Holly Woodlawn

Holly Woodlawn

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

October 26, 1946

died

December 6, 2015

place of birth

Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico

also known as

Ms. Holly Woodlawn

total credits

36 movies

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".

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Known For

I Am Divine

I Am Divine

as Self

Seed Money: The Chuck Holmes Story

Seed Money: The Chuck Holmes Story

as Self

Night Owl

Night Owl

as Barfly

Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

as Self

Milwaukee, Minnesota

Milwaukee, Minnesota

as Transvestite

Trash

Trash

as Holly Sandiago

Filmography

36 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

I Am Divine
7.3

I Am Divine

2014as Self
Seed Money: The Chuck Holmes Story
5.8

Seed Money: The Chuck Holmes Story

2015as Self
Night Owl
4.0

Night Owl

1993as Barfly
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
7.3

Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

1990as Self
Milwaukee, Minnesota
4.8

Milwaukee, Minnesota

2003as Transvestite
Trash
5.8

Trash

1970as Holly Sandiago
Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers
7.0

Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers

1972as Eve Harrington / Rhett Butler
Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders

Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders

2026as Self (archive footage)
Twin Falls Idaho
6.9

Twin Falls Idaho

1999as Flamboyant at Party
Beautiful Darling
6.0

Beautiful Darling

2010as Self
Women in Revolt
5.5

Women in Revolt

1971as Holly
The Cockettes
6.7

The Cockettes

2002as Self
Andy Warhol's Factory People... Inside the Sixties Silver Factory
2.9

Andy Warhol's Factory People... Inside the Sixties Silver Factory

2008
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
6.6

Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis

2007as Self
Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss
5.8

Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss

1998as Holly
This Is America
4.9

This Is America

1977as Self (uncredited)
Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis
3.5

Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis

2004as Self
Resident Alien
5.3

Resident Alien

1990as Performer / Actor
Tally Brown, New York
7.5

Tally Brown, New York

1979
Underground and Emigrants
7.0

Underground and Emigrants

1976as Self
Dust

Dust

2012as Rita
Andy Warhol
7.0

Andy Warhol

1972as Self
The Best of the New York Erotic Film Festival
5.0

The Best of the New York Erotic Film Festival

1972as Self
Steven Arnold: Heavenly Bodies

Steven Arnold: Heavenly Bodies

2019as Self (archive footage)
Nelson Sullivan

Nelson Sullivan

1989
Lou Reed - Remembered
6.5

Lou Reed - Remembered

2013
Beyond Queer: Voices from Bohemia

Beyond Queer: Voices from Bohemia

2023
The Sound Of Muzak

The Sound Of Muzak

1986as Maria
Broken Goddess
5.8

Broken Goddess

1973as Herself
Queer Realities and Cultural Amnesia

Queer Realities and Cultural Amnesia

2005
Candy Darling

Candy Darling

2025as Self
Bubblegum

Bubblegum

1996
Holly Woodlawn

Holly Woodlawn

1973as Self
Beverly Hills Hustlers
7.0

Beverly Hills Hustlers

1996as Non-sexual role
Take Off
7.7

Take Off

1978as Lounge Singer ("1940's")
The Matinee Idol
9.0

The Matinee Idol

1995as Party Guest