How tall is Melissa McCarthy?

Melissa McCarthy's listed height is 157 cm (5'2"). She is taller than about 16% of women in the United States.

Where 157 cm sits among women in the United States

Taller than about 16% of women in the United States born in 1970 (average 164 cm).

McCarthy next to her co-stars

Allison Janney is 26 cm taller than Melissa McCarthy (183 cm), Spy co-star.

Maya Rudolph is 11 cm taller than Melissa McCarthy (168 cm), Bridesmaids co-star.

Chris Hemsworth is 33 cm taller than Melissa McCarthy (190 cm), Thor: Love and Thunder co-star.

About Melissa McCarthy

Melissa McCarthy is an American actress, comedian and producer, born on 26 August 1970 in Plainfield. She has received two Primetime Emmy Awards and nominations for two Academy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2016.

She won her first Emmy for playing Molly Flynn on the CBS sitcom Mike & Molly, and the second for hosting Saturday Night Live. She earned Academy Award nominations for Bridesmaids and for Can You Ever Forgive Me?. Her comedies include Identity Thief, The Heat, Spy and Ghostbusters, and she played Ursula in The Little Mermaid. She and her husband founded On the Day Productions.

At a listed 157 cm (5'2"), McCarthy is 26 cm shorter than Allison Janney, who is listed at 183 cm (6'0"), her co-star in Spy. Maya Rudolph, from Bridesmaids, is listed at 168 cm (5'6") and is 11 cm taller than she is, and Chris Hemsworth, from Thor: Love and Thunder, is listed at 190 cm (6'3") and is 33 cm taller. She is married to Ben Falcone.

Frequently asked

How tall is Melissa McCarthy in feet and inches? Melissa McCarthy is 5'2" tall, which is 157 cm, 61.8 inches or 1.57 m.

How tall is Melissa McCarthy compared to Allison Janney? Allison Janney is 26 cm taller than Melissa McCarthy: 183 cm (6'0") vs 157 cm (5'2").

How tall is Melissa McCarthy compared to Maya Rudolph? Maya Rudolph is 11 cm taller than Melissa McCarthy: 168 cm (5'6") vs 157 cm (5'2").

How tall is Melissa McCarthy compared to Chris Hemsworth? Chris Hemsworth is 33 cm taller than Melissa McCarthy: 190 cm (6'3") vs 157 cm (5'2").

Is Melissa McCarthy tall for women in the United States? At 157 cm she is taller than about 16% of women in the United States born in 1970, whose average height is 164 cm.

Sources

• Melissa McCarthy on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Melissa McCarthy on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 157 cm.
• Melissa McCarthy 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

• Amy Poehler — 157 cm · 5'2"
• Janeane Garofalo — 155 cm · 5'1"
• Ali Wong — 160 cm · 5'3"
• Gilbert Gottfried — 160 cm · 5'3"
• Kate McKinnon — 162 cm · 5'4"
• Mindy Kaling — 163 cm · 5'4"

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