Frances McDormand, standing at exactly 5ft 5 (165.1 cm), embodies a powerful screen presence that belies her petite stature. Self-reporting her height as five foot five in a KRVS interview, she has leveraged this exact frame to portray relatable, formidable characters in iconic roles. Her Academy Award-winning performance as the pregnant police chief in Fargo highlighted how her 5ft 5 height added authenticity to the everyday Midwesterner. Career highlights include standout turns in Mississippi Burning, Burn After Reading, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, and the TV miniseries Olive Kitteridge, where her precise 165.1 cm build enhanced her no-nonsense, grounded personas across drama and comedy.