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Jay says on 25/May/08
She's definitely atleast 5'9". In her recent movie Ironman, she wears heels most of the time but her scenes with Robert Downey are all close-ups. In the last scene of the movie, 5'8" Downey even looks 3 inches taller than Paltrow. He must have stood on a stool then.
In her pics with Pitt, she always appears 2.5-2 inches shorter than Pitt when she's in flats(or normal 0.75-1 inch shoes).
Seeing her and Mischa Barton makes me feel short and small. I'm a guy and only 5'4". They should be proud of their height instead of downgrading it. If only I was atleast 5'7".
And I agree with the post below me when he/she says that Paltrow's daughter will be huge. Good for her. Anonymous says on 17/May/08
Agreed Kristie, the lady is huge. Her baby, Apple, is going to be a beast: she's 5'10" and Martin's 6'2"---dayum.
kristie says on 11/May/08
I have read just about all the comments. Alot of debate about her height. But, it seems to me that sometimes things look exactly like what they are. In laymens terms; the woman looks VERY tall, she says she is 5"9 I am sure she is. Have you seen her leggs-there endless. I have also seen pic's of her standing next to people- she is always taller than everyone. Her mother is 5"7, she is 5"9. I would honestly think it was odd if I had found out she was any shorter. Like I said, it is what it is. She looks tall, and no surprize she is tall :) Holly says on 3/May/08
no way she's under 5'9 I would say that she's like 5'10 sweetchari says on 28/Mar/08
I always though she was 5'10", she is always described as 5'10" in magazines... Banzai says on 26/Dec/07
Gwen is definitely in the 5'9 range give or take 1/4 of an inch. Just look at the old photos of her with 5'11 Pitt walking hand in hand down the street, they're both wearing sandals with what appears to be 1/2 inch. No way she's under 5'9 Anonymous says on 11/Dec/07
new pics of her with joaquin phoenix. she is in heels and maybe a hair taller than him. take those heels off and she can't e taller than 5'8". Looking 5'7" for sure (and stunningly gorgeous). Chris says on 16/Nov/07
That McCartney pic is taken with an insanely wide angle lens. I reckon they're actually the same height in the picture, and she's wearing heels. 5'8.5". Gabriel says on 9/Nov/07
I worked as a film extra for many years, and when Ms. Paltrow was here in Canada filming 'Duets"a few years ago, one of the cameramen had me and other extras stand beside her.. and boy was she tall, I'm 6' 1", and she was only 3" shorter than I am on flat shoes. She is certainly not taller than 5'10", but no shorter than 5' 9.5" at the least Anonymous says on 18/Oct/07
i stood next to her waiting for a table in OTTO in nyc. She was wearing flat sneakers and the same height as me (5'9"), if not a 1/2 inch taller. She's on the tall side. Elizabeth says on 11/Oct/07
Paul McCartney (listed as 178 cm) and Gwyneth Paltrow:
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she has certainly gotten curvier after having kids, not skinny like before Markus says on 23/Jul/07
Never heard of people getting smaller after getting babies ? Melvin says on 26/Jun/07
Her peak was certainly 5ft 9. Don't know if that is true any longer after two babies. Marty says on 13/Jun/07
In the movie Pall Bearer with David Schwimmer there's a scene where she's standing face to face with Schwimmer while in his room and they both wear sneakers, and there's a 3" height diffrence between the two. If Schwimmer is really 6'1 as stated everywhere then she has to be at least 5'9" if not a bit more. Kevin says on 12/May/07
I just returned from the Keane concert in LA and backstage collecting our car, there was Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow. I am 5'9" so with shoes approx 5' 10". Gwyneth was wearing large heeled shoes and towered 2 or so inches over me. I put the heels at 3 inches so she is a good 5' 9" in bare feet. Both were very nice and friendly. Class act. Chris introduced Gwyneth as his wife. Nice couple. Cris is a good 6' 1". timber says on 6/May/07
In this pic with Paltrow and Evan Rachel Wood, 5ft 6, Paltrow appears max an inch taller than Wood. Gwyneth appears to have a slight slope advantage and is wearing modest heels. Wood appears to be wearing hightop sneakers: Click Here
I think Gwyneth is 5ft 7 in max. At 5ft 9, she should be 5ft 10 in shoes and tower over Wood. She doesn't. Carol says on 30/Apr/07
I saw a photo of Gwen dressed up with her actress-mother, Blythe Danner. Blythe may have shrunk or never been her height listed as 5'7". Mom looked like 5'4" . I couldn't see their feet but Gwennie towered over her. Mom had her arm resting on Gwen's hipbone instead of her waist because of the extreme height difference. Maybe Gwen had on heels and mom didn't. I think Gwen is ~5'9" comparing other photos with this one. talker says on 22/Apr/07
Drew,Pitt is probably 5'10" but i wouldnt think 5'9"impossible.Look at the shoes he's wearing in that photo.I believe these are 3"lifts or so they seem.Gwyneth is in 1"flipflops,there's the 2" difference and also she's bending forward.. Drew says on 22/Apr/07
Paltrow is not 5'7" okay... She is definitely not under 5'9". If Paltrow is 5'7" then Brad Pitt is 5'9" at best (which is not possible):
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I still have to say that if cameron is 5'8 as listed here, she should be 5'8 too. Look at her next to Cameron Diaz. Not taller than half an inch next to her. And they both are know for using very high heels.
Click Here talker says on 14/Apr/07
Gwyneth is a tall girl,5'9" sounds right, check this page with J.Garner who says she is 5'8" and probably is(listed so here).Gwyneth looks 3"taller,probably wore higher heels there.But taller anyway.
