Gal Gadot Height (How Tall is Wonder Woman?)

If you are wondering if Gal Gadot is tall, then the answer is yes. First being crowned Miss Israel at the age of 18, she became globally recognized by representing Israel in the Miss Universe pageant in 2004. Since then she has gone on to become a highly successful actress, starring alongside Paul Walker in films such as the Fast & Furious film series (2009-2013) and being cast as the DC character Wonder Woman (2016-). 

Clearly a taller than average woman, she also carries a slim frame further adding to her elongated appearance. When wearing high heels her height rivals actors standing comfortably over 6 feet tall!

But how tall is she exactly? How does her height compare to other Wonder Woman actresses? Let's investigate these questions by finding her height claim, what others say about her height, and by comparing her height to some other celebs! 

What's Her Real Height?

After investigating Gal Gadot's height I believe that she wakes up at 5'9.75", dropping to 5'9.5" for the majority of the day, and by night time she will be somewhere between 5'9.25-5'9.5" tall. Therefore on this page, I will list her height at 5'9.5" (176.5 cm) tall.

Height Listings

Gal is listed at 5'10 on Google and IMDb. She has been listed between 5'9.5" and 5'10" throughout her career, from her Miss Universe days, and onwards until the present. 

Height Claim & Love For Basketball

In reference to being a good defender on her high school basketball team, similar to her height listings, in this interview, Gal claims a height of 178m 5'10" tall. So Gal was clearly a taller than average teenager!

Also, In reference to her basketball playing, the book 'Gal Gadot A New Kind of Action Hero' mentions:

"which she says she was good at because of her height." (1)

Compared to Other Celebs

Let's compare Gal's height side-by-side with some other celebs. Those chosen are wearing footwear providing a similar height to Gal, which will help us to gain a better understanding of how tall she really is!

Conan O'Brien 6'4" (193 cm)

In 2017 Gal was featured on a segment on Thursday night’s Conan show, where Gal gave a demonstration of her preparation for the Wonder Woman films. Gal and Conan are both wearing workout sneakers and also standing next to each other for fair height comparison. 

When capturing an angle where they are close together and equal distance from the camera for an accurate comparison, Conan appears considerably taller than Gal, but not so much so that she looks overly short, and there appears to be a 6.25-6.5 inch difference in height. 

So when compared to Conan, Gal appears to be between 5'9.5"-5'9.75" tall. 

Chris Pine 6'0.5" (184.2 cm)

Gal and Chris starred together in the movies Wonder Woman (2017) and Wonder Woman 1984 (2020).

For accurate height comparison, at the Wonder Woman Los Angeles premiere in 2017, Gal is wearing flat shoes giving around half an inch of height, and Pine is wearing 1 inch dress shoes, giving him 1/2 an inch height advantage.

Taking this into consideration, when they are standing next to each other Gal holds her own, looking around 3 inches shorter. 

So when compared to Chris, Gal looks to be 5'9.5" tall. 

Gwendoline Christie 6'3.25" (191.1 cm)

With both actresses meeting at a Comic-Con panel in 2015, and wearing similar footwear, an accurate height comparison can be made. When Gal was standing Next to Gwendoline in various photos there is a visible 5.75-6 inch difference in height. 

So when compared to Gwendoline, Gal appears to be 5'9.25"-5'9.5" tall. 

The Results - when standing next to other celebs in similar sized footwear, Gal appears between 5'9.25-5'9.75" tall. 

Wonder Woman Heights

As of 2022 the DC character Wonder Woman is 47-48 years old! Let's take a look at the heights of the woman to play the character in live-action over the years (not including voice or animation)

1. Adrianne Palicki 2011, 5'11" (180.3 cm)
2. Lynda Carter 1974-79, 5'9.5 (176.5 cm) (Prime Height)
3. Gal Gadot 2016- 5'9.5" (176.5 cm)
4. Cathy Lee Crosby 1974, 5'7.5" (171.5 cm) (Prime height)
5. Linda Harrison 1967, 5'6" (167.6 cm) (Prime height)

Gal Gadot is joint 2nd tallest to play Wonder Woman, and the average height of the 5 actresses to play the character is 5'8.7" (174.5 cm), which is 0.8 inches shorter than Gal! 

For those interested, there are life-sized versions of Gal's Wonder Woman, available here

The Ending

After investigating Gal Gadot's real height, I believe that she wakes up close to 5'9.75" tall and drops down to around 5'9.5" (176.5 cm) for the majority of the day. 

Heights Related to Gal Gadot

1: Gal Gadot A New Kind of Action Hero, By Vanessa Oswald, 2019, Page 14