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The modern-day acting industry is in no short supply of tall female actresses. Besides their skills on the big screen, these women are also renowned for their towering height. Who is the tallest actress in Hollywood today, and what is her height?
Hollywood has had numerous tall actresses over the years. There are veteran actresses on the list, as well as young up-and-coming actresses.
Here is a look at some tall female celebrities in today's film and television industry.
Jennifer became the highest-paid actress in 2015 and 2016, and her films grossed close to over $6 million worldwide. In 2013, she appeared among time's most influential people.
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Stephanie Corneliussen is a Danish actress and a model. She debuted her acting career when she made an appearance on T.V. series like The Exes, Bad Judge and Royal Pains. She has also appeared in films like American Horror Story, Hansel and Gretel and Hello Ladies.
Whitney Cummings is a producer, actress and writer. She is known for her role in 2Broke Girls and Whitney, Made of Honour, The Female Brain and Ridiculous. 2 Broke Girls and The Female Brain were written by her.
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Ilfenesh is famous for her role in The Blacklist, Chicago Fire, Baywatch and Punisher. She has worked numerous times with film director Spike Lee and has appeared in his movies such as Old Boy, and Chi-Raq. In addition, she has had a recurring role in the series Billions.
Tricia Helfer is a former Canadian model and an actress. She is known for her role in Two and a Half Men, Battlestar Galactica, Dark Blue Lucifer and Burn Notice. She has appeared in films such as Isolation, A Beginner's Guide to Endings and Authors Anonymous. Helfer has also done many voiceovers works in games and animated films.
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Mariel Hemingway is one of the tallest female actors, and she is the granddaughter of famous writer Ernest Hemingway. Mariel was named after her grandfather's village in Cuba, the port of Mariel. She has appeared in films such as Star 80, Personal Best, and Superman IV. Mariel is currently a T.V. show host for Spiritual Cinema.
Rachel Hunter is a model and an actress. She is known to have appeared in films such as Two Shades of Blue, La Cucina, and The Benchwarmers. She made an appearance on New Zealand's Got Talent, but she also has her show called Rachel Hunter's Tour of Beauty.
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Stacy Keiber started her career when she was just 6 years old, and by the time she was 10 years, she was already getting commercial gigs. Keibler is famous for her appearances on Dancing With The Stars. She has also appeared in T.V. series such as George Lopez, October Road, and How I Met Your Mother.
Nicole Kidman is an Australian-born actress and producer. She has bagged four Golden Globes Awards, four Golden Globes Awards, an Academy Award, and two Emmy Awards and is one of the highest-paid actresses in the world.
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Her big break was from the movie Dead Calm and the T.V. miniseries Bangkok Hilton. Her Hollywood debut was in the film Days of Thunder with Tom Cruise. She has appeared in films such as To Die For, Moulin Rouge, Australia, Batman Forever, The Hours, and Aquaman.
Lucy Lawless is famous for her role in Xena Warrior Princess. She has also made an appearance in films such as Battlestar Galactica, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Top of the Lake and Parks and Recreation.
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Before turning to act, Abbey Lee was a full-time model. Lee made her acting debut in Mad Max: Fury Road and has appeared in films such as The Neon Demon, The Dark Tower and The Gods of Egypt and the T.V. series Lovecraft Country.
Lena is a Swedish-born actress who had a successful stage career before moving to film. She acted at the Royal Theater in Stockholm, where legendary film director Ingmar Bergman directed her.
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Adrianne is not only an actress but also a writer. She is best known for her long-running roles in the T.V. series Friday Night Lights, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and The Orville.
Paulina Porizkova was a supermodel in the 1980s she made her film debut in a mockumentary about modelling called Portfolio and acted in numerous films, including Anna, Arizona Dream, and Thursday.
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Vanessa Redgrave comes from a legendary acting family. Her grandfather, father, siblings and two daughters are all actors. Redgrave has been nominated for an Academy Award six times and won an Oscar once. She also won two Golden Globes, two Emmys and one BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television) Award.
Alysa is an actress and a producer. She has worked in theatre, television, and film and is known for her role in the Orange Is The New Black series. In addition, she has made an appearance in movies like Better Things and The Deuce, How To Get Away With Murder, and The Blacklist.
