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Jyoti Amge Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 5, 2026 • 3 min read

Quick Info

Date of birth16 December 1993

Age31 Years (as of 2024)

BirthplaceNagpur, Maharashtra

ProfessionActress

NationalityIndian

Marital statusUnmarried

FamilyParents: Kishanji and Ranjana Amge; Siblings: Satish, Rupali, Vaishali, Archana

Jyoti Amge Biography

Jyoti Amge is an Indian actress and Guinness World Records holder recognized as the world’s shortest living woman. Born in Nagpur, Maharashtra, she gained广

Early life and background

Jyoti Kisanji Amge was born on 16 December 1993 in Nagpur, Maharashtra. She grew up in Nagpur and attended a regular school, where adjustments such as custom chairs and tables were made to accommodate her size. Jyoti’s growth stopped at about age two; she has a form of dwarfism called achondroplasia, which affects bone growth and resulted in her adult height remaining very small.

Career

Jyoti’s public profile began to rise after she was certified by Guinness World Records. In 2009 she was named the world’s smallest teenager, and on 16 December 2011—shortly after turning 18—she was officially recognised as the world’s shortest woman in a ceremony held in her hometown. Her measurement was verified by a medical professional and a Guinness adjudicator.

Her visibility led to a number of media appearances and opportunities across countries. She featured in the 2009 Channel 4 documentary Body Shock: Two Foot Tall Teen. In 2012 she made a guest appearance on the Indian reality show Bigg Boss (season 6) and co-hosted an Italian television programme on Canale 5 alongside actor Teo Mammucari. In 2013 she appeared in the 57th edition of the Guinness Book of World Records photo shoot together with Chandra Bahadur Dangi, the world’s shortest man—a milestone meeting of the record holders.

Jyoti’s acting ambitions reached an international audience when she took a role in the fourth season of the American television series American Horror Story; the season premiered in 2015 and she received recognition for her work, including an honour from the Russian International Horror Film Awards.

Over the years she has travelled on Guinness-sponsored trips to meet other record holders and has participated in media events in countries such as Japan and Italy. Her travels and work have brought her into contact with a range of entertainment figures from film and television.

Public profile

Jyoti is best known for holding the Guinness World Records title as the world’s shortest living woman. Her official height is listed as approximately 2 feet 6 inches (about 62.8 cm) and her weight is recorded at about 5 kilograms. She has black hair and black eyes. Jyoti is Indian by nationality and follows Hinduism.

Her family includes parents Kishanji Amge and Ranjana Amge. She has an elder brother, Satish Amge, and elder sisters Rupali, Vaishali and Archana Amge. Jyoti is unmarried and has no children.

Throughout her career she has met many other record holders, including the world’s tallest man and other notable figures documented by Guinness, and has developed friendships with a number of international entertainers.

Latest updates

In 2017 Jyoti filed a complaint with the Cyber Crime Wing of the Nagpur Police regarding false claims circulated online that she had been married to a person she had met during a visit to the United States; she stated those reports were untrue and that the individual had been misusing her pictures. In November 2019 a theft was reported at her Nagpur residence while she and her parents were travelling abroad; cash and jewellery were taken in that incident.

Jyoti continues to be recognised for her Guinness World Records title and for her work as an actress, representing her hometown of Nagpur on international stages.

Editorial Review and Sources

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Recent Work

American Horror Story (Season 4)

Acted in the fourth season of the American anthology television series; season premiered in 2015.

2015
Body Shock: Two Foot Tall Teen

Featured in a 2009 Channel 4 documentary that examined her life as a teenager with extreme short stature.

2009
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Career Highlights

  1. Named the World’s Smallest Teenager by Guinness World Records in 2009
  2. Declared the World’s Shortest Woman by Guinness World Records on 16 December 2011
  3. Appeared in international TV and documentary projects including Body Shock and American Horror Story
  4. Hosted an Italian TV programme and appeared on Indian reality television
Reviewed by F4U Editorial Desk

F4U profile pages are prepared from public career information, checked for readability, and updated when reliable correction sources are shared with the editorial team.

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