Linda Hunt, standing at an exact 4ft 9 (144.8 cm), is renowned for her commanding presence despite her petite stature, earning a Guinness World Record as the shortest leading actress alive.
Best known for portraying the diminutive yet formidable Hetty Lange, Operations Director on NCIS: Los Angeles, Hunt's height enhances her image as a powerhouse in a small frame, overseeing high-stakes missions with unyielding authority.
Her film career highlights include standout roles in The Year of Living Dangerously (1983), Dune (1984), Silverado (1985), Kindergarten Cop (1990), and voicing Pocahontas in the 1995 Disney animated film, where her compact height belies her versatile, larger-than-life performances.