Remembering Holly Woodlawn, a Transgender Star of the Warhol Era

The mordant humor, impeccable comic timing and matchless deadpan that Holly Woodlawn brought so vividly to the screen as a welfare cheat married to Joe Dallessandro's heroin addict in “Trash,” and as man-hating nymphomaniac fashion model in 

Woodlawn ran away at the age of 16 to NY and it was there she met Andy Warhol and changed her name from Haroldo Danhakl to Holly Woodlawn. Despite receiving critical acclaim for her film work, she did not find mainstream success. Woodlawn was born 

The performer Holly Woodlawn, best known for her starring roles in Andy Warhol and Paul Morrissey films such as Trash (1970) and Women in Revolt (1972), died today in Los Angeles at the age of sixty-nine according to a report from the AP in US News.

Holly Woodlawn starred in the Andy Warhol classic, 'Trash'. See Holly Woodlawn's star turn in the Andy Warhol classic, 'Trash'. The transgender actress has died at age 69. Holly Woodlawn starred in the Andy Read More · 1:17min · Amazing drone video

In this 2012 photo provided by David Chick, actress Holly Woodlawn sits on Fisherman's Pier in Malibu, Calif. Woodlawn, who starred in the 1970 Paul Morrissey film "Trash" and was immortalized in the first few lines of Lou Reed's "Walk on the Wild Side