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Twiggy
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Dame Lesley Lawson (née Hornby; born 19 September 1949), widely known by the nickname Twiggy, is an English model, actress, and singer. She was a British cultural icon and a prominent teenage model during the "swinging sixties" in London. Twiggy was initially known for her thin build and androgynous appearance, considered to result from her big eyes, long eyelashes, and short hair. She was named "The Face of 1966" by the Daily Express and voted British Woman of the Year. By 1967, she had modelled in France, Japan, and the US, and had appeared on the covers of Vogue and The Tatler; her fame had
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Twiggy, born Lesley Hornby on September 19, 1949, in Neasden, is a British actress, model, singer, and stage actor. She is a citizen of the United Kingdom and speaks English as her native language. Her professional career has included work in pop music, where she performs with her voice, and acting. She has been nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical.
As a model, she is represented by Models 1. Her personal life includes marriages to Michael Witney and Leigh Lawson, with whom she has one child. She has authored several books, including *Open Look*, *Twiggy's Guide to Looking Good*, *Twiggy in black and white*, and *Twiggy by Twiggy*.
Synthesized by Vinony from 37 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, Open Library, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, TMDb, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 4
Top works
- Open Look
- Twiggy's Guide to Looking Good
- Twiggy in black and white
- Twiggy by Twiggy
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · London, England, UK
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
- Forever 162026
- Twiggy — Self2025
- imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter — Self2023
- The Evolution of the Supermodel — Herself2022
- RuPaul's Drag Race UK — Self - Guest Judge2019
- My Generation — Self (voice)2017
- The Summer of Love2017
- Harry Hill's Tea Time — Self2016
- Pop Models — Self2014
- The Kumars — Self2014
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1949
Discography
- Zoo De Zoo Zong1971
- Twiggy and the Girlfriends1972
- Here I Go Again1976
- Twiggy1976
- A Woman in Love1977
- Please Get My Name Right1977
- Diamond1986
- London Pride1996
- Romantically yours2011
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 14,449
- Total plays
- 90,321
Tags
There is more than one artist with this name: 1) Twiggy (born Lesley Hornby September 19, 1949) is an English supermodel, actress, and singer, now also known by her married name of Twiggy Lawson. 2) Twiggy is a Zoetermeer, The Netherlands based skate-core band. 3) Twiggy OR TWIGGY (uk) is an english sound engineer, most famous for mashing songs together. See: twiggy (uk) 4) Twiggy is a pop singer from Argentina. known for her song "Bajo La Luz de La Luna" <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Twig
via Last.fm · Twiggy
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Increased Leaf Size: Different Means to an End
· 2010 · cited 232x
- Leaf Responses to Mild Drought Stress in Natural Variants of Arabidopsis
· 2015 · cited 204x
- Sex-Role Stereotyping in Television Commercials: A Review and Comparison of Fourteen Studies Done on Five Continents Over 25 Years
· 1999 · cited 146x
- Leaf Growth Response to Mild Drought: Natural Variation in Arabidopsis Sheds Light on Trait Architecture
· 2016 · cited 98x
- Islands as miniature continents: Another look at the land‐ocean lightning contrast
· 2004 · cited 65x
via Crossref · CC0
Quotes
- “It always makes me laugh when people ask why anyone would want to do a sitcom in America. If it runs five years, you never have to work again.”
via Wikiquote · CC BY-SA
Key facts
- Model.honorific_prefix
- Dame
- Model.name
- Lesley Lawson
- Model.image
- Twiggy - GylesDamesPalladium050323 (19 of 74) (52728638973).jpg
- Model.caption
- Twiggy in 2023
- Model.alias
- Twiggy
- Model.birth_name
- Lesley Hornby
- Model.birth_place
- Neasden, Middlesex, England
- Model.years_active
- Since 1966
- Model.height
- 5 ft 6 in
- Model.haircolour
- Blonde
- Model.eyecolour
- Blue
- Model.agency
- Models 1
- Model.children
- 1
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Lesley
- Family name
- Lawson
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Neasden
- Spouse
- Leigh Lawson
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Eye colour
- blue
- Hair colour
- blond hair
- Genre
- pop music
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Twiggy 1967.jpg
- Height
- 168
- Number of children
- 1
- Represented by
- Models 1
Show 8 more facts
- date of birth
- 1949-09-19
- nominated for
- Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical
- Commons category
- Twiggy
- birth name
- Lesley Hornby
- married name
- Lesley Witney
- pseudonym
- Twiggy
- name in native language
- Dame Lesley Lawson
- honorific prefix
- Dame
Sources (6)
via Wikidata · CC0
~26 min read
Encyclopedic overview
22 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Modelling career (1965–1970)
- 1965–1967
- 1967–1970
- Reaction
- Stage, film, television, and singing career
- 1970–1979
- 1980–1999
- 2000–2009
- Later career
- Since 2010
- Honours
- Personal life
- Filmography
- Film
- Television
- Stage
- Discography
- Books and exhibits
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Dame Lesley Lawson (née Hornby; born 19 September 1949), widely known by the nickname Twiggy, is an English model, actress, and singer. She was a British cultural icon and a prominent teenage model during the "swinging sixties" in London. Twiggy was initially known for her thin build and androgynous appearance, considered to result from her big eyes, long eyelashes, and short hair. She was named "The Face of 1966" by the Daily Express and voted British Woman of the Year. By 1967, she had modelled in France, Japan, and the US, and had appeared on the covers of Vogue and The Tatler; her fame had spread worldwide.
After modelling, Twiggy had a successful career as a screen, stage, and television actress. Her role in The Boy Friend (1971) earned her two Golden Globe Awards. In 1983, she made her Broadway debut in the musical My One and Only, for which she received a Tony nomination for Best Actress in a Musical. She later hosted her own series, ''Twiggy's People, in which she interviewed celebrities, and appeared as a judge on the reality show America's Next Top Model. Her 1998 autobiography Twiggy in Black and White'' entered the best-seller lists. From 2005 onwards, she modelled for Marks and Spencer, appearing in television advertisements and print media. Twiggy has been credited for the company's successful revival at that time.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Twiggy” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.