Janet McTeer's Height
6ft ½ in (184.2 cm)
English actress, best known for roles in movies like Hawks, Tideland, The Woman in Black, Tumbleweeds and Albert Nobbs. In looksmart she said "I'm six feet tall" and in a 2012 Deadline article said "I'm 6 foot and a half-inch".
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It's been one of the great mysteries of my career. Here I am, six foot one with a striking, strong face and people walk right past me. I mean, how many six foot broads are there for God's sake?
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Oddly enough, I've always been very confident about [my height] as an actor. I didn't used to be as a girl. When I was young, I was very short and then I suddenly grew seven inches in a year when I was 13. I remember one morning practising on my piano and crying because I was half an inch taller than the boy I fancied.
I've been tall all my life! But I think it probably helps from the perspective of the writers, because if you're tall and you have a voice like an old transvestite then you automatically have presence.
-- The Western Mail (Jan 17, 2009)
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Average Guess (25 Votes)
6ft 0.92in (185.2cm)
6ft 0.92in (185.2cm)
181cmguy said on 4/Dec/24
Well I think there's a chance all could measure in the 184-5cm range. They all have pretty much the same build (long arms and legs, big hands and a longish neck), though I would certainly give Hart the best chance of measuring above that range:
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I don't think any of the other women (including Venus) would've held up that well next to Jonathan Ross, especially given she was in flats. I must say Miranda looked gorgeous at the time!
Garrn I think is the one most likely to measure under the 184cm mark. I may be a little biased though, you know being a British Patriot (pro Brexit n all) ;P Gotta stick up for my English Roses lol!
Well I think there's a chance all could measure in the 184-5cm range. They all have pretty much the same build (long arms and legs, big hands and a longish neck), though I would certainly give Hart the best chance of measuring above that range:
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I don't think any of the other women (including Venus) would've held up that well next to Jonathan Ross, especially given she was in flats. I must say Miranda looked gorgeous at the time!
Garrn I think is the one most likely to measure under the 184cm mark. I may be a little biased though, you know being a British Patriot (pro Brexit n all) ;P Gotta stick up for my English Roses lol!
181cmguy said on 1/Dec/24
Rob, would you consider my estimates for all these ladies plausible?
Miranda Hart: 185.1 (6' 7/8)
Venus Williams: 184.8 (6' 3/4)
Janet Street-Porter: 184.5 (6' 5/8)
Beth Orton: 184.1 (6' 1/2)
Janet McTeer: 183.8 (6' 3/8)
Toni Garrn: 183.5 (6' 1/4)
At least that's the order I'd put them in. Hart claimed to be just under 6'1. And Garrn has repeatedly claimed 183cm rather than 184 which makes me think McTeer would edge her, though for some reason I don't get as tall of an impression from her as I do with Orton. I'm still convinced peak Porter wasn't anything under 6'0.5!
Editor Rob
Rob, would you consider my estimates for all these ladies plausible?
Miranda Hart: 185.1 (6' 7/8)
Venus Williams: 184.8 (6' 3/4)
Janet Street-Porter: 184.5 (6' 5/8)
Beth Orton: 184.1 (6' 1/2)
Janet McTeer: 183.8 (6' 3/8)
Toni Garrn: 183.5 (6' 1/4)
At least that's the order I'd put them in. Hart claimed to be just under 6'1. And Garrn has repeatedly claimed 183cm rather than 184 which makes me think McTeer would edge her, though for some reason I don't get as tall of an impression from her as I do with Orton. I'm still convinced peak Porter wasn't anything under 6'0.5!
Editor RobThey are within the range of possibilities. I wouldn't go much higher on a few of them.
Nik Ashton said on 7/Jan/21
@ Sandy Cowell - Janet Street-Porter should be given a page!
I can assure Janet McTeer that she had nothing to cry about when she was on her piano.
@ Sandy Cowell - Janet Street-Porter should be given a page!
I can assure Janet McTeer that she had nothing to cry about when she was on her piano.
Miss Sandy Cowell said on 5/Jan/21
Janet Street-Porter would, at 6ft, be a close second on the Janets' page. The lucky woman even met David Bowie! 🤢
Janet McTeer gets 6ft and half-an-inch.
Janet Street-Porter would, at 6ft, be a close second on the Janets' page. The lucky woman even met David Bowie! 🤢
Janet McTeer gets 6ft and half-an-inch.
ERIC PLEASANT said on 4/May/18
There is a scene with her probably early in her career in the 80s where she appears on an even keel with some of the actors or they may have put her in flats and given everybody else lifts. A common practice then and now.
There is a scene with her probably early in her career in the 80s where she appears on an even keel with some of the actors or they may have put her in flats and given everybody else lifts. A common practice then and now.
Tall Sam said on 25/Apr/18
In make up at the Jessica Jones premiere photos McTeer looks really good for age, I thought she was a few years younger. The max I'd see Ritter at is 5'9.25", I think Krysten looks nearly 4 inches shorter than David Tennant on the show.
In make up at the Jessica Jones premiere photos McTeer looks really good for age, I thought she was a few years younger. The max I'd see Ritter at is 5'9.25", I think Krysten looks nearly 4 inches shorter than David Tennant on the show.
Tall Sam said on 23/Apr/18
Hmm, she doesn't look this tall with 5'9" Krysten Ritter in Jessica Jones, in which they look maybe an inch and a half apart not a big 3.5 inches, or in premiere photos. I don't see Janet as having any perceptible height loss so far but maybe Krysten's sporting some bigger heeled shoes that might account for them looking closer. Of course, camera trickery once made Ritter to look the same height as the shorter Aaron Paul on Breaking Bad.
Editor Rob
Hmm, she doesn't look this tall with 5'9" Krysten Ritter in Jessica Jones, in which they look maybe an inch and a half apart not a big 3.5 inches, or in premiere photos. I don't see Janet as having any perceptible height loss so far but maybe Krysten's sporting some bigger heeled shoes that might account for them looking closer. Of course, camera trickery once made Ritter to look the same height as the shorter Aaron Paul on Breaking Bad.
Editor RobI'd say it is likely she lost some height by 55, but I'd have guessed she was still near 6ft on that series, sometimes Ritter could look over 5ft 9...but then she did claim 5ft 9 and 10 once!
CelebHeights Editor said on 30/Sep/05
In a 2000 Guardian newspaper she said, "It's been one of the great mysteries of my career. Here I am, six foot one with a striking, strong face and people walk right past me. I mean, how many six foot broads are there for God's sake?"
In a 2000 Guardian newspaper she said, "It's been one of the great mysteries of my career. Here I am, six foot one with a striking, strong face and people walk right past me. I mean, how many six foot broads are there for God's sake?"
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