How tall is Audrey Hepburn?

Audrey Hepburn's listed height was 170 cm (5'7"). She was taller than about 95% of women in the United Kingdom.

Where 170 cm sits among women in the United Kingdom

Taller than about 95% of women in the United Kingdom born in 1929 (average 159.5 cm).

Hepburn next to her co-stars

Mel Ferrer is 21 cm taller than Audrey Hepburn (191 cm), Wait Until Dark co-star.

William Holden is 9 cm taller than Audrey Hepburn (179 cm), Sabrina co-star.

Robert Shaw is 10 cm taller than Audrey Hepburn (180 cm), Robin and Marian co-star.

About Audrey Hepburn

Audrey Hepburn was a British actress and humanitarian, born Audrey Kathleen Ruston on 4 May 1929 in Ixelles, Brussels, into an aristocratic family. She spent parts of her childhood in Belgium, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, and attended boarding school in Kent. She studied ballet in Arnhem, Amsterdam and London, and by 1944 she was performing ballet to raise money for the resistance. She began as a chorus girl in West End musicals.

Hepburn rose to stardom in the romantic comedy Roman Holiday in 1953 alongside Gregory Peck. She became the first actress to win an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award and a BAFTA Award for the same performance, and she won a Tony Award the same year for Ondine. Her later films included Sabrina, Funny Face, The Nun's Story, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Charade and My Fair Lady.

At a listed 170 cm (5'7"), Hepburn stood shorter than Mel Ferrer, who is listed at 191 cm (6'3") and was 21 cm taller. They appeared together in Wait Until Dark. Robert Shaw, her co-star in Robin and Marian, is listed at 180 cm (5'11") and was 10 cm taller. Hepburn died on 20 January 1993.

Frequently asked

How tall is Audrey Hepburn in feet and inches? Audrey Hepburn was 5'7" tall, which is 170 cm, 66.9 inches or 1.70 m.

How tall is Audrey Hepburn compared to Mel Ferrer? Mel Ferrer is 21 cm taller than Audrey Hepburn: 191 cm (6'3") vs 170 cm (5'7").

How tall is Audrey Hepburn compared to William Holden? William Holden is 9 cm taller than Audrey Hepburn: 179 cm (5'10") vs 170 cm (5'7").

How tall is Audrey Hepburn compared to Robert Shaw? Robert Shaw is 10 cm taller than Audrey Hepburn: 180 cm (5'11") vs 170 cm (5'7").

Is Audrey Hepburn tall for women in the United Kingdom? At 170 cm she was taller than about 95% of women in the United Kingdom born in 1929, whose average height is 159.5 cm.

Sources

• Audrey Hepburn on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Audrey Hepburn on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 170 cm.
• Audrey Hepburn on TMDB — filmography and co-stars.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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