How tall is Ellen Burstyn?

Ellen Burstyn's listed height is 170 cm (5'7"). She is taller than about 87% of women in the United States.

Where 170 cm sits among women in the United States

Taller than about 87% of women in the United States born in 1932 (average 162 cm).

Burstyn next to her co-stars

Harvey Keitel is 1 cm taller than Ellen Burstyn (171 cm), Red Dragon co-star.

Richard Dreyfuss is 5 cm shorter than Ellen Burstyn (165 cm), W. co-star.

James Caan is 6 cm taller than Ellen Burstyn (176 cm), The Yards co-star.

About Ellen Burstyn

Ellen Burstyn is an American actress, born Edna Rae Gillooly on 7 December 1932 in Detroit. She is known for her portrayals of complex women in dramas. She made her acting debut on Broadway in Fair Game in 1957, and since 2000 she has been co-president of the Actors Studio, a drama school in New York City.

Burstyn won the Academy Award for Best Actress for playing the widow Alice Hyatt in Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore in 1974, and the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for Same Time, Next Year in 1975. Her other Oscar-nominated roles were in The Last Picture Show, The Exorcist, Resurrection and Requiem for a Dream. With an Academy Award, a Tony Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards, she is one of the few performers to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting.

At a listed 170 cm (5'7"), Burstyn is a little shorter than Harvey Keitel, who is listed at 171 cm (5'7") and is 1 cm taller. They appeared together in Red Dragon. James Caan, her co-star in The Yards, is listed at 176 cm (5'9") and is 6 cm taller..

Frequently asked

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

How tall is Ellen Burstyn compared to Harvey Keitel? Harvey Keitel is 1 cm taller than Ellen Burstyn: 171 cm (5'7") vs 170 cm (5'7").

How tall is Ellen Burstyn compared to Richard Dreyfuss? Richard Dreyfuss is 5 cm shorter than Ellen Burstyn: 165 cm (5'5") vs 170 cm (5'7").

How tall is Ellen Burstyn compared to James Caan? James Caan is 6 cm taller than Ellen Burstyn: 176 cm (5'9") vs 170 cm (5'7").

Is Ellen Burstyn tall for women in the United States? At 170 cm she is taller than about 87% of women in the United States born in 1932, whose average height is 162 cm.

Sources

• Ellen Burstyn on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Ellen Burstyn on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 170 cm.
• Ellen Burstyn 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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Celebrity heights are based on widely reported public figures and can vary slightly between sources.