How tall is Katharine Hepburn?

Katharine Hepburn's listed height was 171 cm (5'7"). She was taller than about 95% of women in the United States.

Where 171 cm sits among women in the United States

Taller than about 95% of women in the United States born in 1907 (average 159.1 cm).

Hepburn next to her co-stars

Spencer Tracy is 4 cm taller than Katharine Hepburn (175 cm), Guess Who's Coming to Dinner co-star.

Cary Grant is 16 cm taller than Katharine Hepburn (187 cm), Bringing Up Baby co-star.

John Carradine is 12 cm taller than Katharine Hepburn (183 cm), Morning Glory co-star.

About Katharine Hepburn

Katharine Hepburn was an American actress whose career as a leading lady on stage and screen spanned six decades, born on 12 May 1907 in Hartford. She was raised in Connecticut by progressive parents and began to act while at Bryn Mawr College. She died on 29 June 2003.

Favorable reviews of her Broadway work brought Hepburn to the attention of Hollywood. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her third film, Morning Glory, in 1933, but a series of commercial failures followed, including Bringing Up Baby in 1938. Known for her independence and spirited personality, she played strong-willed, sophisticated women across genres from screwball comedy to literary drama. She won a record four Academy Awards for Best Actress.

Hepburn stood a listed 171 cm (5'7"). Spencer Tracy, her co-star in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, is listed at 175 cm (5'9"), 4 cm taller than Hepburn. John Carradine, in Morning Glory, is listed at 183 cm (6'0"), 12 cm taller. Cary Grant, her co-star in Bringing Up Baby, is listed at 187 cm (6'2"), 16 cm taller.

Frequently asked

How tall is Katharine Hepburn in feet and inches? Katharine Hepburn was 5'7" tall, which is 171 cm, 67.3 inches or 1.71 m.

How tall is Katharine Hepburn compared to Spencer Tracy? Spencer Tracy is 4 cm taller than Katharine Hepburn: 175 cm (5'9") vs 171 cm (5'7").

How tall is Katharine Hepburn compared to Cary Grant? Cary Grant is 16 cm taller than Katharine Hepburn: 187 cm (6'2") vs 171 cm (5'7").

How tall is Katharine Hepburn compared to John Carradine? John Carradine is 12 cm taller than Katharine Hepburn: 183 cm (6'0") vs 171 cm (5'7").

Is Katharine Hepburn tall for women in the United States? At 171 cm she was taller than about 95% of women in the United States born in 1907, whose average height is 159.1 cm.

Sources

• Katharine Hepburn on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Katharine Hepburn on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 170 cm.
• Katharine 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.

More celebrity heights

• Astrid Berges-Frisbey — 171 cm · 5'7"
• Bruce Lee — 171 cm · 5'7"
• Emily Blunt — 171 cm · 5'7"
• Harvey Keitel — 171 cm · 5'7"
• James Dean — 171 cm · 5'7"
• Kim Basinger — 171 cm · 5'7"

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