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Laura Dern is speaking about the limitations she's lived with because of her height
The actress, who is nearly 6 feet tall, took part in an interview for The Independent alongside her costar Andra Day and talked about how her height has affected her career
Dern is one of the many female celebrities who've opened up about their height
Laura Dernis offering insight on how it is up there — up there being the view at 5'11."
The actress, 58, spoke toThe Independentabout her latest film and during the conversation opened up about how her height — plus having a "radically tall torso" — has impacted her acting career.
"I was 5'11" at 12 years old and acting already, so I was losing parts constantly!" the star said in an interview published on Jan. 31, joking that she's been rejected for roles about "150 times."
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That's why filming oppositeWill ArnettinBradley Cooper'sIs This Thing On?was so great (Arnett is an impressive 6′2″).
"It means that when Will and I are sitting side by side, we're the same height. And it's crazy to be in a scene with a male actor, and we're actually looking straight into each other's eyes, you know?"
Dern's statuesque figure did make her look like a natural at Paris Fashion Week, especially when she made herrunway debut in the Gabriela Hearst showthis past October. In fact, theBig Little Liesstar commanded the catwalk in her look — a romantic floral appliqué dress and sandals.
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She's also not the first celebrity to speak out about how Hollywood treats tall people. Her friendNicole Kidman, who stands at Dern's height, said she once lied about her measurements in the hopes of securing a role inAnnie.
"I had to talk my way through the door because they were measuring you before you went in. I was mortified," she said on theRadio Times Podcastin January 2024. So, she told them she was "5 ft. 10½ in."
In the same interview, the Oscar winner relayed hergrievances over wearing heelsfor public events. "Whenever you go on the red carpet, they send the shoes, and the shoes are always so high. And I'm like, 'Do they have a kitten heel? I'm just gonna be the tallest person — the giraffe!'"
Game of ThronesandWednesdaystar Gwendoline Christine, who is over 6 feet tall, was also once"concerned" about being "cast-able"because of her appearance. Although she believed if she molded herself to societal standards that things might work out, she realized: "No, I'm not going to make any effort to fit in."
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