Background
Woronov was born to Carol Eschholz in the Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach, Florida, when it served as the Ream General Hospital during World World War World War II
Woronov was born to Carol Eschholz in the Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach, Florida, when it served as the Ream General Hospital during World World War World War II
She attended Packer Collegiate Institute in Brooklyn Heights.
She is primarily known as a "cult star" because of her work with Andy Warhol and her roles in Roger Corman"s cult films. Woronov has appeared in over 80 movies, on stage at Lincoln Center and off-Broadway productions, as well as numerous appearances in mainstream American television series, such as Charlie"s Angels and Knight Rider. Her stepfather, who adopted her, Victor Doctorate. Woronov (1907-1975), was a cancer surgeon in Brooklyn.
Acting
She first made headlines in the early 1960s as a Warhol superstar.
She danced with Exploding Plastic Inevitable, Warhol"s multimedia presentation of the Velvet Underground. She played Hanoi Hannah in Chelsea Girls, the 1966 experimental underground film directed by Andy Warhol.
The film was Warhol"s first major commercial success after a long line of avant-garde art films (both feature-length and short). Of this time she has said,
Of all the girls at Andy Warhol"s Factory, I was the butch one. put in his Screen Test and I spent my nights at Max"s Kansas City.
I was the strong girl at the Factory.
Woronov"s notable appearances include in the 1975 cult film Death Race 2000 and 1979"s Rock "n" Roll High School (and the 1991 sequel Rock "n" Roll High School Forever), but her breakthrough role was in the 1982 cult film Eating Raoul. She has since had roles in numerous films including Blood Theatre (1984), Night of the Comet (1984), Chopping Mall and Nomads (1986), Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills (1989), Dick Tracy (1990), Where Sleeping Dogs Lie (1991), Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003) and All About Evil (2010). She has also made guest appearances on television shows such as Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Charlie"s Angels, Mr.
Belvedere, Murder, She Wrote, Amazing Stories, Saint Elsewhere, Wings, Babylon 5, Family Matters, and Highlander: The Series.
She became a fan of the Los Angeles punk music scene and made a cameo appearance with actors Jack Nance and John Hullette in 1983"s Suicidal Tendencies" "Institutionalized" video. Writing and other work
She has written such books as Snake, Blind Love and Swimming Underground: My Years in the Warhol Factory.
She appeared in Barneys New York fall 2014 advertising campaign, "Los Angeles Stories" shot by Bruce Weber.