Acting
Twiggy
Born September 19, 1949 · London, England, UK
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
7.9
The Blues Brothers
Chic Lady
7.2
The Nanny
Jocelyn Sheffield
8.0
Tales from the Crypt
Bonnie
7.7
The Devils
Pageboy (uncredited)
6.2
Body Bags
Cathy
8.4
The Muppet Show
Self - Special Guest Star / Lola Thomas
8.2
Absolutely Fabulous
Self
4.3
American Idol
Self
8.2
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
5.6
America's Next Top Model
Self - Judge
5.2
Club Paradise
Phillipa Lloyd
8.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
6.2
The Doctor and the Devils
Jennie Bailey
7.1
My Generation
Self (voice)
8.4
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
Self - Guest Judge
6.8
The Boy Friend
Polly
6.9
Heartbeat
Lady Janet Whitly
3.6
The One Show
Self - Guest
7.1
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Self
8.0
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self
Filmography
- 2026Peter Asher: Everywhere ManSelfMovie
- 2025TwiggySelfMovie
- 2023imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, BitterSelfMovie
- 2022The Evolution of the SupermodelHerselfMovie
- 2021Peter O'Toole Réalta & RógaireSelfMovie
- 2019RuPaul's Drag Race UKSelf - Guest JudgeSeries
- 2017My GenerationSelf (voice)Movie
- 2017The Summer of LoveMovie
- 2016Harry Hill's Tea TimeSelfSeries
- 2014Pop ModelsSelfMovie
- 2014The KumarsSelfSeries
- 2012Twiggy: The Face of '66Elle-mêmeMovie
- 2012Gottschalk LiveSelfSeries
- 2012Ken Russell: A Bit of a DevilSelfMovie
- 2011Bert Stern - Original MadmanSelfMovie
- 2010Brunes et BlondesSelfMovie
- 2010Alan Titchmarsh's Walks of FameSeries
- 2008Twiggy's Frock ExchangeSeries
- 2007The Alan Titchmarsh ShowSelfSeries
- 2007The Powder & the GloryHerselfMovie
- 2006The One ShowSelf - GuestSeries
- 2006Best Ever Muppet MomentsSelfMovie
- 2006Germany's Next TopmodelSelf - Guest JudgeSeries
- 2005The Taming of the ShrewMrs. MinolaMovie
- 2005ShakespeaRe-ToldSeries
- 2004Who Do You Think You Are?SelfSeries
- 2004The Best of So Graham NortonSelf (archive footage)Movie
- 2004ParkinsonSelf - GuestSeries
- 2003Broadway's Lost TreasuresEdith Herbert (segment "My One and Only")Movie
- 2003America's Next Top ModelSelf - JudgeSeries
- 2002Fame, Fashion and Photography: The Real Blow UpSelfMovie
- 2002American IdolSelfSeries
- 2001Friday Night with Jonathan RossSelfSeries
- 1998WoundingsVivMovie
- 1998So Graham NortonSelfSeries
- 1998A Bing Crosby ChristmasSelf (archive footage)Movie
- 1997Something Borrowed, Something BlueEve Hamel (as Twiggy Lawson)Movie
- 1995Stick with Me, KidSquidgeSeries
- 1993The NannyJocelyn SheffieldSeries
- 1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - GuestSeries
- 1993Body BagsCathyMovie
- 1992Absolutely FabulousSelfSeries
- 1992HeartbeatLady Janet WhitlySeries
- 1991PrincessesPrincess Georgina 'Georgy' De La RueSeries
- 1989IstanbulMaudMovie
- 1989Tales from the CryptBonnieSeries
- 1989Young Charlie ChaplinHannah ChaplinSeries
- 1988The Diamond TrapDet. Sgt. Charlie LawsonMovie
- 1988Madame SousatzkaJennyMovie
- 1988Sun ChildFen HarrisMovie
- 1987Sacrée soiréeSelfSeries
- 1986The Little Match GirlJosie RobertsMovie
- 1986Club ParadisePhillipa LloydMovie
- 1985An Audience with Billy ConnollySelf - Audience Member (uncredited)Movie
- 1985The Doctor and the DevilsJennie BaileyMovie
- 1982Die SpielbudeSelfSeries
- 1981PygmalionElizaMovie
- 1981Celebrity PlayhouseEliza DoolittleSeries
- 1980There Goes The BridePolly PerkinsMovie
- 1980The Blues BrothersChic LadyMovie
- 1980The Donna Summer SpecialBad GirlMovie
- 1979Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical TripSelf - HostessMovie
- 1979The Muppets Go HollywoodSelf (uncredited)Movie
- 1978An Audience with...SelfSeries
- 1977Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde ChristmasSelfMovie
- 1977US Against the WorldSelfMovie
- 1977The Val Doonican Music ShowSingerSeries
- 1977The Butterfly BallHerselfMovie
- 1976Mike Yarwood In PersonsSeries
- 1976The Muppet ShowSelf - Special Guest Star / Lola ThomasSeries
- 1976Victorian ScandalsFlorence CookSeries
- 1976The Frontiers of ScienceFlorence CookMovie
- 1976The Sonny and Cher ShowSeries
- 1974Dinah!SelfSeries
- 1974WKatie LewisMovie
- 1974Am laufenden BandSelf - GuestSeries
- 1972MusikladenSelfSeries
- 1971The Boy FriendPollyMovie
- 1971Film '72SelfSeries
- 1971The DevilsPageboy (uncredited)Movie
- 1971Beaton by BaileyselfMovie
- 1970TreffpunkteSelfSeries
- 1969PopcornSelfMovie
- 1968CillaSelfSeries
- 1967Top Class PeopleSelfMovie
- 1967One Pair of EyesSeries
- 1967OpusHerselfMovie
- 1966Go Go Go Said the BirdHerselfMovie
- 1966Lucy in LondonTwiggy (uncredited)Movie
- 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelfSeries
- 1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf - Co-HostessSeries
- —Midnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers StoryMovie