Click Here jan says on 7/Feb/07
well i think she's 5 foot 11...in her films she looks mega big...sorry, but she really does. Hahaha. timber says on 14/Jan/07
ria, that was me on 5/Dec/06, and i was referring to Helena Christiansen being listed at 177cm on her website, not Gwyneth. Gwyneth is clearly shorter than Helena. ria says on 14/Jan/07
hello anonymous2???? 5'7 is 170 cm NOT 177 so she is clearly more that 5'7. i go with 5'9! anonymous2 says on 5/Dec/06
actually, Christiansen's own website has her at 177 cm, so still only 5'7 for Paltrow. Anonymous says on 8/Nov/06
same height at Diaz. 5'7-8" Anonymous says on 25/Oct/06
Helena Christiansen is listed at 5'9" and she is about 1.5 to 2 inches taller here:
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Gwynnie is 5'7" dmeyer says on 17/Oct/06
she is like 5'9 so 6 to 6'0.5 in heels so look like a 5'11.5 guy when is in heels Anonymous says on 4/Oct/06
Just food for thouht. Would someone 5'9" really wear these 4 to 5 inch heels doing every day shopping etc. I am 5'8" and I wear flats to formal occasions because heels make me so tall. I really think it's safe to say that by pics and her taste for huge heels, she is not over 5'7. Chris says on 3/Oct/06
She's 5'8-5'9 without heels. Just like Mandy Moore. anonymous2 says on 22/Sep/06
I think they may both be 5'7, actually. There is some debate as to whether Bening is truly 5'8. Gwyneth is wearing killer heels in that pic, giving her perhaps 4 inches over Bening, who may be wearing more modest heels, giving her only 2 inches. Coffeecakes says on 22/Sep/06
There are pics of her being presented with an award by Annette Benning who is listed here as 5'8. Now in these pics, Gwyneth looks taller by at least an inch and a half.
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Did not realise thoose were 4 inch heels Anonymous says on 18/Sep/06
Those are bad pics, Chris. At the premier pics shown with Gyllenhaal she was in 4" Christian Louboutin heels. In that picture it just looks like flats for some reason. And in the other pics you can't see any feel or posture. In all other pics here she is 5'8" at the absolute Max. Brad says on 17/Sep/06
She wears boots with big heels a lot. Hard to judge her. Anonymous says on 11/Sep/06
Michael Stipe is 5'8" and she's in huge heels. Again, Paltrow is a hot 5'7" at best. (Most people say Stipe is actually 5'7" anyway).
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in normal heels, just at lenny kravitz height, 5'8.5".
She's 5'6.5". Anonymous says on 5/Sep/06
She does look the exact same height as Elizabeth Hurley and I just watched Austin Powers and she is Mike Myers height in three inch heels. Hurley appears closer to 5'5" and Paltrow 5'6.5" tops. Anonymous says on 5/Sep/06
She really does appear closer to 5'6.5" than 5'8". anonymous2 says on 4/Sep/06
Paltrow and 5'5.5" Preston do appear very similar in height there in that pic tho. Paltrow could be 5'7 or even 5'6.5. dmeyer says on 4/Sep/06
she looks 6 feet 1 in heels near affleck she cant be under 5 9 Coffeecakes says on 3/Sep/06
I don't know, to be honest none of those pics convince me of her being as short as 5'7. In all of those pics, you can't see the shoes clearly and she appears to not be standing straight. Gwyneth has terrible posture and NEVER stands straight. She is at least IMO 5'8 1/2.
Her heel:
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Standing next to Ben:
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Anonymous says on 16/Aug/06
Same height as 5-6 Stefani: Click Here Brad says on 15/Aug/06
5' 7" and that's the fact jack. Karen says on 9/Aug/06
It does seem tht she that she should be downgraded to 5'7 1/2 for now. Anonymous says on 8/Aug/06
Gwyneth paltrow and 5'5.5" Kelly Preston wearing the exact same shoes:
She is 5'6.5" MAX!!
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A shot of the shoes: Click Here Anonymous says on 26/Jul/06
She is one inch taller than Hurley (or same height): 5'7" probably. John G says on 17/Jul/06
Man I was fooled, I thought she was 5'9" she towered over Jack Black. I thought Jack Black is 5'5" wow I quess heels make a difference. She so tall when she was going out with Ben Affleck who is 6'2" right? and she was wearing flat tennis shoes. When she with Blythe Danner her mother is 5'7" she towers over her. Anonymous says on 6/Jul/06
Paltrow is under Andre 3000's 5'10" in heels. She is 5'7".
Click Here Anonymous says on 29/Jun/06
She is way shorter than Gyllenhaal too.
Click Here Anonymous says on 28/Jun/06
Again, with Jack Black and one link with example of footwear:
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Here she is with Jack Black. She is in 2.5 inch platforms and I think without them they would be the same height
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Here she is with Jack Black. She is in 2.5 inch platforms and I think without them they would be the same height
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If she were 5'9" this would be the height difference WITHOUT heels. She is 5'7" at a maximum. mm says on 18/Jun/06
I think that Gwyneth's height is one that has been exaggerated for a while, and after looking at a lot of these pictures, I would put her at 5'6 and 1/2, especially after comparing her to Chris Martin, who is 6'1 and 1/2. anon says on 10/Jun/06
Minnie Driver isn't 5'10. And if she were that would make Paltrow 6 foot. She's not that big. Anonymous says on 9/Jun/06
I just watched view from the top and she is the exact same height as Mark Ruffalo. So how tall is he? Anonymous says on 4/Jun/06
How can you have her at 5'9" when she is just at Michael Douglas' height in big heels. She is 5'7". Anonymous says on 3/May/06
Anon: that is an excellent find! She is most certainly NOT 5'9". I'd say 5'7" fits just right. Coffeecakes says on 23/Apr/06
Yup it was Barrymoore, I just took a quick glimpse before I typed my comment. Coffeecakes says on 23/Apr/06
What I am wondering is why people keep posting pics where the people are not standing right next to each other? Most of the pics, I see one person practically behind Gwyneth and vice versa.
