Holly Woodlawn

1946-10-26 – 2015-12-06 (age 69) Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico

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

Trash

1970

as Holly Sandiago

The Cockettes

2002

as Self

I Am Divine

2014

as Self

Twin Falls Idaho

1999

as Flamboyant at Party

Candy Darling

2025

as Self

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Scathed

1995

as Miss Antonia Curtis

Seed Money: The Chuck Holmes Story

2015

as Self

Women in Revolt

1971

as Holly

Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders

2026

as Self (archive footage)

Holly Woodlawn

1973

as Self

Milwaukee, Minnesota

2003

as Transvestite

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Is There Sex After Death?

1971

as Herself

Beautiful Darling

2010

as Self

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A Look on the Wild Side

2002

as Herself

Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

1990

as Self

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Bad Marien's Last Year

1971

as Angel

Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss

1998

as Holly

This Is America

1977

as Self (uncredited)

Queer Realities and Cultural Amnesia

2005

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

2004

as Self