How old was Judy Garland in the movie The Wizard of Oz?

Judy Garland was 16 in The Wizard of Oz when she played the character 'Dorothy Gale'.

That was over 85 years ago in 1939.

In 1969 she died aged just 47, starring in 94 films in her career, 76 of those after The Wizard of Oz was first released. If she were alive today she would be 101.

How old do you think she looks in the movie?

In The Wizard of Oz, I think Judy Garland looks:

Did you know?

  • Director Victor Fleming has worked with Judy Garland just once in her career.
  • Judy Garland's first movie was as 'Herself' in The Big Revue, released in 1929 when she was 6
  • The Wizard of Oz scores 7.58 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of The Wizard of Oz

Judy Garland's other movies