I really believe that she is minimum 5'9. I have never seen anything that proves otherwise. absent says on 16/Apr/06
In Sylvia she looks same height as Daniel Craig. Anonymous says on 4/Apr/06
No one over 5'* can wear the 5 inch Balanciagas that she wore to the Golden Globes and look only 2 inches taller than 5'8" Anthony Hopkins. It is totally off that she is over 5'8'. raj says on 3/Apr/06
can anyone post the pic of her with Pitt both barefoot on a beach? they look same height...so paltrow should be around 6 feet!
she does and hour and a half of ashtanga yoga everyday 6 days a week so she probably increased her height an inch or so due to better posture and the good stretch. Anonymous says on 2/Apr/06
Perhaps at some angle she could be taller in her 4 inch heels but that still leaves her below 5'8". Gonzalo says on 31/Mar/06
Shorter than Leno? Am I dreaming or she looks taller? At least that`s what I see in that pic Anonymous says on 29/Mar/06
Nope. She's 3 to four inches shorter than Leno. Indisputable. She's 5'7.5". Tops. kampioen says on 27/Mar/06
I closely watched Famke Janssen and John Hannah in 'Circus'.Famke is almost 1,5 inches taller than Hannah, who in Sliding Doors is the same height as Paltrow. That makes Paltrow 5,9.5 or 5.10 (in case Janssen is 6.0). Anonymous says on 21/Mar/06
I stood nect to her all during an Arcade Fire set at ACL and we were both in sandals and she is 5'6", bottom line. Check her out in Anniversary Party with Michael Panes, she is his height and he is 5'5". anonym says on 21/Mar/06
there is here too much people say, that all celebrities must be shorter than real. i think, it is not real. Forexample, Gwyneth. i stood next to her in Los Angeles, and she was really 6'2 with her heels. She is 5'10 real life, it is true! Anonymous says on 21/Mar/06
It is weird that she is 3 inches shorter than Anna Malova, 5'10" Anonymous says on 9/Mar/06
Next to 5'2" Sheryl Crow, 5'9" just doesn't hold up. Looks like it's really time for a 5'7'-8" downgrade. And Madonna is in for her 5'2" downgrade. Good finds with sheryl crow, actually. She is photographed with a lot of people and we all know she's 5'2" or under. Anonymous says on 26/Feb/06
I think the anthony hopkins pics are all too telling. It just seems way too off to have her at 5'9" when it is clear she is a bit shorter than him. Like, very clear and hard to argue. Even if we pretend he's 5'9", she is still just at 5'8". I think there is no argument agaist downgrading to 5'8" at least. kampioen says on 26/Feb/06
At the end of the movie Sliding doors they are in the elevator, where you can see their shoes are the same. They are the same height then. Anonymous says on 25/Feb/06
at what point are Hannah and Paltrow wearing the dame heels? Weird. Actualy, in the restaurant scene when she looks his height or taller, she is wearing 3 inch stacked heels. He is also only about 5'10". So, she is still about 5'7" or 8". Anonymous says on 25/Feb/06
This is all slightly off. Gwyneth Paltrow is 5'7" in real life. I take Yoga at the Equinox gym where she takes yoga time to time. She is not at all 5'9". Actually, she an d Tyra Banks have both been in and Tyra is clearly 5'10" and Gwyn is clearly 5'7". kampioen says on 20/Feb/06
Closely watched Sliding doors. Gwyneth is (with 1,5 inch heels, taller than john Hannah. When the have the same heels (in the elevator) they are the same height. So truely she must be 176-177 cm. Lara says on 3/Feb/06
By the way... you guys never heard of a short man wearing 2-3 inch inserts in his shoes? I assure you it's pretty common, and I'd say it's even more common in the acting world. It's far more likely that Hopkins is wearing inserts. Lara says on 3/Feb/06
You've only got to watch her in 'Emma' with Jeremy Northam. Plenty of very clear shots in it, including feet. She looks, at the absolute maximum, only 2.5 inches shorter than Northam, which would put her at the very least at 5'10". She's clearly a tall chick. Anonymous says on 1/Feb/06
Wow. The Golden Globes were very very telling. Take her shoes off and she is an inch plus shorter than Hopkins. You kind of have to downgrade this one. 5'7.75" Serene says on 25/Jan/06
She is tall but below 5'10.. I suppose.. she is slim and pretty.. which makes her more noticable in height as 5'10..but she is not 5'10".. Anonymous says on 17/Jan/06
no way she near 5-10....if you seen shallow hal ...even in high-shoes ..she's only about 3 to 4 inches taller than 5-6.5" jack black in every scene Anonymous says on 17/Jan/06
Watched Golden Globes last night and she is only an inch and a half taller than Hopkins when she has 4 inch heels on. Set him at 5'8" in dress shoes, she is 5'10.5 in heels and 5'7" in real life. Take a look at the photos and go ahead and downgrade. it's really nexessary, in relation to Brad Pitt, Jude Law, Angelina Jolie and all the other stars she is seen next to.
