TwiggyFilmography

Born:: September 19, 1949 in Neasden, London, England, UK
Occupation:: Actor
Birth name:: Leslie Hornby
Biography:: Pencil-thin British fashion model Leslie Hornsby, better (and appropriately) known as Twiggy, burst onto the fashion scene when she was a mere 17. For several months, Twiggy was the personification of "Swinging" London (or Mod London, if you prefer); she adorned the cover of virtually every...Read More

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America's Next Top Model: Season 08

Actors: Tyra Banks, J. Alexander, Nigel Barker, Twiggy

2007
America's Next Top Model: Season 09

Actors: Tyra Banks, J. Alexander, Nigel Barker, Twiggy

2007
America's Next Top Model: Season 07

Actors: Tyra Banks, J. Alexander, Nigel Barker, Twiggy

2006
Absolutely Fabulous: Menopause

Actors: Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley, Julia Sawalha, June Whitfield, Jane Horrocks

Synopsis: Edina (Jennifer Saunders) suffers a professional crisis while Patsy (Joanna Lumley) begins menopause in the final episode of Absolutely Fabulous series four. After Bubble (Jane Horrocks) accidentally emails Eddy's address book to rival PR impresario Claudia Bing (Celia Imrie), Eddy's client roster Read More

2001
Absolutely Fabulous: Parralox

Actors: Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley, Julia Sawalha, June Whitfield, Jane Horrocks

Synopsis: Five years after the events of Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout, Edina (Jennifer Saunders) has remodeled both her kitchen and her office, the former into a sleek modern room with a convenience-store freezer full of champagne, the latter into a paperless virtual meeting space. Partnering with Read More

2001
Something Borrowed, Something Blue

Synopsis: Just before all three of them are to be wed to the men of their dreams, longtime friends Monique (Connie Sellecca, Eve (Twiggy) and Teri (Shawnee Smith) flying off to Australia for a pre-nuptual photo shoot. To fully appreciate the episodic events that follow, it should be noted that Monique is a Read More

1997
Body Bags

Actors: Mark Hamill, Stacy Keach, David Warner, John Carpenter, Roger Corman, Wes Craven, Deborah Harry, Tobe Hooper, Sam Raimi

Synopsis: Horror virtuoso John Carpenter hosts this goofy horror anthology, originally produced for Showtime as a gory stepchild of HBO's Tales from the Crypt series. Playing an emaciated, eye-rolling "coroner," John introduces the audience to a triptych of creepy vignettes in the EC horror-comics mode Read More

1993
Istanbul

Actors: Timothy Bottoms, Twiggy, Robert Morley, Emma Kihlberg, Lena Endre

Synopsis: Istanbul, also released as Istanbul, Keep Your Eyes Open, is an old-fashioned, shallow, unbelievable thriller. Frank Collins (Timothy Bottoms) is an American reporter living in Sweden. Collins receives a video from his stepson's real father and goes to Istanbul, leaving his stepson at home, but Read More

1990
Young Charlie Chaplin

Actors: Twiggy, Lee Whitlock

Synopsis: Aimed at the ten- to 15-year-old demographic, this six-episode British series offered an entertaining if not entirely accurate overview of celebrated comedian Charlie Chaplin's formative years. Though fairly explicit in detailing the alcoholism of Chaplin's music hall headliner father Charles Read More

1989
Madame Sousatzka

Actors: Shirley MacLaine, Navin Chowdhry, Peggy Ashcroft, Twiggy, Shabana Azmi

Synopsis: Shirley MacLaine is Madame Sousatzka, an aging piano instructor of Russian extraction. Entrenched in a dilapidated London rooming house, the Madame gives lessons only to the most gifted. She does not stop at mere instruction; Sousatzka insists that her pupils conduct their lives in the same Read More

10/14/88
The Diamond Trap

Synopsis: In a film originally made for television, a detective accidentally involves himself with a female con artist who is planning a $12 million diamond robbery. ~ John Bush, All Movie Guide Read More

1988
The Little Match Girl

Actors: Keshia Knight Pulliam

Synopsis: Keshia Knight-Pulliam stars as the title character, an orphaned waif of the 1920s who helps instill the Christmas spirit into a contentious New England family. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide Read More

