Diminutive French actress Blanche Ravalec, who had recently begun her career with minor roles in French films such as Michel Lang's "Holiday Hotel" (1978) and Claude Sautet's "A Simple Story" (1978), was cast as the bespectacled Dolly, the girlfriend of Jaws. Originally, the producers were dubious about whether the audience would accept the height difference between them, and only made their decision once they were informed by Richard Kiel that his real-life wife was of the same height. Lois Maxwell's 22-year-old daughter, Melinda Maxwell, was also cast as one of the "perfect" human specimens from Drax's master race.