Andrea Feldman
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| Born | April 1, 1948 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | August 8, 1972 (aged 24) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Other names | Andrea "Whips" Feldman |
Andrea Feldman (April 1, 1948 – August 8, 1972) was an American actress and Warhol Superstar. She committed suicide in 1972.
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[edit] Career
Andrea Feldman was a native New Yorker. She attended Quintano's School for Young Professionals, a high school for the performing arts. She starred in three Warhol films; Imitation of Christ, Trash and Heat [1] A regular in the back room of Max's Kansas City, she pioneered a performance which she called "Showtime", in which she performed a strip tease on the round table, at the center of the room. She became known for her dependence on drugs, particularly amphetamines.[2]
Feldman was featured in a 1970 documentary called Groupies, where she referred to herself by a nickname given to her by the Warhol crowd; Andrea "Whips" Feldman. She also often referred to herself as "Andrea Warhol". She was known by her friends as "Crazy Andy".
[edit] Death
In August 1972, several days after returning from Europe, Feldman summoned several ex-boyfriends, including poet Jim Carroll, to the New York City apartment of her parents to witness what she called her "final starring role". Holding a Bible in one hand and a crucifix in the other, Feldman jumped from the fourteenth floor of 51 Fifth Avenue.[3]
Feldman’s suicide preceded the release of Andy Warhol's Heat, in which she had a much larger role than in previous Warhol films, by only three weeks.[4] Feldman's performance garnered positive reviews. Judith Christ, a critic for New York magazine wrote: "The most striking performance, in large part non-performance, comes from the late Andrea Feldman, as the flat-voiced, freaked-out daughter, a mass of psychotic confusion, infantile and heart-breaking."[3]
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[edit] References
- ^ Andrea Feldman
- ^ Stein, Jean; Plimpton, George (1982). Edie: An American Biography. Knopf. pp. 276. ISBN 0-394-48819-9.
- ^ a b "Andy Warhol 1970-1974". warholstars.org. http://www.warholstars.org/chron/197074.html#af72. Retrieved 2008-07-10.
- ^ Andy Warhol 23: Andrea Feldman R.I.P
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