Anyone here remember when Sally Field was a perfectly awful actress?
No nuance. Great for a high school actress. But for a pro, perfectly awful. Still she had the #1 thing any actress needs to keep getting parts in Hollywood -- she was short. She had to be at least sort of competent, but if she at least had that AND was short, she was going to keep getting roles.
Why? Because most leading men in Hollywood are short. Halfway competent leading women who can make the men look like they're six feet tall are few and far between.
I remember when Jeff Bridges stank as an actor. But he kept at it, and eventually became brilliant. Not all actresses are given the chance to keep acting regularly like the short ones do, and eventually we don't see them anymore. Shortness helps you get ahead in Hollywood.