How tall is Sue Lyon?

Sue Lyon's listed height was 160 cm (5'3"). She was taller than about 33% of women in the United States.

Where 160 cm sits among women in the United States

Taller than about 33% of women in the United States born in 1946 (average 163.2 cm).

Lyon next to her co-stars

Peter Sellers is 14 cm taller than Sue Lyon (174 cm), Lolita co-star.

James Mason is 20 cm taller than Sue Lyon (180 cm), Lolita co-star.

Richard Burton is 17 cm taller than Sue Lyon (177 cm), The Night of the Iguana co-star.

About Sue Lyon

Sue Lyon was an American actress, born Suellyn Lyon on 10 July 1946 in Davenport. She died on 26 December 2019. She became most famous for playing the title role in Stanley Kubrick's 1962 film adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov's novel Lolita, for which she won a Golden Globe Award.

Lyon was also nominated for a Laurel Award and a Photoplay Award for Lolita. Her early career flourished with appearances in John Huston's The Night of the Iguana, John Ford's 7 Women, the Frank Sinatra detective film Tony Rome and the George C. Scott comedy The Flim-Flam Man. Her career diminished in the 1970s, and she retired from acting after making Alligator, which was released in 1980. In 1991 she featured prominently in the artwork for the Manic Street Preachers single Stay Beautiful.

Lyon stood a listed 160 cm (5'3"). She was 14 cm shorter than Peter Sellers, listed at 174 cm (5'9"), and 20 cm shorter than James Mason, listed at 180 cm (5'11"), who both appeared with her in Lolita. She was also 17 cm shorter than Richard Burton, listed at 177 cm (5'10"), her co-star in The Night of the Iguana.

Frequently asked

How tall is Sue Lyon in feet and inches? Sue Lyon was 5'3" tall, which is 160 cm, 63 inches or 1.60 m.

How tall is Sue Lyon compared to Peter Sellers? Peter Sellers is 14 cm taller than Sue Lyon: 174 cm (5'9") vs 160 cm (5'3").

How tall is Sue Lyon compared to James Mason? James Mason is 20 cm taller than Sue Lyon: 180 cm (5'11") vs 160 cm (5'3").

How tall is Sue Lyon compared to Richard Burton? Richard Burton is 17 cm taller than Sue Lyon: 177 cm (5'10") vs 160 cm (5'3").

Is Sue Lyon tall for women in the United States? At 160 cm she was taller than about 33% of women in the United States born in 1946, whose average height is 163.2 cm.

Sources

• Sue Lyon on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Sue Lyon on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 160 cm.
• Sue Lyon 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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