The Tallest Actresses in the World - over 6 feet tall (TallPeople.org)

1. Maria Sharapova

Actress | Ocean's Eight

Maria began hitting tennis balls at the age of four. At the age of six, she participated in an exhibition in Moscow which featured Martina Navratilova. At the age of nine, she began training at Nick Bollettieri's Tennis Academy. During her first two years at the Academy, she was separated from her ...

2. Lindsay Kay Hayward

Actress | WWE NXT

Lindsay Kay Hayward was born on July 28, 1987 in Walnut Creek, California, USA. She is an actress, known for WWE NXT (2010), Gimme My Money and Grey's Anatomy (2005).

3. Skytriss

Actress | Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo

Skytriss is known for Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005).

4. Kim Blacklock

Actress | The Power of Few

Kim Blacklock as "The Bag" - a possible CIA operative in the spy-thriller "The Power of Few" starring Christopher Walken ("Severance"), Anthony Anderson ("Black-ish"), Christian Slater ("Mr. Robot"), & Q'Orianka Kilcher ("Yellowstone"), helped propel the feature film to #44 on IMDB.com's Movie ...

5. Lisa Leslie

Actress | Think Like a Man

Lisa Leslie is an American former professional basketball player. She is the head coach for Triplets in the BIG3 professional basketball league, as well as a studio analyst for Orlando Magic broadcasts on Fox Sports Florida.

Leslie played in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She is...

6. L'Wren Scott

Ocean's Thirteen

L'Wren Scott was born on April 28, 1964 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. She was a costume designer, known for Ocean's Thirteen (2007), Diabolique (1996) and Mercy (2000). She was married to Andrew Brand and Andrew Ladsky. She died on March 17, 2014 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.

7. Candace Parker

Actress | Thunderstruck

Candace Parker was born on April 19, 1986 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Thunderstruck (2012), Love That Girl! (2010) and Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn (2014). She has been married to Petrakova, Anna since 2019. She was previously married to Shelden Williams.

8. Rebecca Lobo

Actress | Mad About You

Rebecca Lobo was born on October 6, 1973 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Mad About You (1992), Girls5eva (2021) and Sister, Sister (1994). She has been married to Steven Joseph Rushin since April 12, 2003. They have four children.

9. Elizabeth Debicki

Actress | The Great Gatsby

Debicki was born in Paris to a Polish father and an Australian mother of Irish descent who were both dancers. When she was five, the family moved to Melbourne, where she grew up with two younger siblings. She became interested in ballet at an early age and trained as a dancer until deciding to ...

10. Gabrielle Reece

Actress | GATTACA

Gabrielle Reece was born on January 6, 1970 in La Jolla, California, and raised in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands as Gabrielle Allyse Reece. American professional volleyball player, sports announcer, fashion model, actress and producer, known for Air Bud: Spikes Back (2003), Gattaca (1997), and ...

11. Gwendoline Christie

Actress | Game of Thrones

London-based Gwendoline Christie is one of the most exciting and unique British actresses working today, having caught the industry's attention with her Emmy and Critics' Choice nominated role in the global hit HBO series "Game of Thrones." During her time on the show, she was also nominated ...

12. Dot-Marie Jones

Actress | Glee

Dot-Marie Jones was born on January 4, 1964 in Turlock, California, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Glee (2009), Bros (2022) and Greener Grass (2019). She has been married to Bridgett Casteen since December 21, 2013.

13. Shirley Eson

Self | American Gladiators

Was known as the 'den mother' to the Gladiators during her tenure on the show, due to her nurturing nature.

14. Dorothy Ford

Actress | 3 Godfathers

Dorothy Ford was born April 4, 1922 and raised in San Francisco and Santa Barbara, California, as well as in Tucson, Arizona. During school she appeared in several pageants, and after graduation went into modeling. Standing 6'2" and with measurements of 38-26-38-1/2, she was a natural for ...

15. Judy Gold

Actress | The Curse of the Jade Scorpion

Two-time 'Emmy Award' winner Judy Gold is a veteran of stand-up comedy, known for her edgy wit, sharp timing, and infamous crowd work. Consistently appealing to all generations and backgrounds, Judy can be found throughout most mediums of entertainment: TV; Film; Web-Series'; Stage; Storytelling; ...

16. Michelle Norkett

Actress | Jordon Saffron: Taste This!