[Editor Rob: Hopkins is a funny one...Mr R agreed he was a legit 5ft 8 range, 174 might not be that far from the truth...I mean beside Glenn he looks legit 174 range, although as I mentioned on his page his CV does claim he was 5ft 10 in his 'youth'.] Anonymous says on 15/Jan/06
I would just set it at 5'8.5", although I believe she's shorter. Anonymous says on 11/Jan/06
Interesting: Liv in flat sandals, and Kate and Gwyn in same shoes. How tall is Kate, 5'5"? 5'6"? http://www.lovelylivtyler.com/gallery/showpic.php?keywords=with&cat=&count=2886&origpage=1&picno=146 Anonymous says on 6/Jan/06
No, way. She is at the top of the hill, coming down behind him. He is 5'11", she is raised up in that picture to 5'8". She looks, if you even out the Camber to be 5'7.5". Anonymous says on 3/Jan/06
By the way, GP is not 1.5" taller than Roberts. Same. And Roberts is only 5'6" maximium. This is too talll for GP. Though her beauty is equal to 8 feet tall if that's what it takes. I stood by her at a Coldplay show too. She is 5'7". Cassie says on 30/Dec/05
If Kirsten Dunst is 5' 5.5", then Julia Roberts is 5' 6.5" and GP is 5' 8". LAAnonyme says on 20/Dec/05
Pretty sure Miss Gwyneth is at a maximum 5'8.5" - sometimes she looks shorter than this due to slouchy posture. Britpop says on 15/Dec/05
No way, Julia Roberts has been outed by too many sources that she is really 5'6". nj says on 14/Dec/05
I think Julia is closer to 5'7" or 5'8", making GP 5'8" or 5'9". I also think Jay is closer to 6'. Z. says on 14/Dec/05
Did anyone here watch her on Ellen. Hello, they were same height. If anything, Gwyn had an inch, making her 5'8. 5'9" is outlandish, I'm sorry. Z. says on 14/Dec/05
BRITPOP IS on to it. Those pictures are perfect. I agree that she can't be over 5'8". says on 14/Dec/05
177cm is crazy. I think she is at 174 only. She just couldn't be taller. dmeyer says on 14/Dec/05
hey rob 177 cm is possible Britpop says on 7/Dec/05
Here it is: http://www.rexfeatures.com/cgi-bin/r2show0?k=GWYNETH+PALTROW&fNext.x=21&fNext.y=9&s=JScadDKOzlB5i%40d4zwIasadt&u=DEFAULT&p=00000640514520060&t=000007CC cc says on 5/Dec/05
Do you have a link for that picture with Elle Mcpherson? BritPop says on 30/Nov/05
She is 5'7.5". Everyone kows that, silly. Almost 5'10" is absurd. Check her out on Gett with Elle McPherson in flip flops. Gwyn matches her 5'11" or 6' with Paltrow-esque 4" heels on. Madeline says on 16/Nov/05
I met her in 2000 and we had a conversation about an artist we both enjoy. She was sweet and articulate. I know that she was 5'7.5 or 5'8" because we were both in trainers and I am 5'8". But she was way skinny and lanky. No one here goes off meetings/sightings but I know what I know. The whole thing was really cool. I also saw her a couple years later (just a sighting) at Robert De Niro's restaurant in Tribeca. She was wearing heels that time, so was I, and still, about my hight (my sister said shorter but...). I had a cigarette outside at the same time she did too and listened to her talk to her friend and laugh a lot. She is rediculously perfect. But not extremely tall as some believe. Meli says on 16/Nov/05
Gwyneth looks at least 174cm, i have compared her to so many differen't actors in movies and pics. There is no way that she is as small as 170/171. But she does wear alot of really high heels often. To anyone who did meet her what was she like? i am a big fan! Madeline says on 16/Nov/05
No way. She definitely Looks a little over 5'7". 5ft 7.5 in. That is no 5'9". Z. says on 15/Nov/05
ii, Claudia Schiffer is more like 5'11/5'11.5 though, not 5'10. So from that picture, I would say Gwyneth is about 5'9. ii says on 14/Nov/05
With 5'10" Claudia Schiffer:
http://www.rexfeatures.com/cgi-bin/r2show0?k=GWYNETH+PALTROW&fNext.x=15&fNext.y=5&s=V7uIwrg9SQjejY3YFI0w0h56&u=DEFAULT&p=00000172375441073&t=M000003E8 berry says on 13/Nov/05
Antoher photo, with Liv and Ben Affleck:
http://www.lovelylivtyler.com/gallery/showpic.php?keywords=with+Gwyneth+Paltrow&cat=&count=24&picid=1657&picno=2&page=2 berry says on 13/Nov/05
Here is a photo of Gwyneth with Liv Tyler, both wearing sneaker. She is clearly shorter than Liv:
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No way 5'7! It's really ridiculous how people round down. When you get measured, you usually stand up as straight as you can, more than you would normally. If she was measured 5'10, she could easily slouch and take off 2 cm, 176. I went to the Paris Hilton post, who's listed as 5'8" in most places, and people are saying she's 5'3". It's possible to round an inch or 2, but 5!? Gwyneth is listed as 5'1" in lots of places, 176-177 is pretty accurate, she doesn't seem like the type that would lie. berry says on 10/Nov/05
Seriously. Why hold onto 176 cm? JUSTMATT says on 10/Nov/05
here we all agree Paltrow is no more than 5.8 Rob and also who met this girls says she is 5.8 so why you still have her at 176 cm? You have at least to put down her at 174 (in my opinion off course).... berry says on 9/Nov/05
Batman, if you can find evidence that Basinger is really 171 cm, I'll eat my batshorts. Madeline says on 9/Nov/05
My weird story is that when I met Gwyneth Paltrow in 2000, she was randomly with Michael Bolton. I have no idea how tall he is but she was two inches shorter. She wasn't wearing heels. I am 5'8" and she seemed exactly my height if not a hair shorter. Oh, yes, I did meet Michael Bolton. He was very nice but I don't remember how tall he was, wasn't paying attn. ii says on 9/Nov/05
She said on The View that she "one inch taller than my Mom". So, how tall is Blythe Danner in real life?
