Twiggy

Twiggy

Birthday: 1949-09-19

Place of Birth: 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.

Movies

The Boy Friend
The Boy Friend

When the leading lady of a low-budget musical revue sprains her ankle, the assistant stage manager i...

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An Audience with Billy Connolly
An Audience with Billy Connolly

Billy Connolly delivers his special brand of stand-up comedy and abrasive humour in front of a celeb...

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Body Bags
Body Bags

A horror anthology containing three stories: a female college student working a graveyard shift is t...

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Club Paradise
Club Paradise

When Chicago firefighter Jack Moniker retires and moves to a small Caribbean island, he is befriende...

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The Doctor and the Devils
The Doctor and the Devils

In Victorian England, two grave robbers supply a wealthy doctor with bodies to research anatomy on, ...

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US Against the World
US Against the World

This NBC Special from 1977 pitted celebrities from the worlds of film and TV in the United States ag...

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The Devils
The Devils

Father Urbain Grandier’s unorthodox views of sex and religion make him a polarizing figure in 17th-c...

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Madame Sousatzka
Madame Sousatzka

In London, eccentric piano instructor Madame Sousatzka takes on a new prize protégé, Manek, a teenag...

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Istanbul
Istanbul

A New York Times correspondent based in Sweden travels to Istanbul with his daughter on a secret mis...

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Woundings
Woundings

A government program is trying to entice women to go to a remote island and become companions to war...

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Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip
Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip

A documentary on the pop music and culture of the 1960's, featuring film and video clips of 60's-era...

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Pygmalion
Pygmalion

When linguistics professor Henry Higgins boasts that he can pass off Cockney flower girl Eliza Dooli...

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The Little Match Girl
The Little Match Girl

The Little Match Girl is a short story by Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen. The story ...

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The Butterfly Ball
The Butterfly Ball

Roger Glover puts on a star-studded concert at the Royal Albert Hall for his concept album "The Butt...

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Go Go Go Said the Bird
Go Go Go Said the Bird

Four young people pinpoint the attitudes that have contributed to the phenomenon of swinging London....

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Something Borrowed, Something Blue
Something Borrowed, Something Blue

Three about-to-be-newlywed chums are taken to Australia for a photoshoot...

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

imagine... profiles the UK’s most successful double act of the last 40 years, French & Saunders, exp...

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

A documentary on John Schlesinger and Michael Childers....

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W
W

Is a young woman being stalked by her ex, or is she imagining things?...

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The Diamond Trap
The Diamond Trap

When streetwise Manhattan police detectives Rawlings (Howard Hesseman) and Brendan Thomas (Ed Marina...

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Twiggy
Twiggy

Twiggy takes a comprehensive look at the life story of UK model and cultural icon Twiggy, real name ...

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The Donna Summer Special
The Donna Summer Special

A variety special that showcased the musical talents of singer and actress Donna Summer....

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There Goes The Bride
There Goes The Bride

A nervous ad executive creates havoc on his daughter's wedding day and becomes obsessed with a dream...

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A Bing Crosby Christmas
A Bing Crosby Christmas

The program on this DVD is basically a retrospective produced in the early 1990s for public televisi...

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The Blues Brothers
The Blues Brothers

Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home whe...

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Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas
Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas

Bing Crosby and his family spend Christmas at the estate of a distant relative in England....

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Fame, Fashion and Photography: The Real Blow Up
Fame, Fashion and Photography: The Real Blow Up

Tells the story of the photographers who cemented the image of swinging London and who, through thei...

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Ken Russell: A Bit of a Devil
Ken Russell: A Bit of a Devil

Following the recent death of Ken Russell, Alan Yentob looks back over the career of the flamboyant ...

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Lucy in London
Lucy in London

Lucy goes to hip London to experience all the current fads....

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The Powder & the Glory
The Powder & the Glory

The story of pioneering entrepreneurs Elizabeth Arden and Helena Rubinstein, who built cosmetics emp...

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My Generation
My Generation

The vivid and inspiring story of British film icon Michael Caine's personal journey through 1960s sw...

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Popcorn
Popcorn

Over two dozen top-name acts make this 'audio/visual rock thing' come to life in a rock and roll jou...

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Bert Stern - Original Madman
Bert Stern - Original Madman

The untold and intimate life story of one of the greatest American photographers of all time, Bert S...

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Broadway's Lost Treasures
Broadway's Lost Treasures

The golden age of the annual Tony Awards ceremony lasted from 1967 to 1986 — the period during which...

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The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew

A young harridan MP marries a title in order to advance towards her goal of becoming party leader....

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Sun Child
Sun Child

This movie was incredibly touching. The story revolves around a young girl "Em" (played by Laura Goo...

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Pop Models
Pop Models

Directed by Olivier Nicklaus....

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Best Ever Muppet Moments
Best Ever Muppet Moments

A review of the most memorable Muppet moments to commemorate Kermit the Frog's 50th anniversary....

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Brunes et Blondes
Brunes et Blondes

Actresses' hairstyle in movies always carries a strong aesthetic statement associated with erotic, s...

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Opus
Opus

Impressions of contemporary British arts and fashion. Summary of art through the ages taking in ever...

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The Frontiers of Science
The Frontiers of Science

A medium attempts to prove to the scientific establishment that her ability to contact the dead is r...

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The Evolution of the Supermodel
The Evolution of the Supermodel

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Beaton by Bailey
Beaton by Bailey

Whimsical portrait of photographer and designer Cecil Beaton during a photo session with David Baile...

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Top Class People
Top Class People

1960s working-class stars reveal their thoughts and feelings upon meeting royalty and how accents ar...

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