Twiggy

Personal Info

Birthday

September 19, 1949

(75 years old)

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

Also Known As

Twiggy Lawson

Lesley Lawson

Lesley Hornby

Twiggy Hornby

Twiggy

Biography

Dame Lesley Lawson DBE (born 19 September 1949), widely known by the nickname Twiggy, is an English model and actress. Considered a British cultural icon and a prominent teenage model of the '60s, she first came to prominence for her big eyes, long eyelashes, and short hair.

Known For

The Nanny

Heartbeat

Tales from the Crypt

The Blues Brothers

The Devils

Body Bags

The Val Doonican Music Show

Club Paradise

Filmography

2025
Twiggy
as Self
2023
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
as Self
2022
The Evolution of the Supermodel
as Herself
2017
My Generation
as Self (voice)
2014
Pop Models
as Self
And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)
2012
Ken Russell: A Bit of a Devil
as Self
2011
Bert Stern - Original Madman
as Self
2010
Brunes et Blondes
as Self
2007
The Powder & the Glory
as Herself
2006
Best Ever Muppet Moments
as Self
2005
The Taming of the Shrew
as Mrs. Minola
2003
Broadway's Lost Treasures
as Edith Herbert (segment "My One and Only")
2002
Fame, Fashion and Photography: The Real Blow Up
as Self
1998
Woundings
as Viv
A Bing Crosby Christmas
as Self (archive footage)
1997
Something Borrowed, Something Blue
as Eve Hamel (as Twiggy Lawson)
1993
Body Bags
as Cathy
1989
Istanbul
as Maud
1988
Madame Sousatzka
as Jenny
Sun Child
as Fen Harris
The Diamond Trap
as Det. Sgt. Charlie Lawson
1986
The Little Match Girl
as Josie Roberts
Club Paradise
as Phillipa Lloyd
1985
An Audience with Billy Connolly
as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
The Doctor and the Devils
as Jennie Bailey
1981
Pygmalion
as Eliza
1980
There Goes The Bride
as Polly Perkins
The Blues Brothers
as Chic Lady
The Donna Summer Special
as Bad Girl
1979
Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip
as Self - Hostess
1977
Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas
as Self
US Against the World
as Self
The Butterfly Ball
as Herself
1976
The Frontiers of Science
as Florence Cook
1974
W
as Katie Lewis
1971
The Boy Friend
as Polly
The Devils
as Pageboy (uncredited)
Beaton by Bailey
as self
1969
Popcorn
as Self
1967
Opus
as Herself
1966
Go Go Go Said the Bird
as Herself
Lucy in London
as Self (uncredited)