Leigh Lawson

About Leigh Lawson

Who is it?: Actor
Birth Day: July 21, 1945
Birth Place:  Atherston, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Occupation: Actor, director, writer
Years active: 1969–present
Spouse(s): Twiggy (m. 1988)
Partner(s): Hayley Mills (1975–1984)

Leigh Lawson

Leigh Lawson was born on July 21, 1945 in  Atherston, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, is Actor. Leigh Lawson was born on July 21, 1945 in Atherston, Warwickshire, England. He is an actor, known for Casanova (2005), Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (1984) and Tess (1979). He has been married to Twiggy since September 23, 1988.
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Popular As Leigh Lawson
Occupation Actor
Age 78 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born July 21, 1945 ( Atherston, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom)
Birthday July 21
Town/City  Atherston, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Nationality United Kingdom

🌙 Zodiac

Leigh Lawson’s zodiac sign is Leo. According to astrologers, people born under the sign of Leo are natural born leaders. They are dramatic, creative, self-confident, dominant and extremely difficult to resist, able to achieve anything they want to in any area of life they commit to. There is a specific strength to a Leo and their "king of the jungle" status. Leo often has many friends for they are generous and loyal. Self-confident and attractive, this is a Sun sign capable of uniting different groups of people and leading them as one towards a shared cause, and their healthy sense of humor makes collaboration with other people even easier.

🌙 Chinese Zodiac Signs

Leigh Lawson was born in the Year of the Rooster. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rooster are practical, resourceful, observant, analytical, straightforward, trusting, honest, perfectionists, neat and conservative. Compatible with Ox or Snake.

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Biography/Timeline

1970

Lawson was born in Atherstone, Warwickshire. His mother was Jewish but was not practising. He initially studied at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts before training further at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Lawson has acted in film and television since the early 1970s, and has directed plays in the West End and on Broadway. He has worked with the National Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) and with film Directors such as Roman Polanski and Franco Zeffirelli. He has been quoted as saying that the only time in his career when he didn't feel he should be somewhere else doing something else was when he was with the RSC. Lawson's portrayals in films include Bernardo in Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972) and Alec d'Urberville in Tess (1979). He played the leading role as Alan Lomax in the television drama series Travelling Man (1984–85), and guest starred in television series such as The Duchess of Duke Street (1976), Disraeli (1978), Feuer und Schwert - Die Legende von Tristan und Isolde (1982), The Ray Bradbury Theatre (1988) and Silent Witness (2005–2007). He also guested, with his wife Twiggy, playing themselves in an episode of the comedy series, Absolutely Fabulous (2001).

1976

In 1976, Lawson and his first wife, Mondy, were divorced. He met Actress Hayley Mills in 1975 when they performed in London's West End in A Touch of Spring; the following year they had a son, Jason. Lawson also became stepfather to Crispian Mills, Mills's son with Director Roy Boulting. During that time, he appeared alongside Mills's father, John Mills, in the film The Devil's Advocate (1977). The Lawson–Mills liaison ended in the early 1980s.

1984

He met model Twiggy in 1984. In 1988, they both worked in the film Madame Sousatzka and were married on 23 September that year in Tony Walton's back yard in Sag Harbor, Long Island. The couple reside in West London, where Lawson looks after his wife's Business affairs and her involvement with Littlewoods catalogue. Lawson and Twiggy also own a home in Southwold, Suffolk.

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