Elke Sommer, precisely 5ft 6 (167.6 cm) tall, is a German actress, model, singer, painter, and entertainer whose statuesque yet petite height defined her iconic glamorous image in 1960s cinema.
Her 5ft 6 stature perfectly complemented her roles as alluring bombshells in films like A Shot in the Dark opposite Peter Sellers, The Prize for Hitchcock, Deadlier Than the Male, and horror classics such as Lisa and the Devil and Baron Blood.
- Starred in Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! and The Venetian Affair, where her 167.6 cm height enhanced her elegant, seductive screen presence.
- Featured in And Then There Were None and Carry on Behind, leveraging her exact 5ft 6 frame for versatile, captivating performances.
Sommer's height was central to her modeling career and enduring status as a European sex symbol.