It's said that her head was disproportionately large too. But there is a suggestion/implication that her condition might be some kind of genetic defect which was the result of incest (in which case Cory would have had it too, but he died before it became clear). Chris and Cathy believe that Carrie's failure to grow was the result of nutritional deficiency, not enough exercise, fresh air, or sunlight during crucial growth years. That's possible. But so is the genetic angle.
I think that by casting a little person as Carrie you're not leaving any room for that ambiguity. It's taking a definite stance on the matter and saying that this is a medical condition with which she was born. To me that's a mistake because it makes it less interesting.
Baily is very petite (5"0) and I'm sure that they'll keep her in flats and put Cathy in heels and do a lot in terms of perspective to make her seem even shorter. Her head can look rather large depending on how her hair is styled and the angle of the camera. Again, that's something that they can emphasize when shooting.
Look at her here with the cast of Bunheads. She's en point in this picture but even so she is significantly and noticeable smaller than the rest of the cast:
http://www.playbill.com/images/photo/1/2/127616_0768_ful.jpg
in this shot she's wearing high heels as are a few other cast members. She still comes up to their chests. Take the heels away from her and leave them on the others and she'll look much shorter.
http://img.poptower.com/pic-90698/bailey-buntain.jpg?d=600
With some techniques like that there's ambiguity. She could be suffering from some for of dwarfism (which is often defined as an adult height of less than 4"10) or she could simply be short due to environmental factors during growth.
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