Michelle Norkett was born in 1976 in the USA. She is an actress, known for Jordon Saffron: Taste This! (2009), Google Me Love (2013) and Posehna Non Grata (2022).

17. Cara Michelle Meschter

Actress | Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles

Slim, comely, and leggy brunette knockout Cara Michelle Meschter was born on February 1, 1978 in Hawaii. She's of German descent. Cara grew up on the small Hawaiian island of Molokai. Meschter began her modeling career at age fourteen in New York. Cara went on to subsequent modeling gigs in Milan, ...

18. Veronica Craven

Producer | In the Cellar

Veronica Craven is known for In the Cellar (2005), Pocahauntus (2006) and Loved Ones (2008).

19. Lindsay Davenport

Actress | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Lindsay Davenport is an American former professional tennis player. She was ranked World No.1 for a total of 98 weeks. Davenport is one of five women who have been the year-end World No. 1 at least four times (1998, 2001, 2004, and 2005) since 1975; the others are Chris Evert, Steffi Graf, Martina ...

20. Elena Bovina

Self | Open Access

21. Kerri Walsh Jennings

Actress | Wilson: Nothing Without It

Kerri Walsh Jennings was born on August 15, 1978 in San Jose, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Wilson: Nothing Without It (2015), CSI: Miami (2002) and Extreme Dodgeball (2004). She has been married to Casey Jennings since December 4, 2005. They have three children.

22. Jeanne Robertson

23. Monika Schnarre

Actress | Waxwork II: Lost in Time

At 14 Monika Schnarre was the youngest girl ever to win the prestigious Ford Modeling Agency's "Supermodel of the World" competition. At 15 she was the youngest ever to have appeared on the cover of "American Vogue" and in the pages of the coveted "Sports Illustrated" swimsuit issue.

After a short ...

24. Jennifer Wilson

Actress | BYRDwatch

Jennifer Ann Wilson is a television producer, journalist and storyteller with a background in comedy and an adventurous streak. She has run marathons with Team in Training for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, been a coach for Girls on the Run and a volunteer "Angel" with My Team Triumph helping ...

25. Valérie Wiseman

Actress | Warcraft

Valérie Wiseman is known for Warcraft (2016), The Barbarian Invasions (2003) and Bad Santa 2 (2016).

26. Jodie Kidd

Actress | Mad Cows

Jodie Kidd was born on September 25, 1978 in Canterbury, Kent, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Mad Cows (1999), The Fast Show (1994) and Full Throttle Famous (2005). She was previously married to David Blakeley and Aidan Butler.

27. Ireland Baldwin

Actress | Grudge Match

Ireland Baldwin was born on October 23, 1995 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Grudge Match (2013), Goofy Chefs and A Dark Foe (2020).

28. Amy Acuff

Self | MTV Body Rock: Fashionably Fit Aerobics

Amy Acuff was born on July 14, 1975 in Port Arthur, Texas, USA.

29. Michelle Buswell

Self | Tall Girls

Michelle Buswell was born in 1983 in Orange Park, Florida, USA.

30. Natasha Stefanenko

Actress | Nebbie e delitti

Natasha Stefanenko was born on April 18, 1971 in Sverdlovsk-45, Sverdlovskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Lesnoy, Russia]. She is an actress, known for Nebbie e delitti (2005), Do You Mind If I Kiss Mommy? (2003) and La grande prugna (1999). She has been married to Luca Sabbioni since December 23, ...

31. Natalia Bush

Actress | La fidanzata di papà

Natalia Bush was born on December 14, 1984 in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. She is an actress, known for La fidanzata di papà (2008), The Lady (2014) and Nu Wrestling Evolution (2005).

32. Suzie Plakson

Actress | Star Trek: Voyager

Suzie Plakson (born June 3, 1958) is an American actress, singer, writer and artist. Born in Buffalo, New York, she grew up in Kingston, Pennsylvania and went to college at Northwestern University. She began her career on the stage/theater, and played four characters opposite Anthony Newley in a ...

33. Julie Strain

Actress | Beverly Hills Cop III

Julie Strain was born in Concord, California, as Julie Ann Strain. She was an actress, known for Sex Court, (1998), Heavy Metal 2000 (2000) and Double Impact (1991), and Battle Queen 2020. She grew up in Pleasant Hill California and graduated from Diablo Valley College, in that town. Appeared in ...