1987
Club Paradise

Actors: Robin Williams, Peter O'Toole, Rick Moranis, Jimmy Cliff, Twiggy

Synopsis: Robin Williams' comic shtick sabotages any attempt at comic development in Harold Ramis' patchy comedy farce Club Paradise. Williams plays Jack Moniker, a Chicago fireman injured in the line of duty, who uses his disability money to open up a run-down Caribbean resort. Jack eagerly awaits the Read More

7/11/86
Muppet Video Series: Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets

Synopsis: Part of the Muppet Video Series, which features episodes starring the beloved felt puppets, Muppet Video Series: Children's Song and Stories With the Muppets compiles new material with clips from previously aired Muppet Show episodes. Kids join Kermit, Miss Piggy, Gonzo, Animal, and the gang for a Read More

1985
The Doctor and the Devils

Actors: Timothy Dalton, Jonathan Pryce, Twiggy, Julian Sands, Sian Phillips, Stephen Rea

Synopsis: A movie version of the stage play The Doctor and the Devils, written in the 1950s by Welsh poet/playwright Dylan Thomas, had been planned and shelved by several filmmakers before producer Mel Brooks and director Freddie Francis finally brought the project to fruition in 1985. Essentially, the Read More

1985
Children's Songs & Stories with the Muppets

Synopsis: Children's Songs & Stories with the Muppets was culled from some of the best moments of the popular syndicated TV weekly The Muppet Show. Most of the sketches spotlight the star Muppets Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear et. al. There are few of the series' celebrity guests, an omission evidently Read More

1985
The Blues Brothers

Actors: John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, James Brown, John Candy, Ray Charles, Carrie Fisher

Synopsis: Expanding on their Saturday Night Live characters, John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd star as Jake and Elwood Blues, two white boys with black soul. Sporting cool shades and look-alike suits, Jake and Elwood are dispatched on a "mission from God" by their former teacher, Sister Mary Stigmata (Kathleen Freeman Read More

1980
There Goes the Bride

Actors: Tom Smothers, Twiggy, Martin Balsam, Sylvia Syms

Synopsis: Retrograde even at the time of its 1980 release, this filmed version of the mid-'70s play by the same title stars Tom Smothers as Timothy Westerby, the bumbling father of the bride, and his imaginary dance partner, Polly (Twiggy). Events of the chaotic wedding day are told in flashback as Westerby Read More

1980
Bing Crosby: White Christmas

Actors: Bing Crosby, Gene Kelly, Kathryn Crosby

Synopsis: As co-hosted by Gene Kelly and Kathryn Crosby (the wife of Bing Crosby), this exclusive video compilation presents priceless back-to-back clips from many of Bing's Christmas specials that aired from the early 1960s through the late 1970s. Featured guests include: Jackie Gleason, Twiggy, David Read More

1979
Victorian Scandals [TV Series]

Actors: Nigel Havers, Twiggy, Gareth Thomas

Synopsis: The title told the whole story in this British anthology series. Seven famous 19th century British scandals were dramatized in brisk, 60-minute playlets, highlighting both the tawdry details and the human element. The very eclectic casts ranged from eminent Shakespearean Nigel Havers to former Read More

1976
The Butterfly Ball

Synopsis: This version of the classic 19th-century story includes audio by Roger Glover and animation/live action from Batchelor and Halas. ~ Kristie Hassen, All Movie Guide Read More

1975
W

Actors: Twiggy

Synopsis: In this film, also released under the title I Want Her Dead, Katie Lewis (Twiggy) and her husband Ben (Michael Witney) discover that they are the targets of a mysterious killer who leaves the letter W at the scene of their near-fatal "accidents." While trying to avoid death, the couple must Read More

1974
The Boy Friend

Actors: Sally Bryant, Ann Jameson, Twiggy, Christopher Gable, Max Adrian, Bryan Pringle, Murray Melvin

Synopsis: The Boy Friend began life as Sandy Wilson's small-scale pastiche of British musical comedies of the 1920s. When the play was brought to America in 1954, its star was the
teenage Julie Andrews. Because The Boy Friend requires a minimum of sets, props, and costumes, it has become a favorite of Read More

1971
Popcorn

Actors: The Rolling Stones, Otis Redding, Jimi Hendrix

Synopsis: This critically-panned, 85-minute montage film intercuts fleeting (and we mean fleeting), blurry concert footage of such music acts as The Rolling Stones, Joe Cocker, Twiggy and a posthumous Otis Redding with newsreel images from Vietnam, shots of the Atomic bomb being dropped, documentary Read More

1969