Holly Woodlawn
Acting
Born 1946-10-26
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".
Known For
Popular credits
Transparent
Vivian
I Am Divine
Self
Twin Falls Idaho
Flamboyant at Party
Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss
Holly
Trash
Holly Sandiago
Beautiful Darling
Self
The Cockettes
Self
Night Owl
Barfly
Women in Revolt
Holly
This Is America
Self (uncredited)
Resident Alien
Performer / Actor
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
Self
Milwaukee, Minnesota
Transvestite
Seed Money: The Chuck Holmes Story
Self
Take Off
Lounge Singer ("1940's")
Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers
Eve Harrington / Rhett Butler
Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis
Self
Is There Sex After Death?
Herself
Andy Warhol's Factory People... Inside the Sixties Silver Factory
An American Family
Self (uncredited)