Hayley Mills, precisely 5ft 3 ½ (161.3 cm) tall, is an English actress whose petite stature defined her iconic child star image in Disney classics. Her compact height enhanced her portrayal of youthful, innocent heroines in films like Pollyanna (1960), earning her the Academy Juvenile Award, and The Parent Trap (1961).
Daughter of Sir John Mills and sister to Juliet Mills, she debuted with a BAFTA for Most Promising Newcomer in Tiger Bay (1959) and won a Golden Globe for New Star of the Year. At 16, Mills called her 5ft 3 frame 'unfortunately' too large, yet by 18 it was praised as a 'nicely curved' asset perfectly suiting her wholesome screen presence in That Darn Cat! and Summer Magic.