[Editor Rob: maybe nowadays in the 5ft 7ish range, unsure [how much] shrunk, although there was a quote from actress Marylin Burns, - "So then I was Susan and Blythe's stand-in! Blythe [danner] is about 6 feet, Susan [sarandon] is about 5'7" and I'm 5'2"] WHAT says on 9/Nov/05
In that picture with Kim, Even if Kim were 5'7", Gwyn would still only be 5'11" in that picture and that is with her standard 3-4 inch heels. Take 3 inches off of 5'11" and you still have a 5'8" Gwyneth. She is not as tall as 5'9" (or 5'8" really). I saw her in Shakespear in Love and Perfect Murder this week and she comes out to about 5'7" in those films. She is so beautiful in Shakespeare in Love. Anonymous says on 9/Nov/05
Why was she still shorter than Ethan Hawk in 3 inch heels? In Great Expectations? There is no way she is 5'9". Anonymous says on 9/Nov/05
I watched a Perfect Murder last night and Gwyneth is 3 inches shorter than Michael Douglas. How tall is he? berry says on 9/Nov/05
off topic, but... I had no idea there was such a thing as a $710 shoe! What says on 8/Nov/05
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These are the shoes she wore to the Proof Premiers. 4.75 in. heels!!
[Editor Rob: yes, in that shoe you are more likely to get in the 4 inch range with the 1-inch on the front...] JUSTMATT says on 8/Nov/05
Rob Paltrow is still at 177cm
[Editor Rob: well, I did see ripley...there were only a few scenes worth comparing (one at very end) and yes, beside damon did not appear considering footwear 177. I'll take her down to 176cm exactly for the moment...]
What says on 7/Nov/05
I met Chris at ACL. He is 5'11" Not even 6 foot. Next to my 6'2" best friend, he really is under 6'1". JUSTMATT says on 7/Nov/05
Rob are you sure Chris Martin is only 6.1?? Because ih he is that height than Paltrow is 5.7 in my opinion! berry says on 7/Nov/05
Photos of Paltrow and Martin soon after Apple's birth. She is not wearing heels in these:
http://www.planethelium.com/gallery43.html JUSTMATT says on 6/Nov/05
Sorry Rob but I think you wrong this time. That photo to me seems really important! Ok I agree with you that the camera is pointing from a higher up angle but com'on Rob in this photos Paltrow for sure isn't taller than Damon or is she?!? Let say even that they are both the same height so both 178 cm but you have to consider that Paltrow has 4-5 cm heels!! So I'm sorry but for sure Paltrow isn't the 177 cm you give her in this page! She can be max 175 cm but no more!
[Editor Rob: I will at some time come back to this girl. I can't remember how tall she was with damon in the film, but when I see it soon I'll have a look at ripley and come back to this height...] JUSTMATT says on 5/Nov/05
If Tyler is 5.10 well, I think Paltrow is max 5.9 0r 5.8 JUSTMATT says on 5/Nov/05
Rob com'on...she is for sure no more than 5.8-5-9 max without shoes!! Anonymous says on 1/Nov/05
I watched the whole show. And taped it. They are the same height in my eyes. My fellow-viewers thought her a tad shorter than ellen. Anonymous says on 31/Oct/05
Diane Sawyer is in 2.5" heels. Gwyn's are 4" heels. I would say Gwyn is one inch shorter than Diane Sawyer. berry says on 29/Oct/05
The Leno comparison is another good one. And she is wearing the same 3-4 inchers in the photo with Diane as she is in the photo with Spielberg. That's why she looks about the same height as Diane Sawyer, I suppose.
Check out her shoes in the photo-- the fourth row, fourth photo down:
http://www.starfileonline.com/eventpics.asp?EventName=Gwyneth+Paltrow+Appears+on+Good+Morning+America
Anonymous says on 27/Oct/05
I urge you to watch Emma. She is not much taller (if at all) than Toni Collette. Anonymous says on 27/Oct/05
I don't know. It's pretty convincing that 5'7.5" is as high as she goes. Look at her in 4" heels beside Leno. Leno is 5'10". If Gwyn were 5'9" she would tower over a 5'10" dude in 4" heels. 5'7" hits the nail on the head. glow says on 27/Oct/05
By the sounds of things, most of the previous posters are convinced she's shorter than her current height that's listed, and there's quite a bit of evidence to suggest this. I think it's time to downgrade her, Rob! berry says on 26/Oct/05
Thanks, Anonymous, for the Turlington and Burns picture. She does look all of 5'7 there. I'm sticking with 5'7 for Gwenyth too for now. In the Cypress Hill photo, not only are the shoes not visible, but I think that pose (with both arms over the shoulders of the people next to her)makes a person look taller too. I've seen photos of her with film costars doing the same pose. I don't think she's trying to look taller, but just does because of the pose. I've posted links to photos of Gwenyth and Brad under the discussion of Brad Pitt's height and that comparison is also convincing to me that she is about 5'7. What says on 26/Oct/05
The thing is, I am 5'8" and I met Paltrow. She was not over 5'8", for sure. Someone 5'8" would not wear the 4" heels that she wears and still be shorter than anna malova. And I that picture with Sen Dog is not good for analyzing things because you don't know her shoes, or anyone's posture...She isn't over 5'8" though. Gawker Stalker says on 26/Oct/05
Yeah, 5'7.75" is perfect, Rob. With the lankiest frame ever. A-Bomb says on 25/Oct/05
Sen Dog is not 5'7". He's definitely a strong 5'8er. I'm a tad over 172cm, I met him, he was slightly taller than me, but shorter than my 5'9" brother. I have no proof, you can say i must be shorter, but i wouldn't bother debating that unless you've met him as well. Despite his lean, she also has a slight hunch which is why i put her at around 5'8 1/2". Anonymous says on 24/Oct/05
