What was Piper Laurie's Height?

Piper Laurie, precisely 5ft 2½ (158.8 cm) tall, was an American actress whose petite stature contrasted strikingly with her commanding screen presence. Her diminutive height enhanced her Academy Award-nominated performances in The Hustler (1961) as the vulnerable Sarah Packard, Carrie (1976) as the fanatical Margaret White, and Children of a Lesser God (1986). On television, her role as the formidable Catherine Martell in Twin Peaks exemplified how her 5ft 2½ frame amplified her intense, larger-than-life characters, often leading audiences to perceive her as a "domineering giant."