Actor profile

Twiggy

19th September 1949 London, England, UK Acting

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.

44 Movies 31 TV Shows 1 In Production 91 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Peter Asher: Everywhere Man poster

Peter Asher: Everywhere Man 19th June 2026 as Self

Twiggy poster

Twiggy 7th March 2025 as Self

imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter poster

imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter 27th December 2023 as Self

The Evolution of the Supermodel poster

The Evolution of the Supermodel 16th July 2022 as Herself

My Generation poster

My Generation 8th October 2017 as Self (voice)

The Summer of Love poster

The Summer of Love 1st July 2017

Pop Models poster

Pop Models 27th September 2014 as Self

Twiggy: The Face of '66 poster

Twiggy: The Face of '66 4th August 2012 as Elle-même

Ken Russell: A Bit of a Devil poster

Ken Russell: A Bit of a Devil 14th January 2012 as Self

Bert Stern - Original Madman poster

Bert Stern - Original Madman 2nd September 2011 as Self

Brunes et Blondes poster

Brunes et Blondes 6th October 2010 as Self

The Powder & the Glory poster

The Powder & the Glory 7th April 2007 as Herself

Best Ever Muppet Moments poster

Best Ever Muppet Moments 11th March 2006 as Self

The Taming of the Shrew poster

The Taming of the Shrew 21st November 2005 as Mrs. Minola

The Best of So Graham Norton poster

The Best of So Graham Norton 5th October 2004 as Self (archive footage)

Broadway's Lost Treasures poster

Broadway's Lost Treasures 10th August 2003 as Edith Herbert (segment "My One and Only")

Fame, Fashion and Photography: The Real Blow Up poster

Fame, Fashion and Photography: The Real Blow Up 10th August 2002 as Self

Woundings poster

Woundings 8th October 1998 as Viv

A Bing Crosby Christmas poster

A Bing Crosby Christmas 1st January 1998 as Self (archive footage)

Something Borrowed, Something Blue poster

Something Borrowed, Something Blue 10th March 1997 as Eve Hamel (as Twiggy Lawson)

Body Bags poster

Body Bags 8th August 1993 as Cathy

The Diamond Trap poster

The Diamond Trap 20th November 1988 as Det. Sgt. Charlie Lawson

Madame Sousatzka poster

Madame Sousatzka 14th October 1988 as Jenny

The Little Match Girl poster

The Little Match Girl 28th December 1986 as Josie Roberts

Club Paradise poster

Club Paradise 11th July 1986 as Phillipa Lloyd

An Audience with Billy Connolly poster

An Audience with Billy Connolly 26th October 1985 as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)

The Doctor and the Devils poster

The Doctor and the Devils 4th October 1985 as Jennie Bailey

Pygmalion poster

Pygmalion 27th December 1981 as Eliza

There Goes The Bride poster

There Goes The Bride 7th July 1980 as Polly Perkins

The Blues Brothers poster

The Blues Brothers 16th June 1980 as Chic Lady

The Donna Summer Special poster

The Donna Summer Special 27th January 1980 as Bad Girl

Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip poster

Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip 25th July 1979 as Self - Hostess

Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas poster

Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas 30th November 1977 as Self

US Against the World poster

US Against the World 7th September 1977 as Self

The Butterfly Ball poster

The Butterfly Ball 1st April 1977 as Herself

The Frontiers of Science poster

The Frontiers of Science 3rd September 1976 as Florence Cook

W poster

W 7th June 1974 as Katie Lewis

The Boy Friend poster

The Boy Friend 16th December 1971 as Polly

The Devils poster

The Devils 16th July 1971 as Pageboy (uncredited)

Beaton by Bailey poster

Beaton by Bailey 1st January 1971 as self

Popcorn poster

Popcorn 16th November 1969 as Self

Top Class People poster

Top Class People 10th May 1967 as Self

Opus poster

Opus 2nd January 1967 as Herself

Lucy in London poster

Lucy in London 24th October 1966 as Twiggy (uncredited)

RuPaul's Drag Race UK poster

RuPaul's Drag Race UK 3rd October 2019 as Self - Guest Judge

Harry Hill's Tea Time poster

Harry Hill's Tea Time 16th October 2016 as Self

The One Show poster

The One Show 14th August 2006 as Self - Guest

The One Show poster

The One Show 14th August 2006 as Self

Germany's Next Topmodel poster

Germany's Next Topmodel 25th January 2006 as Self - Guest Judge

ShakespeaRe-Told poster

ShakespeaRe-Told 7th November 2005

Who Do You Think You Are? poster

Who Do You Think You Are? 12th October 2004 as Self

America's Next Top Model poster

America's Next Top Model 20th May 2003 as Self - Judge

American Idol poster

American Idol 11th June 2002 as Self

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross poster

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross 2nd November 2001 as Self

So Graham Norton poster

So Graham Norton 3rd July 1998 as Self

The Nanny poster

The Nanny 3rd November 1993 as Jocelyn Sheffield

Late Night with Conan O'Brien poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien 13th September 1993 as Self - Guest

Absolutely Fabulous poster

Absolutely Fabulous 12th November 1992 as Self

Heartbeat poster

Heartbeat 10th April 1992 as Lady Janet Whitly

Princesses poster

Princesses 27th September 1991 as Princess Georgina 'Georgy' De La Rue

Tales from the Crypt poster

Tales from the Crypt 10th June 1989 as Bonnie

Young Charlie Chaplin poster

Young Charlie Chaplin 25th January 1989 as Hannah Chaplin

Sacrée soirée poster

Sacrée soirée 2nd September 1987 as Self

An Audience with... poster

An Audience with... 8th January 1978 as Self

Mike Yarwood In Persons poster

Mike Yarwood In Persons 27th December 1976

The Muppet Show poster

The Muppet Show 5th September 1976 as Self - Special Guest Star / Lola Thomas

Victorian Scandals poster

Victorian Scandals 3rd September 1976 as Florence Cook

The Sonny and Cher Show poster

The Sonny and Cher Show 1st February 1976

Dinah! poster

Dinah! 21st October 1974 as Self

Am laufenden Band poster

Am laufenden Band 27th April 1974 as Self - Guest

Musikladen poster

Musikladen 13th December 1972 as Self

Cilla poster

Cilla 30th January 1968 as Self

One Pair of Eyes poster

One Pair of Eyes 6th May 1967

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1st October 1962 as Self

The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show 11th December 1961 as Self - Co-Hostess

Forever 16 poster

Coming soon

Forever 16 27th August 2026