Twiggy

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.

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Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 • as Self

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 • as Self - Co-Hostess

The Nanny

The Nanny

1993 • as Jocelyn Sheffield

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993 • as Self - Guest

American Idol

American Idol

2002 • as Self

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

1992 • as Lady Janet Whitly

Filmography

2026

Movie
Forever 16
Movie - Released: 8/27/2026
Peter Asher: Everywhere Man
Peter Asher: Everywhere Man
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/19/2026

2025

Twiggy
Twiggy
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/7/2025

2023

imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/27/2023

2022

The Evolution of the Supermodel
The Evolution of the Supermodel
as Herself
Movie - Released: 7/16/2022

2019

RuPaul's Drag Race UK
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
as Self - Guest Judge
TV - Released: 10/3/2019

2017

My Generation
My Generation
as Self (voice)
Movie - Released: 10/8/2017
The Summer of Love
The Summer of Love
Movie - Released: 7/1/2017

2016

Harry Hill's Tea Time
Harry Hill's Tea Time
as Self
TV - Released: 10/16/2016

2014

Pop Models
Pop Models
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/27/2014
TV
The Kumars
as Self
TV - Released: 1/15/2014

2012

Ken Russell: A Bit of a Devil
Ken Russell: A Bit of a Devil
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/14/2012
Twiggy: The Face of '66
Twiggy: The Face of '66
as Elle-même
Movie - Released: 8/4/2012
TV
Gottschalk Live
as Self
TV - Released: 1/23/2012

2011

Bert Stern - Original Madman
Bert Stern - Original Madman
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/2/2011

2010

Brunes et Blondes
Brunes et Blondes
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/6/2010
TV
Alan Titchmarsh's Walks of Fame
TV - Released: 8/1/2010

2008

TV
Twiggy's Frock Exchange
TV - Released: 10/7/2008

2007

The Powder & the Glory
The Powder & the Glory
as Herself
Movie - Released: 4/7/2007
TV
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
as Self
TV - Released: 9/3/2007

2006

Best Ever Muppet Moments
Best Ever Muppet Moments
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/11/2006
The One Show
The One Show
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 8/14/2006
The One Show
The One Show
as Self
TV - Released: 8/14/2006
Germany's Next Topmodel
Germany's Next Topmodel
as Self - Guest Judge
TV - Released: 1/25/2006

2005

The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew
as Mrs. Minola
Movie - Released: 11/21/2005
ShakespeaRe-Told
ShakespeaRe-Told
TV - Released: 11/7/2005

2004

Who Do You Think You Are?
Who Do You Think You Are?
as Self
TV - Released: 10/12/2004

2003

Broadway's Lost Treasures
Broadway's Lost Treasures
as Edith Herbert (segment "My One and Only")
Movie - Released: 8/10/2003
America's Next Top Model
America's Next Top Model
as Self - Judge
TV - Released: 5/20/2003

2002

Fame, Fashion and Photography: The Real Blow Up
Fame, Fashion and Photography: The Real Blow Up
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/10/2002
American Idol
American Idol
as Self
TV - Released: 6/11/2002

2001

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
as Self
TV - Released: 11/2/2001

1998

Woundings
Woundings
as Viv
Movie - Released: 10/8/1998
A Bing Crosby Christmas
A Bing Crosby Christmas
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/1/1998
So Graham Norton
So Graham Norton
as Self
TV - Released: 7/3/1998

1997

Something Borrowed, Something Blue
Something Borrowed, Something Blue
as Eve Hamel (as Twiggy Lawson)
Movie - Released: 3/10/1997

1995

TV
Stick with Me, Kid
as Squidge
TV - Released: 9/29/1995

1993

Body Bags
Body Bags
as Cathy
Movie - Released: 8/8/1993
The Nanny
The Nanny
as Jocelyn Sheffield
TV - Released: 11/3/1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 9/13/1993

1992

Heartbeat
Heartbeat
as Lady Janet Whitly
TV - Released: 4/10/1992
Absolutely Fabulous
Absolutely Fabulous
as Self
TV - Released: 11/12/1992

