Anne Francis, precisely 5ft 7½ (171.5 cm) tall, was an American actress whose statuesque height defined her commanding screen presence and empowered her trailblazing roles.
Her 171.5 cm frame brought ethereal grace to Altaira in the sci-fi classic Forbidden Planet (1956), while amplifying her athletic prowess as the perky private investigator in Honey West (1965–1966), where she delivered body slams and witty one-liners with equal finesse.
Standing tall at 5ft 7 without heels, Francis once felt self-conscious about towering over girls her age, yet this height became central to her image as a strong, stereotype-challenging heroine in film and television.