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Alyssa Sutherland is an Australian model and actress who has appeared in several independent films, including The Fortune Theory, Don't Look Up and Day on Fire before making her T.V. debut in the series Vikings.
Tilda is a Scottish actress who started her career in experimental films that were directed by Derek Jarman, like War Requiem and The Garden. She began acting in arthouse films like Orlando and got nominated for and won film awards. Then, she began to act in more mainstream films, including Vanilla Sky, Adaptation, and Michael Clayton.
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Sigourney's career has spanned over 50 years. She went to the Yale School of Drama and began acting. Weaver's breakout role was as Ellen Ripley in Alien. She has also appeared in Gorillas in the Mist, The Year of Living Dangerously, One Woman or Two, Aliens, Ghostbusters, and Galaxy Quest.
Ava Michelle is currently taking the film industry by storm at only 20 years old. She is famous for her outstanding performance in Tall Girls 1 and 2.
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Ann is an actress, author and writer. She is known for appearing in Real Time with Bill Maher, Sharknado 3 and the T.V. series The ½ Hour News Hour.
Geena Davis was a Victoria's Secrets model in New York City, but she majored in drama at Boston University. Davis is best known for her roles in The Fly, Thelma & Louise, The Long Kiss Goodnight, The Fly, A League of Their Own, Tootsie and Beetlejuice. In addition, Davis won an Academy Award for her role in The Accidental Tourist.
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Cathy is an actress and producer. She has appeared in the films And Then Came Lola and How 'Bout a Cuppa Tea. However, she is best known for her roles in T.V. series such as Deep Space Nine and Chicago Hope.
Saffron Burrows is a British actress who began her acting career on the London stage and the B.B.C. She has appeared in T.V. series like Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Mozart in the Jungle, Law & Order and Cold Lazarus.
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Farrell dropped out of school to become a model and then became an actress. She made her debut in Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth. She is known for her long-running roles in the T.V. series Deep Space Nine and Becker.
Jerry Hall is a former supermodel best known as the ex-partner of Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger. Hall has appeared in movies such as the original Batman, Urban Cowboy, and Vampire in Brooklyn.
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This tall Hollywood actress studied at the Academy of Dramatic Arts in London. She began her career with a series of comedic roles in romantic movies. She is famous for her long-running role on the T.V. series West Wing, and her character on the show won her four Emmys and two S.A.G. (Screen Actors Guild) awards.
Janssen is a former model, actress, screenwriter and director. She is famous for her roles in the Bond film Goldeneye and her recurring roles in the X-Men movie franchise.
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Kristen Johnson is an author and actress, best known for her long-running role on 3rd Rock From The Sun, which won her two Emmy Awards. She studied acting at the Atlantic Theater Company School in New York City and is a longtime company member. She is primarily a T.V. actress and has appeared in series such as The Exes.
Aisha Nilaja Tyler is an American actress, comedian, director, and talk show host. She is renowned for portraying Andrea Marino in the first season of Ghost Whisperer and Dr Tara Lewis in Criminal Minds.
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Brigitte Nielsen is a Danish actress, model, and singer. She began her career modelling for Greg Gorman and Helmut Newton. She subsequently acted in the 1985 films Red Sonja and Rocky IV, later returning to the Rocky series in Creed II.
Judy Gold is an American stand-up comedian, actress, podcaster, television writer, author and producer. She won two Daytime Emmy Awards for her work as a writer and producer on The Rosie O'Donnell Show.
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Lisa Leslie is one of the tallest actresses in Hollywood. Besides acting, she is also a basketball player and an Olympic gold medalist who starred in the movie Think Like a Man in 2012.
Gwendoline Tracey Philippa Christie is an English actress. She is known for portraying Brienne of Tarth in the HBO fantasy-drama series Game of Thrones and the First Order stormtrooper Captain Phasma in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
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Elizabeth Debicki is a 6'3" Australian actress. She is one of the tallest women celebrities in today's entertainment industry. Elizabeth made her film debut with a brief role in the Australian comedy A Few Best Men. Debicki's role in Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby won her the AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Have you been wondering who the tallest actress is? Well, this guide has everything you need to know about the tallest women in Hollywood today.
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