Holly Woodlawn

Acting

October 26, 1946 – December 6, 2015 (aged 69)

Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico

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".

Filmography

Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders

Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders2026 · Self (archive footage)

Candy Darling

Candy Darling2025 · Self

Beyond Queer: Voices from Bohemia

Beyond Queer: Voices from Bohemia2023

Steven Arnold: Heavenly Bodies

Steven Arnold: Heavenly Bodies2019 · Self (archive footage)

Andy Warhol, Fluorescent

Andy Warhol, Fluorescent2016 · (archive footage)

Seed Money: The Chuck Holmes Story

Seed Money: The Chuck Holmes Story2015 · Self

Transparent

Transparent2014 · Vivian

I Am Divine

I Am Divine2014 · Self

Lou Reed - Remembered

Lou Reed - Remembered2013

Continental2013 · Herself

Dust

Dust2012 · Rita

She Gone Rogue2012

Beautiful Darling

Beautiful Darling2010 · Self

Heaven Wants Out

Heaven Wants Out2009 · Evelyn Morton

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

Andy Warhol's Factory People... Inside the Sixties Silver Factory2008

Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis

Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis2007 · Self

Queer Realities and Cultural Amnesia

Queer Realities and Cultural Amnesia2005

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

Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis2004 · Self

Milwaukee, Minnesota

Milwaukee, Minnesota2003 · Transvestite

The Cockettes

The Cockettes2002 · Self

A Look on the Wild Side

A Look on the Wild Side2002 · Herself

Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture

Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture2001 · Self

Twin Falls Idaho

Twin Falls Idaho1999 · Flamboyant at Party

The Adventures of Kit Carson

The Adventures of Kit Carson1998 · Holly

Bubblegum

Phantom Pain

Phantom Pain1996

Beverly Hills Hustlers

Beverly Hills Hustlers1996 · Non-sexual role

U3000

U30001995 · Miss Antonia Curtis

The Matinee Idol

The Matinee Idol1995 · Party Guest

Night Owl

Night Owl1993 · Barfly

Resident Alien

Resident Alien1990 · Performer / Actor

Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol1990 · Self

Nelson Sullivan

Nelson Sullivan1989

The Sound Of Muzak

The Sound Of Muzak1986 · Maria

Tally Brown, New York

Tally Brown, New York1979

Take Off

Take Off1978 · Lounge Singer ("1940's")

This Is America

This Is America1977 · Self (uncredited)

Underground and Emigrants

Underground and Emigrants1976 · Self

Holly Woodlawn

Holly Woodlawn1973 · Self

Broken Goddess

Broken Goddess1973 · Herself

Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers

Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers1972

Women in Revolt

Women in Revolt1971

Bad Marien's Last Year

Bad Marien's Last Year1971

Is There Sex After Death?

Is There Sex After Death?1971