How tall is Esther Williams?
Esther Williams's listed height was 173 cm (5'8"). She was taller than about 96% of women in the United States.
Where 173 cm sits among women in the United States
Taller than about 96% of women in the United States born in 1921 (average 160.4 cm).
About Esther Williams
Esther Jane Williams was an American competitive swimmer and actress. She was born on 8 August 1921 in Inglewood and died on 6 June 2013. She set regional and national records in her late teens on the Los Angeles Athletic Club swim team, but she could not compete in the 1940 Summer Olympics because of the outbreak of World War II.
Williams joined Billy Rose's Aquacade, where she took over a role from Eleanor Holm, and in San Francisco she swam alongside Johnny Weissmuller. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer scouts noticed her there. After several small roles, an Andy Hardy film with Mickey Rooney, and A Guy Named Joe with Van Johnson, she made a series of 1940s and early 1950s films known as aquamusicals. Every year from 1945 to 1949 she had at least one film among the twenty highest-grossing of the year. In 1952 she played Annette Kellerman in Million Dollar Mermaid. She left MGM in 1956 and later made popular water-themed television specials.
Williams stood at a listed 173 cm (5'8"). She was also a successful businesswoman after her film career.
Frequently asked
How tall is Esther Williams in feet and inches? Esther Williams was 5'8" tall, which is 173 cm, 68.1 inches or 1.73 m.
Is Esther Williams tall for women in the United States? At 173 cm she was taller than about 96% of women in the United States born in 1921, whose average height is 160.4 cm.
Sources
- Esther Williams on Wikipedia — biography and career.
- Esther Williams on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 173 cm.
- Esther Williams 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.