Sen Dog is 5'7" and in that picture, he is leaning into Gwyneth, losing some height on camera. They are both probably 5'7", same height. It is actually great evidence to the fact that she is under 5'8". At most she is just touching 5'8". Anonymous says on 24/Oct/05
Rob: I think 5'7.75". Anonymous says on 24/Oct/05
Seeing how much taller Anna Malova is (and Anna is 5'10"), I don't think Paltrow could really be too close t0 5'9". She is most generously 5'8" and most reasonably 5.7.5". A-Bomb says on 22/Oct/05
I just saw a picture on the net of Gwyneth Paltrow and Sen Dog and Bobo from Cypress Hill on DJ Muggs website (it's on its own window so I have no address you can check out the website if you guys like, under the cypress hill section in the gallery). Now Gwyneth seems an inch taller than both. I've met Sen Dog and Bobo, they were not shorter than me (my minimum height is 172.1cm), but they were both visibly shorter than my brother who was also there 5'9". So I'd say they are between 172cm and 173.5cm. Now Gywneth could have been wearing high heels, but if she's 5'7" wearing high heels she'd be towring over both which she does not. So I'd say that Gywneth is minimum 5'8 1/2" and max 5'9 1/2". So in my mind at least i'm satisfied she is not as low as 5'7" and possibly not 5'8". berry says on 8/Oct/05
Those pictures help, especially considering the discussion about Kate Moss' hieght. 5'7 for Gwyneth seems correct to me. Does that mean that Christy Turlington is also 5'7? berry says on 3/Oct/05
Yes, I could be wrong about Ellen's height - I just found a number on the web, so not reliable. 5'7 seems to be the consensus, which makes perfect sense given all the comparisons so far. But what about the following photos in which she is walking with Christy Turlington, who is supposed to be 5'9. Don't they look the same height?
http://www.planethelium.com/gallery61.html What says on 27/Sep/05
I shook hands with Gwyneth three years ago. We were both in trainers. I am 5'8" (and probably .25 inches shorter than 5'8" to be specific). Gwyn was my height if not a touch smaller. I didn't know that there was any argument about her being over 5'7". She just isn't.
And I saw Ellen Degeneres' stand up in 2002. She is about 5'6". mytwocents says on 16/Sep/05
I meant to add that Blythe is probably really only 5'5, not 5'7 as listed. So that puts Gwyneth at 5'7. CelebHeights Editor says on 21/Aug/05
From Aussie Daily Telegraph, "She is also far from fragile, much taller than you might expect, even allowing for the stiletto-heeled boots under the jeans" Z2 says on 2/Aug/05
At the beginning of the first apartment scene of, "A Perfect Murder," it has Michael Douglas and Gwyneth Paltrow raising their glasses to make a toast. There are many tricky scenes of Gwyneth looking taller, then looking shorter, due to the camera being close, and then the camera being far away. I dropped all these theories when I saw the scene where Michael Douglas is in Gwyneth's room, picking out Gwyneth's outfit for the art show they'll be attending. In this particular scene, there is a full clear view shot; Gwyneth is barefooted and Michael Douglas seems to be wearing 1.5" heels. Gwyneth is clearly shorter and doesn't appear to be monsterous as many people see her to be. On my view, (and this is MY opinion), Gwyneth looks to be a solid 5'7". Anonymous says on 1/Aug/05
By the way, in order for Paltrow to be that height, a few things ALL have to be true:
-she's making herself (already tall for a woman) appear even TALLER by exaggerating her height, yet she developes postures to make herself look SHORTER beside certain male celebrities, yet she wears high heels to make herself look TALLER; she's either very calculating or very confused
-she somehow gets away with exaggerating her height by 2-3 inches; people are just not interested in commenting on her height (is this a general trend in the population? what is it about Paltrow that makes her height less interesting, not just to certain people, but to everyone who's met her?)
-she convinces directors to make her appear tall on screen (APPRECIABLY taller than Angelina Jolie, Mike Myers, ...; a 5-7/8 actress needs director's tricks to do this)
-she either lied in her biography or had early growth spurt (in reference to being teased at school)
This proposal requires so many details to be met. It is so specific. The alternative proposal is: Paltrow is simply tall, 5-9/10 women are not uncommon. You might even propose a list of details that makes Paltrow at 5-5 a possibility, but that requires MANY things to be true (e.g.: she has special lifts in her socks; she develops a posture that makes her tall but look short; she pays the directors to make her taller on screen; ...), and what are the chances of all these details being true? Anonymous says on 1/Aug/05
1. I'm not saying that directors can't make her appear shorter. I'm saying it's pointless to make a 5-7 actress look even taller on-screen. I don't think directors want to make every 5-9/10 actress a few inches shorter (depends on the male costar's height), but it's as pointless to make a 5-7 actress a few inches taller. If you don't think she looks tall on-screen, here are a few examples:
-nearly as tall as Jude Law in "Skycaptain"
-taller than all her main costars (female and male) in "A view from the top"
-as tall as Matt Damon and Jude Law in "Talented Mr. Ripley"
-nearly as tall as the leading man in "shakespeare in love"
2. Exaggerating by 2 inches is obvious. Your suggestion is: people are not interested in commenting on her height, even if they see she's exaggerating 2-3 inches. Compare that to Julia Roberts and Cameron Diaz, both listed at 5-9. This site lists them at 5-8/8.5. Let's be safe and push them down to 5-7. Even so, they are only exaggerating by 2 inches, yet their heights are questioned fiercely.
