How tall is Maureen O'Hara?

Maureen O'Hara's listed height was 172 cm (5'8"). She was taller than about 99% of women in Ireland.

Where 172 cm sits among women in Ireland

Taller than about 99% of women in Ireland born in 1920 (average 157.2 cm).

O'Hara next to her co-stars

John Wayne is 21 cm taller than Maureen O'Hara (193 cm), The Quiet Man co-star.

Charles Laughton is the same height than Maureen O'Hara (172 cm), Jamaica Inn co-star.

Henry Fonda is 13 cm taller than Maureen O'Hara (185 cm), Spencer's Mountain co-star.

About Maureen O'Hara

Maureen O'Hara was an Irish and American actress and singer, born on 17 August 1920 in Ranelagh. She was raised in Dublin in a Catholic family and trained with the Rathmines Theatre Company from the age of 10 and at the Abbey Theatre from the age of 14. She died on 24 October 2015.

Her screen test was judged unsatisfactory, but Charles Laughton saw potential and arranged for her to co-star with him in Alfred Hitchcock's Jamaica Inn in 1939. She moved to Hollywood that year for The Hunchback of Notre Dame and was given a contract by RKO Pictures. She became successful through the 1940s to the 1960s, often playing heroines in Westerns and adventure films, and worked with director John Ford and John Wayne. She earned the nickname the Queen of Technicolor.

O'Hara stood a listed 172 cm (5'8"), the same listed height as Charles Laughton, her Jamaica Inn co-star. John Wayne, her co-star in The Quiet Man, is listed at 193 cm (6'4"), 21 cm taller than O'Hara. Henry Fonda, who appeared with her in Spencer's Mountain, is listed at 185 cm (6'1"), 13 cm taller.

Frequently asked

How tall is Maureen O'Hara in feet and inches? Maureen O'Hara was 5'8" tall, which is 172 cm, 67.7 inches or 1.72 m.

How tall is Maureen O'Hara compared to John Wayne? John Wayne is 21 cm taller than Maureen O'Hara: 193 cm (6'4") vs 172 cm (5'8").

How tall is Maureen O'Hara compared to Charles Laughton? Charles Laughton is the same height than Maureen O'Hara: 172 cm (5'8") vs 172 cm (5'8").

How tall is Maureen O'Hara compared to Henry Fonda? Henry Fonda is 13 cm taller than Maureen O'Hara: 185 cm (6'1") vs 172 cm (5'8").

Is Maureen O'Hara tall for women in Ireland? At 172 cm she was taller than about 99% of women in Ireland born in 1920, whose average height is 157.2 cm.

Sources

• Maureen O'Hara on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Maureen O'Hara on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 172 cm.
• Maureen O'Hara 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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