Twiggy

In 1988, she married the actor Leigh Lawson. Records: The More I See You (1999), a duet with Mike Reid, reached #44 in the UK Charts. Her first marriage, to American actor, Michael Witney, ended with his sudden death. During her first marriage, she had an affair with Sid James, and her biography states the details after 1973. Since then she has played a variety of roles on stage and screen, including Eliza Doolittle in Pygmalion, opposite Robert Powell, in a 1981 television production. She was also married to Stephen Hollings (1986-1995), and more recently to Scott Mitchell (2000-). As she matured, she ditched Villeneuve and broadened her horizons, appearing as an actress and singer, notably in Ken Russell's 1971 film version of The Boyfriend. She was awarded an MBE in 1999 by the British Government and won the first Rear of the year title in 1976.

Soon she was regarded as "the face" of swinging 1960s London, and gained her nickname from her stick-thin pubescent figure. It was later announced that she would make a one off appearance in Eastenders late in 2003. Born Lesley Hornby in Neasden, a suburb of London, she became famous at the age of sixteen, under the influence of her boyfriend and manager, Justin de Villeneuve. After a debilitating case of the Epstein-Barr virus saw her take a year long absence from the screen in 2003, she is due back in the spring of 2004. Twiggy (born September 19, 1949) is a British actress, model and singer, now usually known by her married name of Twiggy Lawson. However in 1994 she was offered the plum role of Peggy Mitchell in the popular BBC drama series EastEnders, this saw her regain past glories and come to be seen as something of a 'British Institution'. After a gradual fall from the top, which also saw her husband, Ronnie Knight (married 1964-1985), flee to Spain on Bank robbery charges, she considered quitting acting.

She also starred on Broadway in the play Oh, What a Lovely War and received a 1968 Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. She then went on to become a star with her saucy portrayals of a good time girl in some 9 Carry On films and several TV specials, between 1964 and 1978. Trinian's (1954), and then later came to prominence in the British film Sparrows Can't Sing (1963) garnering a Bafta nomination for Best British Film Actress. Her first film appearance was in The Belles of St.