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Roman Polanski Height, Weight, Age, Facts, Biography

Roman Polanski Quick Info
Height 5 ft 3 in
Weight 60 kg
Date of Birth August 18, 1933
Zodiac Sign Leo
Spouse Emmanuelle Seigner

Roman Polanski is a French film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor who received the Oscar for “Best Director” in 2003 for the biographical war drama film The Pianist. Over the years, he has also been a recipient of several accolades including at least 2 Golden Globe Awards, 2 BAFTAs, a Palme d’Or of the 2002 Cannes Film Festival in France, and multiple César Awards. Some of his other films are Rosemary’s BabyChinatownTessThe Ghost Writer, Venus in FurAn Officer and a SpyCul-de-sac, and Repulsion. Roman Polanski was arrested and charged with drugging and raping a 13-year-old girl in 1977 and over the years, multiple other women have accused the filmmaker of s*xually assaulting them as children. As a result of the accusations, he has been a fugitive from the U.S. criminal justice system.

Born Name

Raymond Roman Thierry Liebling

Other Names

Roman Polanski, Romek

Roman Polanski as seen in 2011
Roman Polanski as seen in 2011 (Georges Biard / Wikimedia / CC BY-SA 3.0)

Sun Sign

Leo

Born Place

Paris, France

Nationality

French

 

Education

Roman Polanski studied at the National Film School in Łódź as well as attended the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts located in the center of Kraków, Poland.

Occupation

Film Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Actor

Family

  • Father – Mojżesz (or Maurycy) Liebling (later Polański) (known as Ryszard Polański after World War II) (Painter and Manufacturer of Sculptures) (1903-1984)
  • Mother – Bula (aka “Bella”) Katz-Przedborska (1900-1943)
  • Siblings – Annette (Older Half-Sister)
  • Others – Samson Hirsch Liebling (Paternal Grandfather), Maria Imerglück (Paternal Grandmother), Wanda Zajączkowska (Stepmother)

Manager

Polanski has been repped by R.P. Productions, Production Company, Paris, France.

Net Worth

According to CelebrityNetWorth.com, his net worth has been $50 Million.

Build

Slim

From Left to Right - Roman Polanski, Emmanuelle Seigner, and Mathieu Amalric promoting 'Venus in furs' at the Cannes Film Festival in 2013
From Left to Right – Roman Polanski, Emmanuelle Seigner, and Mathieu Amalric promoting ‘Venus in furs’ at the Cannes Film Festival in 2013 (Georges Biard / Wikimedia / CC BY-SA 3.0)

Height

5 ft 4 in or 162.5 cm (Peak Height)

5 ft 3 in or 160 cm (Current Height)

Weight

60 kg or 132 lbs

Girlfriend / Spouse

Roman Polanski has dated –

  1. Christa Helm
  2. Barbara Kwiatkowska-Lass (1959-1962)​ – He was married to Polish actor Barbara Kwiatkowska-Lass from 1959 to 1962.
  3. Catherine Deneuve (1964-1965) – He dated actor Catherine Deneuve between 1964 and 1965. They worked together on the psychological horror film Repulsion (1965).
  4. Jill St. John (1965)
  5. Sharon Tate (1966-1969)​ – He met American actor and model Sharon Tate while filming the 1967 comedy horror film The Fearless Vampire Killers and they started dating during the production in 1966. The couple married in London on January 20, 1968. Sharon was 8-and-a-half months pregnant when she and 4 friends were murdered by members of the Manson Family in 1969. At the time, Polanski was in Europe working on a film while Sharon was at home in Los Angeles. Their unborn child was posthumously named Paul Richard Polanski.
  6. Michelle Phillips (1969)
  7. Nastassja Kinski (1976-1979)
  8. Brooke West (1978)
  9. Joanna Pacula (1981-1982)
  10. Charlotte Lewis (1984)
  11. Emmanuelle Seigner (1989-Present) – In 1989, he married actor, former fashion model, and singer Emmanuelle Seigner. They parent 2 children – a daughter named Morgane Polanski (b. January 20, 1993) and a son named Elvis Polanski (b. April 12, 1998).

Race / Ethnicity

White

He is of Ashkenazi Jewish and some Russian or Polish descent.

Hair Color

Salt and Pepper

Eye Color

Gray-Brown

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

  • Subjective narrative of his films
  • Short stature

Brand Endorsements

Polanski has done commercials for Parisiennes cigarettes.

Religion

Atheism

Roman Polanski (Left) and Spanish writer Diego Moldes in Madrid in 2005
Roman Polanski (Left) and Spanish writer Diego Moldes in Madrid in 2005 (José Antonio Redondo / Wikimedia / Public Domain)

Roman Polanski’s Favorite Things

  • FilmsOdd Man Out (1947), Hamlet (1948), Citizen Kane (1941), (1963)
  • Painter – Van Gogh

SourceIMDb

Roman Polanski Facts

  1. When World War II began with the invasion of Poland, his family was living in Kraków, Poland.
  2. His mother was 4-month pregnant when she was taken to Auschwitz and was murdered in the gas chamber soon after arriving.
  3. Polanski and his father are holocaust survivors who reunited after the war ended.
  4. Author Ian Freer has stated Polanski’s constant childhood fears and dread of violence have contributed to the “tangible atmospheres he conjures up on film.”
  5. Alongside several other women, German actor Renate Langer, Californian artist Marianne Barnard, and French actor Valentine Monnier have also accused Roman Polanski of s*xually assaulting them at the age of 15, 10, and 18, respectively.

Featured Image by Georges Biard / Wikimedia / CC BY-SA 3.0

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  1. His peak height was listed as 5’4″-5’5″

    His current height is around 5’3″ and his current weight is around 63.5 kg

    Current height is between 5’2″-5’3″

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