Jane says on 10/May/08
Im so glad to know that Veronica wasn't remembered for her height, but for her beauty. I'm only 4 feet 11 and 1/3 of an inch and I feel like a stand out wherever I go. I hate it when people ask me how tall I am when its none of their business. I wish people weren't so height conscious and just be honest with their actual size. They're just numbers to calculate your body mass and lying about it won't make you taller.

Cliff says on 3/May/08
Straight from Paramounts publicity department: Lake was 4ft11 and weighed 89lbs. She was referred to them as the "shortest lady currently in films" from an old Paramount publicity photo I one had of her. Lake looked every inch 4ft11, and not an inch over that. 5ft2 (which she claimed in her bio) was likely her height wearing her platform heels. This chick made 5ft4ish Claudette Colbert look Amazonian in "So Proudly We Hail."

Case closed.

anonymous says on 4/Apr/08
How would anyone know how tall "or short for that matter" Veronica Lake actually was? She's dead....

ko says on 1/Apr/07
Lake was actually 5'0" though usually reported as 5'0"-5'3".

andrea says on 28/Mar/07
Being a huge fan of Lake, I've heard her height being from 4'11" to 5'2", I've also heard tha Alan Ladd was 5'6"

Jay Allen says on 2/Jan/07
Actually Ladd was even shorter. But yes, that was why they made films togethor--three I believe. "This Gun For Hire" being the best.

Angelica says on 19/Jun/06
That's odd, I've heard from very many sources that Lake was 5'2.

Dick Kraft says on 3/Mar/06
Miss Lake made several pictures with actor Alan Ladd because they fit. Ladd was 5-4 and Lake 4-ll. Both very convincing actors.