"If I'd spotted her at 5'7" I wouldn't have known to say that she should've been taller."
That's because you didn't know what her listed height was, so of course you wouldn't be surprised even if she was 5-5. Even if you aren't interested in Paltrow's height (albeit being so active in her thread), out of the thousands (or more?) people who've met her, wouldn't some suspect anything or be interested in her height? Even if I'm not interested in her height, but I happen to meet her and she appears 5-7, then I'd probably go to the Pitt thread and say something like "I've met Paltrow and she's 5-7, that makes Pitt short!"
3. I think Mischa Barton truly hates being tall. People are saying she's rounding DOWN her height -- she's getting questioned the other way around. Heck, once she even claims that she's 5-7. Anonymous says on 30/Jul/05
My take on Gwyneth is that she does not look that tall on screen. A truly tall actress would have to be barefoot to do all her scenes, as to not tower over her fellow actors. I believe the press feeds off of other sources and keeps building a persons height up. To me, Gwyneth looks 5'7". Anonymous says on 30/Jul/05
By the way, a person who sees Paltrow and estimates 5-9/10 wouldn't go around telling others "I met her and she is 5-9/10!"; they'll get a response like "yea, we know; what's your point?"
On the other hand, if a person sees her and estimates 5-7, then he'll probably tell others, "hey people, Paltrow is actually much shorter than what you think."
In a nutshell, if people expects her to be a certain height and sees her at that height, then it's no big deal; but if she appears shorter than people expected, then they will start questioning. Anonymous says on 29/Jul/05
1. Here we see an actress who always appears tall on screen. Your conclusion: she always wears lifts on screen; it can't be her height. There are plenty of 5-7/5-8 actresses out there, but they don't look as tall; your explanation: coincidentally all these directors share an interest in making Paltrow look taller on screen.
2. This Paltrow thread is basically empty without our comments. Where are all the doubters? Paltrow is listed as 5-9.5/5-10. If she is 5-7.5, then it should be pretty obvious. Even male actors find it hard to exaggerate their heights by 2 inches without suspicion, yet actors have the constant benefit of hidden lifts. Even if Paltrow was 5-8.5 (the very high end of your range), somebody who sees her might underestimate her height (especially with her bad postures, as you say) by 1 inch (some might overestimate, some might underestimate, as we agreed). Paltrow must've been sited literally thousands of times; surely out of these people an appreciable number must be bored enough to comment on her height. This is the site designed just for that, yet nobody has posted anything like "I've met her, and she doesn't look quite that tall." She is quite famous after all.
3. a) Heidi Klum is a supermodel, and her 5-9 is short for a supermodel. There are plenty of 6-footer supermodels or even regular models. On the other hand, Mischa Barton admits that she hates being tall -- how "tall"? according to this site, 5-8.5. Both Barton and Paltrow are actresses, but Klum is a supermodel; it says something about their interests.
b) this is valid, especially the early growth thing
[Editor Rob: actually Mischa I put 5ft 9 a while back...] Anonymous says on 24/Jul/05
Like I've said, nothing can prove that a height is true. But I've provided three convincing evidence:
1. Unless directors deliberately give her lifts in movies to make her almost as tall as the leading man, she must be tall.
2. Few ever doubt her height, even though she can't hide lifts inside high heels. Others who exaggerate their height have been fiercely questioned.
3. She has been teased in school about her height. Two implications:
a) It seems UNLIKELY (but not impossible) for her to exaggerate her height.
b) You've got to be pretty tall if fellow students are making fun of your height.
And you have provided corresponding rebuttals. We'll let editor Rob decide from here. I'm done here for now. Anonymous says on 23/Jul/05
Something else that's interesting: http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/Forum126/HTML/002390.html
Scroll down and in one of the posts it says "I've read biographical stuff on these women [including Paltrow] and they all suffered terrible teasing and abuse at school growing up, and hated being tall at the time but overcame it, and difficult as it was, ignored the jerks who were cruel."
If she suffered humiliation from her height, why would she exaggerate her height? How tall do you have to be to be made fun of? Paltrow must be really altruistic, doing all this just to make her costars and former boyfriends look taller. But I doubt she has an interest in doing that. A celebrity cares mostly about his/her image, not those of her costars and former bfs. Anonymous says on 19/Jul/05
here are some things to ponder at:
1) do directors give Paltrow lifts in movies to make her almost as tall as the leading man? usually they try to make the man taller, I'd say. do you seriously believe that the 30 or so directors she has worked with all coincidentally want to make Paltrow -- and only Paltrow -- look taller on-screen? I know you've said before that directors could make her shorter if they really wanted to, and concluded that it must be because the directors want her to look tall -- you are right, but they'd only shrink her height if she peaked above the leading man. If she was only slightly shorter than the leading man, the directors may forget about and tolerate it. But are you saying these directors actually put LIFTS on Paltrow? (it's one thing to tolerate an awkward actor-actress height difference; it's another to deliberately make the actress look awkwardly tall compared to the actor)
2) VERY few people ever question Paltrow's height; in public, she usually wears exposed high-heels with no lifts (as you have agreed on), so anyone meeting her should see something suspicious if she exaggerates her height by 2 inches. If she claims herself to be near 5-10, and yet people see that she is actually only 5-10 wearing heels, then they will start to question her height. However, her height is hardly ever questioned. But take Julia Roberts, however, someone who (like you've said) really isn't the 5-9 she claims to be. She receives far more doubts about her height. There are people who met her say she is shorter than they expected, or that she looks tiny. Go to her thread and have a look. So the question still remains: how did Paltrow manage to avoid suspicion? (most male actors do so by wearing lifts to public events, but Paltrow cannot) Why hasn't anyone met Paltrow and say she is shorter than expected? mytwocents says on 18/Jul/05
I have to go with Sticks. I believe she adds two inches to her height, so I think she is probably 5ft 7.75. I think it's hard to tell with her because of her slender frame which gives her the illusion of greater height, just as it does with models. Anonymous says on 17/Jul/05
"I estimated the posture penalty and I think it was pretty clear that I wasn't 'insisting' that you had to agree that he was losing more height, because I said 'let's assume they've got perfect posture', and said more than once that I didn't want to argue postures. But you wanted to argue about posture and here we are. You said correctly that there's no way to determine who's losing more height. Then I think you thought you could make headway by making an argument of posture. Why would you bother to make an elaborate argument on the topic when I clearly didn't think any argument would go anywhere?"
