How tall is Viola Davis?

Viola Davis's listed height is 165 cm (5'5"). She is taller than about 56% of women in the United States.

Where 165 cm sits among women in the United States

Taller than about 56% of women in the United States born in 1965 (average 164 cm).

Davis next to her co-stars

George Clooney is 15 cm taller than Viola Davis (180 cm), Syriana co-star.

Ben Affleck is 27 cm taller than Viola Davis (192 cm), Suicide Squad co-star.

Jessica Chastain is 2 cm shorter than Viola Davis (163 cm), The Help co-star.

About Viola Davis

Viola Davis is an American actress and film producer, born on 11 August 1965 in St. Matthews. Her accolades include both the Triple Crown of Acting and an EGOT. Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2012 and 2017. A graduate of Juilliard, she began her career in small stage productions in Central Falls, Rhode Island.

Davis made her Broadway debut in the August Wilson play Seven Guitars in 1996, and later won two Tony Awards for Wilson plays. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the 2016 film version of Fences. On television she became the first black actress to win the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, for How to Get Away with Murder.

At a listed 165 cm (5'5"), Davis appeared in Syriana with George Clooney, listed at 180 cm (5'11"), who is 15 cm taller than her. In Suicide Squad she appeared with Ben Affleck, listed at 192 cm (6'4"), who is 27 cm taller. Jessica Chastain, her co-star in The Help, is listed at 163 cm (5'4"), 2 cm shorter. Davis is married to Julius Tennon.

Frequently asked

How tall is Viola Davis in feet and inches? Viola Davis is 5'5" tall, which is 165 cm, 65 inches or 1.65 m.

How tall is Viola Davis compared to George Clooney? George Clooney is 15 cm taller than Viola Davis: 180 cm (5'11") vs 165 cm (5'5").

How tall is Viola Davis compared to Ben Affleck? Ben Affleck is 27 cm taller than Viola Davis: 192 cm (6'4") vs 165 cm (5'5").

How tall is Viola Davis compared to Jessica Chastain? Jessica Chastain is 2 cm shorter than Viola Davis: 163 cm (5'4") vs 165 cm (5'5").

Is Viola Davis tall for women in the United States? At 165 cm she is taller than about 56% of women in the United States born in 1965, whose average height is 164 cm.

Sources

• Viola Davis on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Viola Davis on Wikidata — nationality and dates.
• Viola Davis 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.