1991

TV
Princesses
as Princess Georgina 'Georgy' De La Rue
TV - Released: 9/27/1991

1989

Movie
Istanbul
as Maud
Movie - Released: 8/7/1989
Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt
as Bonnie
TV - Released: 6/10/1989
Young Charlie Chaplin
Young Charlie Chaplin
as Hannah Chaplin
TV - Released: 1/25/1989

1988

Madame Sousatzka
Madame Sousatzka
as Jenny
Movie - Released: 10/14/1988
The Diamond Trap
The Diamond Trap
as Det. Sgt. Charlie Lawson
Movie - Released: 11/20/1988
Sun Child
Sun Child
as Fen Harris
Movie - Released: 9/16/1988

1987

Sacrée soirée
Sacrée soirée
as Self
TV - Released: 9/2/1987

1986

Club Paradise
Club Paradise
as Phillipa Lloyd
Movie - Released: 7/11/1986
The Little Match Girl
The Little Match Girl
as Josie Roberts
Movie - Released: 12/28/1986

1985

An Audience with Billy Connolly
An Audience with Billy Connolly
as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 10/26/1985
The Doctor and the Devils
The Doctor and the Devils
as Jennie Bailey
Movie - Released: 10/4/1985

1981

Pygmalion
Pygmalion
as Eliza
Movie - Released: 12/27/1981
TV
Celebrity Playhouse
as Eliza Doolittle
TV - Released: 12/13/1981

1980

The Donna Summer Special
The Donna Summer Special
as Bad Girl
Movie - Released: 1/27/1980
There Goes The Bride
There Goes The Bride
as Polly Perkins
Movie - Released: 7/7/1980
The Blues Brothers
The Blues Brothers
as Chic Lady
Movie - Released: 6/16/1980

1979

Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip
Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip
as Self - Hostess
Movie - Released: 7/25/1979

1978

An Audience with...
An Audience with...
as Self
TV - Released: 1/8/1978

1977

US Against the World
US Against the World
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/7/1977
The Butterfly Ball
The Butterfly Ball
as Herself
Movie - Released: 4/1/1977
Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas
Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/30/1977
TV
The Val Doonican Music Show
as Singer
TV - Released: 4/9/1977

1976

The Frontiers of Science
The Frontiers of Science
as Florence Cook
Movie - Released: 9/3/1976
The Sonny and Cher Show
The Sonny and Cher Show
TV - Released: 2/1/1976
The Muppet Show
The Muppet Show
as Self - Special Guest Star / Lola Thomas
TV - Released: 9/5/1976
Mike Yarwood In Persons
Mike Yarwood In Persons
TV - Released: 12/27/1976
Victorian Scandals
Victorian Scandals
as Florence Cook
TV - Released: 9/3/1976

1974

W
W
as Katie Lewis
Movie - Released: 6/7/1974
Am laufenden Band
Am laufenden Band
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 4/27/1974
Dinah!
Dinah!
as Self
TV - Released: 10/21/1974

1971

The Boy Friend
The Boy Friend
as Polly
Movie - Released: 12/16/1971
The Devils
The Devils
as Pageboy (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 7/16/1971
Beaton by Bailey
Beaton by Bailey
as self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1971
TV
Film '72
as Self
TV - Released: 11/16/1971

1970

TV
Treffpunkte
as Self
TV - Released: 5/26/1970

1969

Popcorn
Popcorn
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/16/1969

1968

Cilla
Cilla
as Self
TV - Released: 1/30/1968

1967

Opus
Opus
as Herself
Movie - Released: 1/2/1967
Top Class People
Top Class People
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/10/1967
One Pair of Eyes
One Pair of Eyes
TV - Released: 5/6/1967

1966

Go Go Go Said the Bird
Go Go Go Said the Bird
as Herself
Movie - Released: 10/26/1966
Lucy in London
Lucy in London
as Twiggy (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 10/24/1966

1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
TV - Released: 10/1/1962

1961

The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Hostess
TV - Released: 12/11/1961

Unknown

Midnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers Story
Midnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers Story
Movie