- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- September 19, 1949
- Place of Birth
- London, England, UK
Twiggy
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.
Filmography
movieForever 16
2026
moviePeter Asher: Everywhere Man
2026 · Self
movieTwiggy
2025 · Self
movieimagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
2023 · Self
movieThe Evolution of the Supermodel
2022 · Herself
tvRuPaul's Drag Race UK
2019 · Self - Guest Judge
movieMy Generation
2017 · Self (voice)
movieThe Summer of Love
2017
tvHarry Hill's Tea Time
2016 · Self
moviePop Models
2014 · Self
The Kumars
tvThe Kumars
2014 · Self
movieTwiggy: The Face of '66
2012 · Elle-même
Gottschalk Live
tvGottschalk Live
2012 · Self
movieKen Russell: A Bit of a Devil
2012 · Self
movieBert Stern - Original Madman
2011 · Self
movieBrunes et Blondes
2010 · Self
Alan Titchmarsh's Walks of Fame
tvAlan Titchmarsh's Walks of Fame
2010
Twiggy's Frock Exchange
tvTwiggy's Frock Exchange
2008
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
tvThe Alan Titchmarsh Show
2007 · Self
movieThe Powder & the Glory
2007 · Herself
tvThe One Show
2006 · Self - Guest
movieBest Ever Muppet Moments
2006 · Self
tvGermany's Next Topmodel
2006 · Self - Guest Judge
movieThe Taming of the Shrew
2005 · Mrs. Minola
tvShakespeaRe-Told
2005
tvWho Do You Think You Are?
2004 · Self
movieBroadway's Lost Treasures
2003 · Edith Herbert (segment "My One and Only")
tvAmerica's Next Top Model
2003 · Self - Judge
movieFame, Fashion and Photography: The Real Blow Up
2002 · Self
tvAmerican Idol
2002 · Self
tvFriday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001 · Self
movieWoundings
1998 · Viv
tvSo Graham Norton
1998 · Self
movieA Bing Crosby Christmas
1998 · Self (archive footage)
movieSomething Borrowed, Something Blue
1997 · Eve Hamel (as Twiggy Lawson)
Stick with Me, Kid
tvStick with Me, Kid
1995 · Squidge
tvThe Nanny
1993 · Jocelyn Sheffield
tvLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Self - Guest
movieBody Bags
1993 · Cathy
tvAbsolutely Fabulous
1992 · Self
tvHeartbeat
1992 · Lady Janet Whitly
Princesses
tvPrincesses
1991 · Princess Georgina 'Georgy' De La Rue
Istanbul
movieIstanbul
1989 · Maud
tvTales from the Crypt
1989 · Bonnie
tvYoung Charlie Chaplin
1989 · Hannah Chaplin
movieThe Diamond Trap
1988 · Det. Sgt. Charlie Lawson
movieMadame Sousatzka
1988 · Jenny
Sun Child
movieSun Child
1988 · Fen Harris
tvSacrée soirée
1987 · Self
movieThe Little Match Girl
1986 · Josie Roberts
movieClub Paradise
1986 · Phillipa Lloyd
movieAn Audience with Billy Connolly
1985 · Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
movieThe Doctor and the Devils
1985 · Jennie Bailey
Die Spielbude
tvDie Spielbude
1982 · Self
moviePygmalion
1981 · Eliza
Celebrity Playhouse
tvCelebrity Playhouse
1981 · Eliza Doolittle
movieThere Goes The Bride
1980 · Polly Perkins
movieThe Blues Brothers
1980 · Chic Lady
movieThe Donna Summer Special
1980 · Bad Girl
movieEchoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip
1979 · Self - Hostess
tvAn Audience with...
1978 · Self
movieBing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas
1977 · Self
movieUS Against the World
1977 · Self
The Val Doonican Music Show
tvThe Val Doonican Music Show
1977 · Singer
movieThe Butterfly Ball
1977 · Herself
tvMike Yarwood In Persons
1976
tvThe Muppet Show
1976 · Self - Special Guest Star / Lola Thomas
movieThe Frontiers of Science
1976 · Florence Cook
tvVictorian Scandals
1976 · Florence Cook
tvThe Sonny and Cher Show
1976
tvDinah!
1974 · Self
movieW
1974 · Katie Lewis
tvAm laufenden Band
1974 · Self - Guest
tvMusikladen
1972 · Self
movieThe Boy Friend
1971 · Polly
Film '72
tvFilm '72
1971 · Self
movieThe Devils
1971 · Pageboy (uncredited)
movieBeaton by Bailey
1971 · self
Treffpunkte
tvTreffpunkte
1970 · Self
moviePopcorn
1969 · Self
tvCilla
1968 · Self
movieTop Class People
1967 · Self
tvOne Pair of Eyes
1967
movieOpus
1967 · Herself
Go Go Go Said the Bird
movieGo Go Go Said the Bird
1966 · Herself
movieLucy in London
1966 · Twiggy (uncredited)
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
tvThe Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self - Co-Hostess
movieMidnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers Story
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