Over two months have passed since the last Famous Females of Height update. Thanks to three readers' input and my recent spate of watching old movies starring tall female actors, this update is longer than usual.
Here are the tall additions to the list:
5'8" – Greta Gerwig – actress – film, Lola Versus
5'8" – Bianca Kajlich – actress – television, Rules of Engagement
5'9" - Alexis Smith (photo right) - actress - film, The Horn Blows at Midnight
5'10" - Haydyn Gwynne - royalty – Netherlands
5'10" - Princess Maxima - actress, UK - source Sarahjane
5'11" – Kate Bock – model – Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Rookie of the Year - source Joni Roberts
6'0" - Jessica Williams - actress - television, The Daily Show - source Meg
6'1" - Aimee Mullins - actress, athlete, model - According to Wikipedia, "She was born with a medical condition that resulted in the amputation of both of her lower legs" and she is "able to change her height between 5 ft 8 in and 6 ft 1 in by changing her (prosthetic) legs."
Femulator attending the Atlanta Cotillion, 2009.
Hedy Lamarr, actress and radio pioneer.