Lee Grant, precisely 5ft 4 (162.6 cm) tall, leveraged her petite stature to deliver powerhouse performances that belied her height, becoming a Hollywood icon.
Her compact frame enhanced her intense screen presence in key roles, from the glamorous yet tormented Jennifer North in Valley of the Dolls to the Oscar-winning turn as Felicia Carp in Shampoo.
- Starred in In the Heat of the Night, Airport '77, and Omen II, where her 5ft 4 height amplified dramatic contrasts.
- Acclaimed director and documentarian, blacklisted in the 1950s but triumphant later.
- Confirmed her exact height in her memoir: "I'm five feet four."