Her caretaker and friend Mariela Huertatold the Associated Pressthat Woodlawn died Sunday in Los Angeles at age 69.

Woodlawn had been diagnosed with cancer.

Reeds song begins, Holly came from Miami, F.L.A.

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Hitchhiked her way across the U.S.A. Plucked her eyebrows on the way.

Shaved her legs and then he was a she.

She says, Hey, babe, take a walk on the wild side.

I was very happy when I gradually became a Warhol superstar.

I felt like Elizabeth Taylor!

But it was worth it, the drugs, the parties, it was fabulous.

You live in a hovel, walk up five flights, scraping the rent.

And when you walked in that room, you were a STAR!

Most recently, she appeared on the Amazon seriesTransparent.

Huerta told the AP plans for a memorial service are pending.