American actress and comedian, Irene Ryan is perhaps best known for her portrayal of Daisy May "Granny" Moses, mother-in-law of Buddy Ebsen's character Jed Clampett on the long-running TV series The Beverly Hillbillies.
About Irene's Ryan's Height
People are interested in knowing Irene Ryan’s height perhaps because of how small she looks on screen.
Her height is listed as 5 feet 2 inches all over the web.
From what we have seen of her, we think she looks within that range. She sure looked more than a foot shorter than John Wayne, who was around 6 feet 4 inches tall.
The real height of Irene Ryan was
5 ft 2 in (157.5 cm)
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| The fierce Irene Ryan |
Here are some of Irene Ryan quotes as 'Granny' Moses in "The Beverly Hillbillies".
On reedy men.
I’ve throwed away chicken bones with more meat on it than he’s got.
On faraway trees.
The trees are so fer apart the woodpeckers got to tote their lunch.
On possums.
How do you like yer possum… fallin' off the bones tender or with a little fight left in it?