How tall is Jayne Mansfield?

Jayne Mansfield's listed height was 168 cm (5'6"). She was taller than about 80% of women in the United States.

Where 168 cm sits among women in the United States

Taller than about 80% of women in the United States born in 1933 (average 162.1 cm).

Mansfield next to her co-stars

Edward G. Robinson is 3 cm shorter than Jayne Mansfield (165 cm), Illegal co-star.

Walter Matthau is 21 cm taller than Jayne Mansfield (189 cm), A Guide for the Married Man co-star.

Janet Leigh is 2 cm shorter than Jayne Mansfield (166 cm), Pete Kelly's Blues co-star.

About Jayne Mansfield

Jayne Mansfield was an American actress, Playboy Playmate and singer, born on 19 April 1933 in Bryn Mawr. She was known for her numerous publicity stunts. Her professional name came from her first husband, public relations professional Paul Mansfield. She died on 29 June 1967, at age 34.

Mansfield played the fictional actress Rita Marlowe in Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? on Broadway in 1955 and 1956, winning a Theatre World Award, and she reprised the role in the 1957 film. Her other film roles include The Girl Can't Help It, which won her a Golden Globe Award for New Star, The Wayward Bus, Too Hot to Handle and Promises! Promises!. In the last of those, she became the first American actress to perform a nude scene in a starring film role.

Mansfield stood a listed 168 cm (5'6"). Edward G. Robinson, listed at 165 cm (5'5"), was 3 cm shorter than her, and they appeared together in Illegal. Walter Matthau, listed at 189 cm (6'2"), was 21 cm taller, and they appeared together in A Guide for the Married Man. Janet Leigh, listed at 166 cm (5'5"), was 2 cm shorter, and they appeared together in Pete Kelly's Blues.

Frequently asked

How tall is Jayne Mansfield in feet and inches? Jayne Mansfield was 5'6" tall, which is 168 cm, 66.1 inches or 1.68 m.

How tall is Jayne Mansfield compared to Edward G. Robinson? Edward G. Robinson is 3 cm shorter than Jayne Mansfield: 165 cm (5'5") vs 168 cm (5'6").

How tall is Jayne Mansfield compared to Walter Matthau? Walter Matthau is 21 cm taller than Jayne Mansfield: 189 cm (6'2") vs 168 cm (5'6").

How tall is Jayne Mansfield compared to Janet Leigh? Janet Leigh is 2 cm shorter than Jayne Mansfield: 166 cm (5'5") vs 168 cm (5'6").

Is Jayne Mansfield tall for women in the United States? At 168 cm she was taller than about 80% of women in the United States born in 1933, whose average height is 162.1 cm.

Sources

• Jayne Mansfield on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Jayne Mansfield on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 168 cm.
• Jayne Mansfield 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.