Holly Woodlawn

🎂 26th October 1946 (79 yrs) 📍 Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico

Known For

Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss

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".

Movies Featuring Holly Woodlawn

Candy Darling

Candy Darling (2025)

as Self
Beyond Queer: Voices from Bohemia

Beyond Queer: Voices from Bohemia (2023)

Steven Arnold: Heavenly Bodies

Steven Arnold: Heavenly Bodies (2019)

as Self (archive footage)
Seed Money: The Chuck Holmes Story

Seed Money: The Chuck Holmes Story (2015)

as Self
I Am Divine

I Am Divine (2014)

as Self
No Image

Continental (2013)

as Herself
Dust

Dust (2012)

as Rita
No Image

She Gone Rogue (2012)

Beautiful Darling

Beautiful Darling (2010)

as Self
No Image

Heaven Wants Out (2009)

as Evelyn Morton
Andy Warhol's Factory People... Inside the Sixties Silver Factory

Andy Warhol's Factory People... Inside the Sixties Silver Factory (2008)

Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis

Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis (2007)

as Self
Queer Realities and Cultural Amnesia

Queer Realities and Cultural Amnesia (2005)

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

Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis (2004)

as Self
Milwaukee, Minnesota

Milwaukee, Minnesota (2003)

as Transvestite
The Cockettes

The Cockettes (2002)

as Self
No Image

A Look on the Wild Side (2002)

as Herself
No Image

Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture (2001)

as Self
Twin Falls Idaho

Twin Falls Idaho (1999)

as Flamboyant at Party
Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss

Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss (1998)

as Holly
Bubblegum

Bubblegum (1996)

No Image

Phantom Pain (1996)

Beverly Hills Hustlers

Beverly Hills Hustlers (1996)

as Non-sexual role
No Image

Scathed (1995)

as Miss Antonia Curtis
The Matinee Idol

The Matinee Idol (1995)

as Party Guest
Night Owl

Night Owl (1993)

as Barfly
Resident Alien

Resident Alien (1990)

as Performer / Actor
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol (1990)

as Self
Nelson Sullivan

Nelson Sullivan (1989)

The Sound Of Muzak

The Sound Of Muzak (1986)

as Maria
Tally Brown, New York

Tally Brown, New York (1979)

Take Off

Take Off (1978)

as Lounge Singer ("1940's")
This Is America

This Is America (1977)

as Self (uncredited)
Underground and Emigrants

Underground and Emigrants (1976)

as Self
Holly Woodlawn

Holly Woodlawn (1973)

as Self
Broken Goddess

Broken Goddess (1973)

as Herself
The Best of the New York Erotic Film Festival

The Best of the New York Erotic Film Festival (1972)

as Self
Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers

Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers (1972)

as Eve Harrington / Rhett Butler
Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol (1972)

as Self
Women in Revolt

Women in Revolt (1971)

as Holly
No Image

Is There Sex After Death? (1971)

as Herself
No Image

Bad Marien's Last Year (1971)

as Angel
Trash

Trash (1970)

as Holly Sandiago