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Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

44

Gender

Female

Birthday

1946-10-26

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

Acting

Resident Alien

1990

Resident Alien

as

Performer / Actor

Night Owl

1993

Night Owl

as

Barfly

This Is America

1977

This Is America

as

Self (uncredited)

Scathed

1995

Scathed

as

Miss Antonia Curtis

Trash

1970

Trash

as

Holly Sandiago

Women in Revolt

1971

Women in Revolt

as

Holly

Take Off

1978

Take Off

as

Lounge Singer ("1940's")

I Am Divine

2013

I Am Divine

as

Self

Andy Warhol

1972

Andy Warhol

as

Self

Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers

1972

Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers

as

Eve Harrington / Rhett Butler

Heaven Wants Out

2009

Heaven Wants Out

as

Evelyn Morton

Dust

2012

Dust

as

Rita

Broken Goddess

1973

Broken Goddess

as

Herself

Bubblegum

1996

Bubblegum

as

Steven Arnold: Heavenly Bodies

2019

Steven Arnold: Heavenly Bodies

as

Self (archive footage)

Continental

2013

Continental

as

Herself

The Cockettes

2002

The Cockettes

as

Self

Twin Falls Idaho

1999

Twin Falls Idaho

as

Flamboyant at Party

The Matinee Idol

1995

The Matinee Idol

as

Party Guest

Milwaukee, Minnesota

2003

Milwaukee, Minnesota

as

Transvestite

Transparent

Transparent

as

Vivian

An American Family

An American Family

as

Self (uncredited)

Production

Crew

Directing