Sandy Allen
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{{for|the cricketer of the same name|Sandy Allen (cricketer)}}
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| name = Sandy Allen
| birthname = Sandra Eileen Allen
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| birthplace = [[Chicago, Illinois]], [[United States|U.S.]]
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'''Sandra (Sandy) Elaine Allen''' (born [[June 18]], [[1955]] in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], [[United States|U.S.]]) is currently the second tallest living woman in the world according to [[Guinness World Records]]. She is 7' 7ΒΌ [[inches]] (232 cm) in height.
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]].
She appeared in the [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] winning Italian film ''[[Il Casanova di Federico Fellini]]'', a [[television movie|TV movie]] called ''[[Side Show]]'' and in a [[Canadian]]/[[United States|American]] [[documentary film]] called ''[[Being Different]]''. The [[New Zealand]] band [[Split Enz]] immortalized her in a song, "[[Hello Sandy Allen]]," released on their 1982 album ''[[Time and Tide]]''.
Allen uses a wheelchair because her legs and back cannot support her tall stature in a standing position. At one point in her life, she was bedridden due to disease, and at this time her muscles atrophied. Because of this physical limitation, she currently lives in [[Shelbyville, Indiana]], in a retirement center, the same one as [[Edna Parker]], the oldest living person in the world.
==See also==
* [[List of tallest people]]
* [[Leonid Stadnyk]], tallest living man
== External links ==
*{{imdb name|id=0021031|name=Sandy Allen}}
*[http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr004.shtml article on Sandy and her video] - Education World.
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