Francine York, standing tall at an exact 5ft 8 (172.7 cm), was an American actress and model whose height became a defining aspect of her career and image. Known for roles in films like The Doll Squad, Cannon for Cordoba, Cracking Up, and The Family Man, she embraced her stature, once quoted in 1965: "I'm a big girl, so I belong on the big screen... I used to lose a lot of roles because of my height. I'm really 5 feet 8 inches, but when I wasn't getting the parts I was trying out for, I said I was 5 feet 7 inches and they started casting me."
Described in Fantasy Femmes of Sixties Cinema as "standing five-foot-eight and measuring 38-23-35," her height helped her land Italian roles by accentuating her commanding presence.