Paloma Baeza, standing at an exact 5ft 3 (160 cm), is a petite British actress and director of English and Mexican heritage whose diminutive height has notably shaped her on-screen image and filming challenges.
Best known for roles in A Kid in King Arthur's Court, Far from the Madding Crowd—where her 5ft 3 frame contrasted sharply with co-star James D'Arcy's towering height, requiring boxes for romantic scenes—The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, Joseph, The Escapist, and Sunburn, Baeza's stature added unique physical dynamics to her performances.
She also directed the final segment of the anthology The House.