Shelley Duvall, at exactly 5ft 7 (170.2 cm), brought a distinctive lanky elegance to her iconic roles in Hollywood. Her height perfectly complemented her slender frame as Olive Oyl in Popeye (1980), where she dyed her hair black and slimmed down barefoot to 5ft 7 at the doctor's office, embodying the character's quirky charm.
This stature amplified her vulnerability as Wendy Torrance in The Shining (1980), her wide-eyed intensity in 3 Women (1977), and her eclectic presence in films like Annie Hall (1977), Nashville (1975), Brewster McCloud (1970), McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971), Time Bandits (1981), and Frankenweenie (1990). Duvall's 170.2 cm height defined her unforgettable, towering screen persona.