Sandy Allen
Birth name	Sandra Elaine Allen
Born	June 18, 1955 (1955-06-18) (age 52) Chicago, Illinois, USA

Sandra (Sandy) Elaine Allen (born June 18, 1955 in Chicago, Illinois, USA) is an American and the tallest living woman in the world at 7' 7¼ inches (232 cm). She holds this title, although it has been widely reported that Yao Defen of China is actually 5 cm taller^{[citation needed]}. If you hold the copyright to an image (e. ... is the 169th day of the year (170th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... is the 169th day of the year (170th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... Nickname: Motto: Urbs in Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: , Country State Counties Cook, DuPage Settled 1770s Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government  - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area  - City  234. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... Mid-19th century tool for converting between different standards of the inch An inch is an Imperial unit of length. ... Yao Defen of China, (born 15 July 1972), claims to be the tallest female in the world. ...

She has written a book named Cast A Giant Shadow, and has appeared in the Guinness Book of World Records since 1976. Her abnormal height is due to a tumor in her pituitary gland that caused it to release growth hormone uncontrollably. At age 22, she underwent surgery for the condition. Without this she would have continued to grow and suffer further medical problems associated with gigantism. The Guinness Book of Records (or in recent editions Guinness World Records, and in previous US editions Guinness Book of World Records) is a book published annually, containing an internationally recognized collection of superlatives: both in terms of human achievement and the extrema of the natural world. ... The pituitary gland, or hypophysis, is an endocrine gland about the size of a pea that sits in a small, bony cavity (sella turcica) covered by a dural fold (sellar diaphragm) at the base of the brain. ... Growth hormone (GH or somatotropin) is a 191-amino acid, single chain polypeptide hormone which is synthesised, stored and secreted by the somatotroph cells within the lateral wings of the anterior pituitary gland, which stimulates growth and cell reproduction in humans and other animals. ... Anna Haining Bates with her parents Greek gigas, gigantus (giant) is a condition characterized by excessive height growth and bigness. ...

She appeared in the Academy Award winning Italian film Il Casanova di Federico Fellini, a TV movie called Side Show and in a Canadian/American documentary film called Being Different. The New Zealand band Split Enz immortalized her in a song, "Hello Sandy Allen,"[1] released on their 1982 album Time and Tide. Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ... Fellinis Casanova (Il Casanova di Federico Fellini) is a 1976 Italian film by director Federico Fellini. ... “Telefilm” redirects here. ... Alice Ripley and Emily Skinner as Violet and Daisy Hilton Side Show is a musical about Daisy and Violet Hilton, two Siamese Twins who make a change from being a circus act to becoming famous stage performers in the 1930s. ... Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt, in one fashion or another, to document reality. ... Split Enz was a successful New Zealand band during the late 1970s and the early 1980s featuring brothers Tim Finn and Neil Finn. ... Time and Tide is a 1982 album by New Zealand New Wave band Split Enz. ...

Allen is confined to a wheelchair because her legs and back cannot support her tall stature in a standing position. As a result, she currently lives in Shelbyville, Texas, in a retirement center, the same one as Edna Parker, the oldest living person in the world. Shelbyville is an unincorporated community in Shelby County, Texas (USA). ... Edna Parker (born April 20, 1893) is an American supercentenarian, the oldest living American currently at age 114, Indianas oldest person ever and as of August 13, 2007 the oldest person in the world [1]. As of August 14, 2007, she is 114 years, 116 days old. ...

See also

• List of famous tall women
• Leonid Stadnyk, tallest living man

This is a list of famous tall women, starting at 178 cm or 5 feet 10 inches. ... Leonid Stadnyk (Ukrainian: ) (born 1971 in Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union) is the worlds tallest living man according to Guinness World Records 2008. ...

External links

• Sandy Allen at the Internet Movie Database
• Photos of Sandy
• Education World - article on Sandy and her video.