Candy Darling
Acting
Biography
Candy Darling (November 24, 1944 – March 21, 1974) was an American actress, best known as a Warhol Superstar and transgender icon. She starred in Andy Warhol's films Flesh and Women in Revolt, and was a muse of The Velvet Underground.
Born: November 24, 1944
Place of Birth: Forest Hills, New York
Known For
Warhol
David Bailey, self-taught photographer and one of the prime architects of the Swinging Sixties, broadened his horizons in the early 1970s by making high-profile documentaries for ATV. With his standing among the artistic community, Bailey was given unprecedented access to Pop Art legend Andy Warhol and his followers, in an attempt to penetrate behind the expressionless exterior of a man who was one of the most controversial figures of his generation.
Disclosure
An investigation of how Hollywood's fabled stories have deeply influenced how Americans feel about transgender people, and how transgender people have been taught to feel about themselves.
Moonlighting
After being duped and going bankrupt, model Maddie is convinced by David to become a partner in a detective agency. Together they solve various cases, while getting comfortable with each other.
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
Iconic American artist and filmmaker Andy Warhol is the subject of this documentary, which looks at both his life and his influence on pop culture. The film provides details about Warhol's upbringing in Pittsburgh and follows his move to New York City, where he found massive success turning pop imagery into art and eventually founded "The Factory," his famed studio and party venue. Among the many notables interviewed are Dennis Hopper, David Hockney, and Roy Lichtenstein.
Andy Warhol
With a rambling, unstructured style that echoes Andy Warhol’s own approach to filmmaking, this documentary profiles his career, showing him to be a brilliant manipulator, dedicated voyeur and person of astute commercial judgment.
Public Speaking
Martin Scorsese’s portrait of writer and social commentator Fran Lebowitz, celebrated for her sharp wit and observations on modern life. Filmed at New York’s Waverly Inn and intercut with archival footage and interviews, the documentary captures Lebowitz’s distinctive worldview through her spontaneous monologues and public appearances.
Klute
A high-priced call girl is forced to depend on a reluctant private eye when she is stalked by a psychopath.
The Death of Maria Malibran
A series of tableaux illustrating the life and death of a celebrated 19th century German opera singer.
The Cockettes
Documentary about the gender-bending San Francisco performance group who became a pop culture phenomenon in the early 1970s.
Beautiful Darling
James Rasin's documentary “Beautiful Darling” honors American Transgender actress and best-known Warhol Superstar, Candy Darling, and her all-too-brief life and career, with a combination of current and vintage interview material, rarely seen archival photos and footage, and extracts from Darling's movies.
Filmography
as Candy (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Reporter #2
as Self
as Guest
as Self
as Transvestite (uncredited)
as Candy
as Karen – Harry
as Discothèque Patron (uncredited)
as Self
as Herself - Extra
as Marlene D-Train
as Candy