34. Janet McTeer

Actress | Albert Nobbs

Janet McTeer was born on August 5, 1961 in Newcastle, England, UK to parents Jean and Allan McTeer. She was raised in York from the age of 6. She attended Queen Anne Grammar School for Girls, where there was not much opportunity for drama. She became interested in acting at age 16, when she saw "...

35. Faith Minton

Actress | Sudden Death

Faith Minton was born on March 14, 1957 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Sudden Death (1995), Bubble Boy (2001) and Batman & Robin (1997).

36. Ana Hickmann

Self | Prova de Amor

Ana Hickmann was born on March 1, 1981 in Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. She was previously married to Alexandre Belo Côrrea.

37. Pam Stone

Actress | Radioland Murders

Pam Stone was born on September 30, 1959 in Marietta, Georgia, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Radioland Murders (1994), Coach (1989) and Love Boat: The Next Wave (1998).

38. Kristen Johnston

Actress | Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

Kristen Johnston studied acting at the Atlantic Theater Company Acting School in New York City.

She won two Emmys for her role on 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996). She has appeared on many other television shows, including Ugly Betty (2006), ER (1994), Bored to Death (2009) and, perhaps most memorably, ...

39. Adriana Karembeu

Actress | Astérix aux jeux olympiques

Adriana Karembeu was born on September 17, 1971 in Brezno, Czechoslovakia [now Slovak Republic]. She is an actress, known for Asterix at the Olympic Games (2008), Jak básníci neztrácejí nadeji (2004) and 3 petites filles (2004). She has been married to Aram Ohanian since...

40. Brigitte Nielsen

Actress | Red Sonja

Actress, model, presenter and singer Brigitte Nielsen was born July 15, 1963 in Rødovre, a little place near Copenhagen in Denmark. At the end of high school when she was sixteen, Gitte (her given name) left her family to begin her modeling career. She worked for top fashion designers like Giorgio ...

41. Tara Moss

Actress | Kelly's Thesis

Since 1999 Tara Moss has written 13 bestselling books, published in 19 countries and 13 languages. Her latest is the internationally bestselling historical crime novel The War Widow published with with HarperCanada, HarperCollins Australia, and launching in May 2020 with Dutton Books at Penguin ...

42. Penny Lancaster

Self | Great Performances

Penny Lancaster was born on March 15, 1971 in Chelmsford, Essex, England, UK. She has been married to Rod Stewart since June 16, 2007. They have two children.

43. Venus Williams

Producer | King Richard

Venus Williams is an American professional tennis player. Williams has been ranked world No. 1 by the Women's Tennis Association on three occasions, for a total of 11 weeks. She first reached the No. 1 ranking on February 25, 2002, the first African American woman to do so in the Open Era, and the ...

44. Karlie Kloss

Actress | Zoolander 2

Karlie Kloss is a supermodel best known for her work as a Victoria's Secrets lingerie model and as a brand ambassador for several high profile companies. She appeared in four Victoria's Secret Fashion shows from 2011 through 2014, and served as a Victoria's Secret Angel from 2013 to 2015. Kloss has...

45. Bettina Brenna

Actress | Funny Girl

Bettina Brenna was born on September 1, 1945 in the USA. She is an actress, known for Funny Girl (1968), Buenos Aires Vice Verse (1996) and An Italian in America (1967).

46. Jennie Finch

Self | The Show

Jennie Finch was born on September 3, 1980 in La Mirada, California, USA. She has been married to Casey Daigle since January 15, 2005. They have three children.

47. Jeanene Fox

Actress | Big Momma's House 2

Jeanene Fox grew up on a small island in the Bahamas. Her mother, Diane Gerace, was a Canadian Olympic High Jumper and her father, Ulrick Fox Sr., was the first entrepreneur to manufacture ice in the Bahamas.

Jeanene began her modeling career at the age of 15, when a German photographer discovered ...

48. Veruschka von Lehndorff

Actress | Blow-Up

Her father was a Prussian count (Count von Lehndorff-Steinort) who was involved in a plot to assassinate Hitler in 1944 and hanged that year, when Vera was three. Her mother was arrested, and Vera and her sisters spent the rest of the war in Gestapo camps. They were reunited with their mother after...

