How tall was Cyd Charisse?

Cyd Charisse is commonly listed at 5 ft 7.5 in (171 cm).

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Cyd Charisse’s 5 ft 7.5 in (171 cm) is tall for a US woman: about 91 in 100 US women are shorter.

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Cyd Charisse beside others

Cyd Charisse is in the middle of the 6 dancers we have heights for: Fred Astaire (5 ft 9.5 in) stands 2.5 in (6 cm) taller and Cheryl Burke (5 ft 4 in) is 3 in (8 cm) shorter.

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5 ft 7.5 in (171 cm)

A commonly listed height: it appears across many profiles, but none says when or how it was measured, so shoes and rounding may be part of the number.

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Cyd Charisse, 5 ft 7.5 in (171 cm), drawn to scale beside the average US man, 5 ft 9 in (175 cm), and the average US woman, 5 ft 3.5 in (161 cm)