if I wanted to make headway I would've said, "from looking at their postures, I estimate that Paltrow loses more height," just like you did
I know you wish that wasn't sarcasm, but I chose the number 0.5 inch for a reason: because you somehow estimated posture penalty to 0.5 inch accuracy.
If you didn't want to argue about posture, then why did you tell me your estimated penalty for posture? I haven't even said anything about Paltrow losing more height. If you really want to forget about posture, we could do that now: assume both Affleck and Paltrow loses the same amount of height due to their postures. Again, I have no idea how you got that 0.5 inch estimate just by looking at their postures.
"As I've said, nothing in the picture disconfirms anything I've said about Paltrow. Or would you like to show otherwise?"
Using your ratio 0.932 and a very modest 6-2 for Affleck, Paltrow is still 5-8. Using a more realistic 6-2.5 for Affleck, Paltrow is 5-8.5. Using my 0.94 ratio (which in my opinion is more accurate as it was measured from head to heel, point to point, not from head to some point between the feet), Paltrow is 5-9. Your range is 5-6.5 to 5-8.5. All these three estimates lie on the upper end of your range (else completely above your range). Anonymous says on 15/Jul/05
"As I said, I don't want to argue posture with you. It's not just bewildering that you think that you can model Affleck's pose and Paltrow's in that picture with such accuracy that you can determine that their posture penalties with less than a half inch error, it's funny. I'm sorry, man. Do you realize all of the errors involved in that? You're just too far away from the land of the reasonable to have this discussion with. You claim to be too humble to make definitive statements about people's heights and then you think you can determine the height Affleck's losing with his legs bent in those pants with that hunch by striking his pose and measuring yourself? That's confusion beyond words. Some of it was worthwhile, so happy trails, anonymous. I wish you well. Let's go like this: you insult me and we'll be done with it."
You seem oblivious to the sarcasm in my statement. Yes, I "concluded" that each person loses 0.5 inch due to my "evidence," but that's basically what you did: you insisted that Affleck loses at least 0.5 inch due to his posture, and how did you come up with that number? -- by looking at the picture and using your eye judgement, now how much error is involved in that, just as much error as modeling their postures? Perhaps now you can see your reasoning from an outside perspective. As I remember I was the one to say "You can't possibly tell who's losing more height in this case." Anonymous says on 11/Jul/05
you might realize that there is absolutely no way to calculate the distance of either actor from the camera without knowing the distance from the lens of the camera to the film. let's call this distance D
all I can tell from the picture is that Affleck is about 13.9D away from the camera (assuming he's 6-3 in shoes)...as for Paltrow's distance from the camera, there is no way to calculate that unless you know Paltrow's height (which defeats the purpose, since that's what we are trying to find out) and the lens-to-film distance
about your posture penalty, how did you come up with that? this is how I did it: I measured my own height in perfect posture, Affleck's posture (bent legs, slightly hunched back), and Paltrow's posture (one foot half a step forward). Result: both lose about 0.5 inch compared to perfect posture. There is no difference due to posture. Anonymous says on 8/Jul/05
I see you have changed your mind about Paltrow looking like 5-7.
"Good picture. Your analysis of it neglects the slope of the ground. If you look at the ground, you’ll see Affleck’s feet are lower in the picture. That’s because even though they’re about an equal distance from the camera (which is why he’s in profile looking at her and you thought we could compare heights), they’re on a grade."
There is probably a tilt, but Paltrow must also be standing farther from the camera. If you rotate the picture until the apparent tilt is gone, Affleck looks like he's learning forward, and the dog will be tilted sideways.
Also, the dog's feet are the same level as Paltrow's (if she puts that lifted foot down)? If there is such a big tilt as you claim, then the dog must be standing behind Paltrow (in order for their feet to be the same level), and she's pullin it along.
My ratio is 0.94, assuming they both have the same sized hair (you have to measure from heel to head, there are just too many points "between their feet"); that makes her 5-8.5 (if Affleck is 6-2)
About posture: remember that she is in the middle of walking and taking a step. You can't possibly tell who's losing more height in this case. Mr. X says on 29/Jun/05
I've noticed alot of the discussion about Gwyneth's height been mostly happening over at Jude Law's name. Lots of people there thinks Gwyneth is probably closer to 5'9 than 5'10 due to that photo of her and Law looking about teh same height, and Paltrow's in 3 inch heels. I always thought Paltrow was 5'9" and that photo practically confirms my belief. |