49. Tracy Tweed

Actress | Johnny Mnemonic

Tracy Tweed was born on May 10, 1965 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. She is an actress, known for Johnny Mnemonic (1995), Night Rhythms (1992) and Night Eyes Three (1993).

50. Elle Macpherson

Actress | The Edge

Elle Macpherson was born on March 29, 1964 in Cronulla, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She is a producer and actress, known for The Edge (1997), Batman & Robin (1997) and Friends (1994). She has been married to Jeffrey Soffer since July 2013. She was previously married to Gilles Bensimon.

51. Brooke Shields

Actress | The Blue Lagoon

"Want to know what comes between me and my Calvins? Nothing." If you have not heard of Brooke Shields before, this tagline from her Calvin Klein Jeans ad had to grab your attention. Not that she has not had a previously noteworthy resume. She was born on May 31, 1965 in New York City, to Teri (...

52. Uma Thurman

Actress | Kill Bill: Vol. 1

Uma Karuna Thurman was born in Boston, Massachusetts, into a highly unorthodox and internationally-minded family. She is the daughter of Nena Thurman (née Birgitte Caroline von Schlebrügge), a fashion model and socialite who now runs a mountain retreat, and of Robert Thurman (Robert Alexander ...

53. Saffron Burrows

Actress | You

Saffron Burrows, known for her work in critically acclaimed films, this fall reprises her role in the hit Netflix show YOU, season 3. Burrows previously starred in the Golden Globe winning Amazon series Mozart in the Jungle. In 2019 Burrows directed the short films: Michael & Indigo, starring Jason...

54. Famke Janssen

Actress | X-Men: The Last Stand

Famke Janssen was born November 5, 1964, in Amstelveen, the Netherlands, and has two other siblings. Moving to America in the 1980s, she modeled for Chanel in New York. Later, taking a break from modeling, she attended Columbia University, majoring in literature.

This model-turned-actress broke into...

55. Michelle Wie

Actress | Hawaii Five-0

Michelle Wie was born on October 11, 1989 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. She is an actress, known for Hawaii Five-0 (2010), Niiice Shot with Stephen Curry (2023) and Women's British Open (2001). She has been married to Jonathan Joseph (Jonnie) West since August 10, 2019. They have one child.

56. Jordin Sparks

Actress | Sparkle

Jordin Brianna Sparks was born on December 22, 1989 in Phoenix, Arizona and raised in Glendale, Arizona & Ridgewood, New Jersey. She was born to Jodi Beth Wiedmann & Phillippi Sparks. She rose to fame in 2007 after winning the sixth season of American Idol at age 17, becoming the youngest winner in...

57. Jane Lynch

Actress | Wreck-It Ralph

Jane Marie Lynch is an American actress, comedian and author. She is known for starring as Sue Sylvester in the musical comedy series Glee (2009-2015), which earned her a Primetime Emmy Award. Lynch also gained recognition for her roles in Christopher Guest's mockumentary films, such as Best in ...

58. Allison Janney

Actress | The Help

Allison Janney is an award-winning actress who has earned a solid reputation in stage productions and in many supporting roles on screen, and who more recently has become prominent by portraying one of the major characters in the popular TV series The West Wing (1999).

Entertainment Weekly magazine ...

59. Geena Davis

Actress | Thelma & Louise

As a child, Geena dreamed of being an actress. While in high school, she felt left out and had low self-esteem because, at 6 feet, she was the tallest girl in school. After high school graduation, Geena entered New England College in New Hampshire and then transferred the next year to Boston ...

60. Aisha Tyler

Actress | Archer

Aisha Tyler is an award-winning director, actor, comedian, New York Times bestselling author, podcaster and activist. She is an Emmy-winning television host and multiple award-winning voice actor for Archer (2009).

Aisha's feature directorial debut, Axis (2017), was shot in just seven days on ...

61. Margaux Hemingway

Actress | Killer Fish

Born in Portland, Oregon, she grew up in on a farm in Ketchum, Idaho. But dad was Jack Hemingway, son of the Nobel prize-winning author Ernest Hemingway and, with that heritage, fame was almost foreordained. By the time she was 21, after the lead in the rape melodrama Lipstick (1976), she had a ...

62. Kendall Jenner

Actress | Ocean's Eight

Kendall Nicole Jenner was born on November 3, 1995 in Los Angles, California, to parents Kris Jenner (née Kristen Mary Houghton) and Caitlyn Jenner (formerly known as Bruce Jenner), a U.S Olympic gold medal decathlon winner. Kendall is an American socialite, television personality and model. She is...

