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Holly Woodlawn

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

Candy Darling
Candy Darling
2025 • Self
Beyond Queer: Voices from Bohemia
Beyond Queer: Voices from Bohemia
2023
Steven Arnold: Heavenly Bodies
Steven Arnold: Heavenly Bodies
2019 • Self (archive footage)
Seed Money: The Chuck Holmes Story
Seed Money: The Chuck Holmes Story
2015 • Self
I Am Divine
I Am Divine
2014 • Self
Lou Reed - Remembered
Lou Reed - Remembered
2013
Continental
2013 • Herself
Dust
Dust
2012 • Rita

Full filmography

Steven Arnold: Heavenly Bodies
Steven Arnold: Heavenly Bodies
2019 • Self (archive footage)
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Continental
2013 • Herself
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Dust
Dust
2012 • Rita
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Heaven Wants Out
2009 • Evelyn Morton
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Milwaukee, Minnesota
Milwaukee, Minnesota
2003 • Transvestite
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Twin Falls Idaho
Twin Falls Idaho
1999 • Flamboyant at Party
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Beverly Hills Hustlers
Beverly Hills Hustlers
1996 • Non-sexual role
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Scathed
1995 • Miss Antonia Curtis
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The Matinee Idol
The Matinee Idol
1995 • Party Guest
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Night Owl
Night Owl
1993 • Barfly
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Resident Alien
Resident Alien
1990 • Performer / Actor
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Take Off
Take Off
1978 • Lounge Singer ("1940's")
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This Is America
This Is America
1977 • Self (uncredited)
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Broken Goddess
Broken Goddess
1973 • Herself
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Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers
Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers
1972 • Eve Harrington / Rhett Butler
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Trash
Trash
1970 • Holly Sandiago
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Holly Woodlawn – Biography, Known For & Filmography