How tall is Jean Harlow?

Jean Harlow's listed height was 156 cm (5'1"). She was taller than about 32% of women in the United States.

Where 156 cm sits among women in the United States

Taller than about 32% of women in the United States born in 1911 (average 159.4 cm).

Harlow next to her co-stars

Clark Gable is 28 cm taller than Jean Harlow (184 cm), China Seas co-star.

Spencer Tracy is 19 cm taller than Jean Harlow (175 cm), Libeled Lady co-star.

Mickey Rooney is 1 cm taller than Jean Harlow (157 cm), Reckless co-star.

About Jean Harlow

Jean Harlow was an American actress, born Harlean Harlow Carpenter on 3 March 1911 in Kansas City. She died on 7 June 1937, at the age of 26. Known for portraying bad girl characters, she was the leading sex symbol of the early 1930s and a defining figure of the pre-Code era of American cinema. She was nicknamed the Blonde Bombshell and the Platinum Blonde.

Harlow was first signed by Howard Hughes, who directed her first major role in Hell's Angels in 1930. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer bought out her contract in 1932 and cast her in leading roles in a string of hits built on her comedic talent, including Red-Headed Woman, Red Dust, Dinner at Eight, Reckless and Suzy. She was in the film industry for only nine years, and in 1999 the American Film Institute ranked her number 22 on its list of greatest female screen legends.

Harlow stood a listed 156 cm (5'1"). She was 28 cm shorter than Clark Gable, listed at 184 cm (6'0"), her co-star in China Seas. She was also 19 cm shorter than Spencer Tracy, listed at 175 cm (5'9"), with whom she appeared in Libeled Lady.

Frequently asked

How tall is Jean Harlow in feet and inches? Jean Harlow was 5'1" tall, which is 156 cm, 61.4 inches or 1.56 m.

How tall is Jean Harlow compared to Clark Gable? Clark Gable is 28 cm taller than Jean Harlow: 184 cm (6'0") vs 156 cm (5'1").

How tall is Jean Harlow compared to Spencer Tracy? Spencer Tracy is 19 cm taller than Jean Harlow: 175 cm (5'9") vs 156 cm (5'1").

How tall is Jean Harlow compared to Mickey Rooney? Mickey Rooney is 1 cm taller than Jean Harlow: 157 cm (5'2") vs 156 cm (5'1").

Is Jean Harlow tall for women in the United States? At 156 cm she was taller than about 32% of women in the United States born in 1911, whose average height is 159.4 cm.

Sources

• Jean Harlow on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Jean Harlow on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 156 cm.
• Jean Harlow 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.

More celebrity heights

• Anna Kendrick — 157 cm · 5'2"
• Brenda Song — 157 cm · 5'2"
• Debbie Reynolds — 157 cm · 5'2"
• Elizabeth Taylor — 157 cm · 5'2"
• Emilia Clarke — 157 cm · 5'2"
• Emilie de Ravin — 157 cm · 5'2"

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