63. Cathy DeBuono

Actress | And Then Came Lola

Cathy DeBuono was born on March 20, 1970 in Yonkers, New York, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for And Then Came Lola (2009), Along Came Wanda (2021) and How 'Bout a Cuppa Tea (2020).

64. Norma Nivia

Actress | 2091

Norma Nivia was born on September 23, 1979 in Líbano, Colombia. She is an actress, known for 2091 (2016), Loving Pablo (2017) and Victorinos (2009).

65. Sigourney Weaver

Actress | Alien Resurrection

Sigourney Weaver has created a host of memorable characters, both dramatic and comic, ranging from Ripley in Alien to Dian Fossey in Gorillas in the Mist to Gwen/Tawny in Galaxy Quest and most recently, 14-year-old Kiri in Avatar: The Way of Water. With a career spanning over 50 years, Weaver has ...

66. Laurie Dhue

Actress | Godzilla: King of the Monsters

Laurie Dhue was born on February 10, 1969 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA. She is an actress and director, known for Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019), Damages (2007) and The Following (2013).

67. Shalom Harlow

Actress | In & Out

Shalom Harlow was born on December 5, 1973 in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. She is an actress, known for In & Out (1997), Vanilla Sky (2001) and The Salton Sea (2002).

68. Nicole Kidman

Actress | Moulin Rouge!

Elegant Nicole Kidman, known as one of Hollywood's top Australian imports, was actually born in Honolulu, Hawaii, while her Australian parents were there on educational visas.

Kidman is the daughter of Janelle Ann (Glenny), a nursing instructor, and Antony David Kidman, a biochemist and clinical ...

69. Sydney Tamiia Poitier

Actress | Death Proof

Sydney Tamiia Poitier (born November 15, 1973) is a Bahamian-American television and film actress.

Born in Los Angeles, Poitier is the daughter of Bahamian actor Sir Sidney Poitier and Canadian actress Joanna Shimkus. Her mother is of Lithuanian Jewish and Irish descent. She has an older sister, ...

70. Rebecca Romijn

Actress | X-Men

Rebecca Alie Romijn was born on November 6, 1972 in Berkeley, California. Her father was Dutch-born and worked as a custom-furniture maker. Her mother was American-born, with Dutch and English ancestry, and was a teacher of English. Rebecca attended Berkeley High School where her nickname was the "...

71. Ivanka Trump

Self | UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2

Ivanka Trump was born on October 30, 1981 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 (2024), Born Rich (2003) and Gossip Girl (2007). She has been married to Jared Kushner since October 25, 2009. They have three children.

72. Karolina Kurkova

Actress | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

Karolina Kurkova is a supermodel best known for her work as a Victoria's Secrets lingerie model. She has appeared in nine Victoria's Secret Fashion shows between 2000 and 2010 and was named a Victoria's Secret Angel in 2005. She has graced the covers of such notable fashion magazines as Vogue, Elle...

73. Gisele Bündchen

Actress | Taxi

It was in 1994 when Gisele Bundchen was discovered at age 14 in a Brazilian fashion mall, and now she is "the" most famous face in the business. Since then, Gisele has graced the covers of countless magazines as any other model in the history, including Rolling Stone, Time, Forbes, Newsweek and all...

74. Adrianne Palicki

Actress | G.I. Joe: Retaliation

Adrianne Palicki was born in Toledo, Ohio, to Nancy (French) and Jeffrey Palicki. Her father is of Polish and Hungarian descent, and her mother is of English and German ancestry. Adrianne graduated from Whitmer High School. She did not take the stage in her first play until she was a sophomore at ...

75. Taylor Swift

Soundtrack | Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour

Taylor Alison Swift is a multi-Grammy award-winning American singer/songwriter who, in 2010 at the age of 20, became the youngest artist in history to win the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. In 2011 Swift was named Billboard's Woman of the Year. She also has been named the American Music Awards...

76. Stacy Keibler

Actress | Bubble Boy

Although her career spans over two decades, Stacy Keibler continues to be the fresh-faced beauty that both film and television audiences adore. Stacy was born in Baltimore, Maryland. She began dancing when she was three-years-old and has a background in ballet, tap and jazz. Stacy went to school in...