Holly Woodlawn

Personal Info

Birthday

October 26, 1946

Day of Death

2015-12-06

(69 years old)

Place of Birth

Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico

Also Known As

Ms. Holly Woodlawn

Holly Woodlawn

Biography

Holly Woodlawn was a transgender Puerto Rican actress and Warhol superstar who appeared in his movies Trash and Women in Revolt. She was probably best known as the Holly in Lou Reed's hit pop song "Walk on the Wild Side".

Known For

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Twin Falls Idaho

Trash

Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers

Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss

Women in Revolt

Resident Alien

Night Owl

Filmography

2025
Candy Darling
as Self
2019
Steven Arnold: Heavenly Bodies
as Self (archive footage)
2015
Seed Money: The Chuck Holmes Story
as Self
2014
I Am Divine
as Self
2013
Continental
as Herself
2012
Dust
as Rita
2010
Beautiful Darling
as Self
2009
Heaven Wants Out
as Evelyn Morton
2007
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
as Self
2004
Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis
as Self
2003
Milwaukee, Minnesota
as Transvestite
2002
The Cockettes
as Self
A Look on the Wild Side
as Herself
2001
Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture
as Self
1999
Twin Falls Idaho
as Flamboyant at Party
1998
Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss
as Holly
1995
Scathed
as Miss Antonia Curtis
The Matinee Idol
as Party Guest
1993
Night Owl
as Barfly
1990
Resident Alien
as Performer / Actor
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
as Self
1986
The Sound Of Muzak
as Maria
1978
Take Off
as Lounge Singer ("1940's")
1977
This Is America
as Self (uncredited)
1976
Underground and Emigrants
as Self
1973
Holly Woodlawn
as Self
Broken Goddess
as Herself
1972
The Best of the New York Erotic Film Festival
as Self
Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers
as Eve Harrington / Rhett Butler
Andy Warhol
as Self
1971
Women in Revolt
as Holly
Is There Sex After Death?
as Herself
Bad Marien's Last Year
as Angel
1970
Trash
as Holly Sandiago