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Holly Woodlawn
Deceased

How Did Holly Woodlawn Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 69
Also known asMs. Holly WoodlawnGenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn26/10/1946Born inJuana Díaz, Puerto RicoDied06/12/2015 (aged 69)Died inLos AngelesCausebrain cancerWikidataQ1091285 ↗Buried atHollywood Forever CemeteryTMDb#106926 ↗

Holly Woodlawn, born Haroldo Santiago Franceschi Rodriguez Danhakl and for some years known as Harold Ajzenberg, was an American actress. Best known as a Warhol superstar, she appeared in the films Trash (1970) and Women in Revolt (1971). Her career extended to cabaret, and she was among those named in Lou Reed's 1972 hit song "Walk on the Wild Side". Woodlawn published the memoir A Low Life in High Heels in 1991.

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Filmography33 titles

Importing filmography…
YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2023Beyond Queer: Voices from BohemiaMovie—77
2019Steven Arnold: Heavenly BodiesMovieSelf (archive footage)73
2014I Am DivineMovieSelf68
2014TransparentSeriesVivian68
2013Lou Reed - RememberedMovie—67
2012She Gone RogueMovie—66
2010Beautiful DarlingMovieSelf64
2009Heaven Wants OutMovieEvelyn Morton63
2008Andy Warhol's Factory People... Inside the Sixties Silver FactoryMovie—62
2007Jack Smith and the Destruction of AtlantisMovieSelf61
2005Queer Realities and Cultural AmnesiaMovie—59
2004Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie CurtisMovieSelf58
2003Milwaukee, MinnesotaMovieTransvestite57
2002The CockettesMovieSelf56
1999Twin Falls IdahoMovieFlamboyant at Party53
1998Billy's Hollywood Screen KissMovieHolly52
1996Beverly Hills HustlersMovieNon-sexual role50
1996Phantom PainMovie—50
1995The Matinee IdolMovieParty Guest49
1993Night OwlMovieBarfly47
1990Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy WarholMovieSelf44
1989Nelson SullivanMovie—43
1979Tally Brown, New YorkMovie—33
1978Take OffMovieLounge Singer ("1940's")32
1977This Is AmericaMovieSelf (uncredited)31
1976Underground and EmigrantsMovieSelf30
1973An American FamilySeriesSelf (uncredited)27
1972Andy WarholMovieSelf26
1972Scarecrow in a Garden of CucumbersMovieEve Harrington / Rhett Butler26
1972The Best of the New York Erotic Film FestivalMovieSelf26
1971Is There Sex After Death?MovieHerself25
1971Women in RevoltMovieHolly25
1971Bad Marien's Last YearMovieAngel25