Laura Dern is telling a tall tale, but it’s all true.
The “Jurassic Park” star revealed in an interview with The Independent last month that her height has limited some of her Hollywood opportunities.
“I was 5’11” at 12 years old and acting already, so I was losing parts constantly!” she told the outlet.
By her estimation, she’s been rejected “150 times.”
For her current role in “Is This Thing On?” Dern was paired with Will Arnett, who happens to be 6’2”.
“It means that when Will and I are sitting side by side, we’re the same height,” she said. “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?”
She also joked that she has a “radically tall torso.”
Despite the height haters, Dern has landed a number of memorable roles throughout her career and has been in Hollywood since her was a child, being the daughter of the late Diane Ladd and actor Bruce Dern.
And she’s not alone in being judged for her height.
Nicole Kidman, who is also 5’11”, said in a 2024 interview with the “Radio Times” podcast that she was told she was “too tall” to become an actress and teased as a child.
“I was teased. I was called Storky. [People would say], ‘How’s the air up there?!’ … [Now I get], ‘You’re so much taller than I thought,'” she said.
The Oscar-winner also revealed another challenge for the tall girls of Hollywood: high heels.
“[And then] grappling with how high my heels should be. 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!'”
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