How tall is Gloria Swanson?

Gloria Swanson's listed height was 150 cm (4'11"). She was taller than about 11% of women in the United States.

Where 150 cm sits among women in the United States

Taller than about 11% of women in the United States born in 1899 (average 158.7 cm).

Swanson next to her co-stars

Buster Keaton is 15 cm taller than Gloria Swanson (165 cm), Sunset Boulevard co-star.

William Holden is 29 cm taller than Gloria Swanson (179 cm), Sunset Boulevard co-star.

George Kennedy is 43 cm taller than Gloria Swanson (193 cm), Airport 1975 co-star.

About Gloria Swanson

Gloria Swanson was an American actress, born Gloria Mae Josephine Swanson on 27 March 1899 in Chicago. She died on 4 April 1983. At 15 she toured Essanay Studios in Chicago, was offered a brief walk-on for one film and then a stock-players contract, which began her career.

Swanson first achieved fame in dozens of silent films in the 1920s. She was recruited by Famous Players-Lasky and Paramount Pictures, put under contract for seven years and became a global superstar. She starred in Male and Female and Beyond the Rocks. She was nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Actress, most famously for Sunset Boulevard in 1950, which also earned her a Golden Globe Award.

Swanson stood a listed 150 cm (4'11"). She was 15 cm shorter than Buster Keaton, listed at 165 cm (5'5"), and 29 cm shorter than William Holden, listed at 179 cm (5'10"). Both appeared with her in Sunset Boulevard. She was also 43 cm shorter than George Kennedy, listed at 193 cm (6'4"), her co-star in Airport 1975.

Frequently asked

How tall is Gloria Swanson in feet and inches? Gloria Swanson was 4'11" tall, which is 150 cm, 59.1 inches or 1.50 m.

How tall is Gloria Swanson compared to Buster Keaton? Buster Keaton is 15 cm taller than Gloria Swanson: 165 cm (5'5") vs 150 cm (4'11").

How tall is Gloria Swanson compared to William Holden? William Holden is 29 cm taller than Gloria Swanson: 179 cm (5'10") vs 150 cm (4'11").

How tall is Gloria Swanson compared to George Kennedy? George Kennedy is 43 cm taller than Gloria Swanson: 193 cm (6'4") vs 150 cm (4'11").

Is Gloria Swanson tall for women in the United States? At 150 cm she was taller than about 11% of women in the United States born in 1899, whose average height is 158.7 cm.

Sources

• Gloria Swanson on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Gloria Swanson on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 150 cm.
• Gloria Swanson 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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• Kristin Chenoweth — 150 cm · 4'11"
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• Mary-Kate Olsen — 152 cm · 5'0"
• Patty Duke — 152 cm · 5'0"
• Christina Ricci — 153 cm · 5'0"

Celebrity heights are based on widely reported public figures and can vary slightly between sources.