicole! More...
High-jumper Amy Acuff is 6'2"
is 5'11" (Biography)
Famke Janssen is 5'11" (Biography)
Country-Singer Terri Clark is 5'11"
Lucy Lawless is 5'11" (Biography)

Shorter than 5'11" (Back top)

Swedish Supermodel / Playmate of the Year 1997 Victoria Silvstedt is 5'10 3/4" (Biography)
Michelle Obama is 5'10 3/4" (Biography)

Actress / Singer Grace Jones is 5'10 1/2" (Biography)
Former Playboy Playmate / Actress Victoria Silvstedt is 5'10 1/2" (Biography)
The beautiful Italian actress Maria Grazia Cucinotta is 5'10 1/2" (Biography)
Nicole Kidman is 5'10 1/2" (Biography)
Actress Laura Dern is 5'10 1/2" (Biography)
Singer / Actress Carly Simon is 5'10 1/2" (Biography)

Padma Lakshmi (5'10") and her husband Salman Rushdie

Beach Volleyball Goddess Misty May-Treanor is 5'10"
Actress Joan Allen is 5'10" (Biography)
Actress / model Beau Garrett is 5'10" (Biography)
Supermodel, actress and TV chef Padma Lakshmi is 5'10"
(Former) pro-wrestler Joanie Laurer aka Chyna is 5'10" (Biography)
Actress / model Rie Rasmussen is 5'10" (Biography)
Actress Kelly Lynch is 5'10" (Biography)
Actress Jacinda Barrett is 5'10" (Biography)
I just watched American Pie again so I checked: "Stifler's Mum" Jennifer Coolidge is 5'10" (Biography)
24's Jean Smart is 5'10" (Biography)
Actress Sally Kellerman is 5'10" (Biography)
Hulk Hogan's daughter Brooke is a singer and 5'10"
Courtney Love is 5'10" (Biography)
Actress Wendy Malick is 5'10" (Biography)
Actress Mageina Tovah is 5'10" (Biography)
UK Sitcom star Penelope Keith is 5'10" (Biography)
Multi-Talent Queen Latifah is 5'10" (Biography)
Model / Actress Naomi Campbell is 5'10" (Biography)
Gorgeous Actress Daisy Fuentes is 5'10" (Biography)
Actress Peta Wilson is 5'10" (Biography)
Kelly McGillis is 5'10" (Biography)
Actress Connie Nielsen is 5'10" (Biography)
Actress Alexandra Paul is 5'10" (Biography)
Actress Stephanie Seymour is 5'10" (Biography)
Beautiful Scouser Kim Cattrall is 5'10" (Biography)
The gorgeous Mira Sorvino is also 5'10" (Biography)
Jules Asner is 5'10" (Biography)
Boxer Leila Ali (daughter of Muhammad Ali) is 5'10"
Elizabeth Jagger - daughter of Mick and Jerry Hall - is 5'10" (Biography)
Tennis-Goddess Serena Williams is 5'10"
Actress Jane Leeves (Frasier) is 5'10" (Biography)
Australian Singer Delta Goodrem is 5'10"
The teenage English jazz singer Joss Stone is 5'10"
Model / Actress Angie Everhart is 5'10" (Biography)
Singer / Actress Mandy Moore is 5'10" (Biography)
Katey Sagal is 5'10" (Biography)
Laura Prepon (That 70's Show) is 5'10" (Biography)
The gorgeous Sean Young is 5'10" (Biography)
Minnie Driver is 5'10" (Biography)
Elizabeth Berkley is 5'10" (Biography)
Natasha Henstridge is 5'10" (Biography)
Anjelica Huston is 5'10" (Biography)
Kelly Lynch is 5'10" (Biography)
Mariette Hartley is 5'10" (Biography)
Lynn Redgrave is 5'10" (Biography)
Leelee Sobieski is 5'10" (Biography)
Christine Lahti is 5'10" (Biography)
Liv Tyler is 5'10" (Biography)
Shannon Tweed is 5'10" (Biography)
Jenna Elfman is 5'10" (Biography)
Daryl Hannah is 5'10" (Biography)

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