- Holly Woodlawn
Infobox actor
imagesize = 150px
name = Holly Woodlawn
birthdate = Birth date and age|1946|10|26|mf=y flagicon|PURJuana Diaz ,Puerto Rico
birthname = Haroldo Santiago Franceschi Rodriguez Danhakl
othername = Harold Ajzenberg
notable role =Holly in "Trash"Holly Woodlawn (born Haroldo Santiago Franceschi Rodriguez Danhakl on
October 26 ,1946 ) is atranssexual and formerWarhol superstar , who appeared in his movies "Trash" (1970) and "Women in Revolt " (1972). Her life was summarized byLou Reed in his song "Walk on the Wild Side (Lou Reed song) ":Biography
Early life
Born in
Juana Diaz ,Puerto Rico , she adopted the name Holly as an homage to the heroine of "Breakfast at Tiffany's " and in 1969 added the surname from a sign she saw on an episode of "I Love Lucy ".Career
She met
Andy Warhol in the Factory at a screening of "Flesh". Through him she metJackie Curtis , who cast Woodlawn in her play "Heaven Grand in Amber Orbit" in the autumn of 1969. In October she was assigned a bit role in "Trash", but so impressed directorPaul Morrissey that she was given a larger role. In 1970 she received word from theAcademy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences thatGeorge Cukor , supported by others, was petitioning the Academy to nominate her for "Trash"Fact|date=February 2007 - however, nothing came of this campaign.In May 1971, Woodlawn replaced
Candy Darling at the La Mama Theatre, New York in a production of "Vain Victory" written and directed by Jackie Curtis. She was arrested and briefly incarcerated in Puerto Rico after being caught shoplifting.By 1976 the work had dried up, and Woodlawn moved to
San Francisco . She returned to New York later in the year and had a brief revival after appearing onGeraldo Rivera 's talk show before being jailed again in 1977 for not fulfilling a previousprobation obligation. She was released on the appeal of politician Ethan Geto, who helped organize a benefit for her.Woodlawn continued to make cameo appearances in plays and films such as "
Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss " throughout the 1980s and 1990s. After Warhol's death, she was a frequently requested commentator on his life and influence. She currently resides inWest Hollywood .Woodlawn began performing in cabaret shows in sold-out New York and
Los Angeles performances in the early 2000s.Further reading
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* "Andy Warhol Close Up", Bob Colacello
* "Man Enough to be a Woman",Jayne County Selected filmography
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Milwaukee, Minnesota " (2003)
*"Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss " (1998)
*"Night Owl" (1993) (a.k.a. "Nite Owl")
* "Broken Goddess" (1973)
*"Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers " (1972)
*"Women In Revolt " (1972)
*"Trash" (1970) (a.k.a "Andy Warhol's Trash")External links
* [http://www.warholstars.org/indfoto/iholly.html/ Holly Woodlawn] at the Warhol Superstars Website
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* [http://lamama.org/ The La Mama Theatre]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/womanshour/04/2007_17_thu.shtml Sadie Lee; Painting a Warhol Legend] ,Woman's Hour ,BBC Radio 4 , 26 April 2007
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