Holly Woodlawn

Acting • 1946-10-26 • 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".

Known For

5.6

Trash

1970

5.0

Women in Revolt

1971

7.0

Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers

1972

4.0

Night Owl

1993

4.8

Milwaukee, Minnesota

2003

6.9

Twin Falls Idaho

1999

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Filmography

2026
Mineshaft: The Cruising MurdersFilm
Self (archive footage)
2025
Candy DarlingFilm
Self
2023
Beyond Queer: Voices from BohemiaFilm
2019
Steven Arnold: Heavenly BodiesFilm
Self (archive footage)
2016
Andy Warhol, FluorescentFilm
(archive footage)
★ 5.0
2015
Seed Money: The Chuck Holmes StoryFilm
Self
★ 5.7
2014
TransparentTV
Vivian • 2 episodes
★ 6.4
2014
I Am DivineFilm
Self
★ 7.3
2013
Lou Reed - RememberedFilm
★ 6.5
2013
ContinentalFilm
Herself
★ 3.5
2012
She Gone RogueFilm
2012
DustFilm
Rita
2010
Beautiful DarlingFilm
Self
★ 6.3
2009
Heaven Wants OutFilm
Evelyn Morton
2008
Andy Warhol's Factory People... Inside the Sixties Silver FactoryFilm
★ 2.9
2007
Jack Smith and the Destruction of AtlantisFilm
Self
★ 6.7
2005
Queer Realities and Cultural AmnesiaFilm
2004
Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie CurtisFilm
Self
★ 4.1
2003
Milwaukee, MinnesotaFilm
Transvestite
★ 4.8
2002
The CockettesFilm
Self
★ 6.9
2002
A Look on the Wild SideFilm
Herself
2001
Andy Warhol: The Complete PictureFilm
Self
★ 8.0
1999
Twin Falls IdahoFilm
Flamboyant at Party
★ 6.9
1998
Billy's Hollywood Screen KissFilm
Holly
★ 5.9
1996
Beverly Hills HustlersFilm
Non-sexual role
★ 7.0
1996
Phantom PainFilm
★ 3.3
1996
BubblegumFilm
1995
ScathedFilm
Miss Antonia Curtis
★ 6.5
1995
The Matinee IdolFilm
Party Guest
★ 9.0
1993
Night OwlFilm
Barfly
★ 4.0
1990
Resident AlienFilm
Performer / Actor
★ 5.7
1990
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy WarholFilm
Self
★ 7.0
1989
Nelson SullivanFilm
1986
The Sound Of MuzakFilm
Maria
1979
Tally Brown, New YorkFilm
★ 7.5
1978
Take OffFilm
Lounge Singer ("1940's")
★ 7.7
1977
This Is AmericaFilm
Self (uncredited)
★ 4.9
1976
Underground and EmigrantsFilm
Self
★ 7.0
1973
An American FamilyTV
Self (uncredited) • 1 episodes
★ 5.4
1973
Broken GoddessFilm
Herself
★ 5.8
1973
Holly WoodlawnFilm
Self
1972
Scarecrow in a Garden of CucumbersFilm
Eve Harrington / Rhett Butler
★ 7.0
1972
Andy WarholFilm
Self
★ 7.0
1972
The Best of the New York Erotic Film FestivalFilm
Self
★ 5.0
1971
Women in RevoltFilm
Holly
★ 5.0
1971
Is There Sex After Death?Film
Herself
★ 3.8
1971
Bad Marien's Last YearFilm
Angel
1970
TrashFilm
Holly Sandiago
★ 5.6