
Ivy Nicholson was born Irene Nicholson in Queens, New York to working class Irish Catholic parents. She started modeling at the age of 16, and became very successful, gracing the covers of Vogue and Elle. In those days there was not much in the way of work for older models, so when she turned 30, Ivy sought out acting roles, eventually landing in Andy Warhol's Factory.

Andy Warhol's Factory People... Inside the Sixties Silver Factory
2008
Andy Warhol's Factory People... Inside the Sixties Silver Factory

The Dead Life
2005
The Dead Life

The Loves of Ondine
1968
The Loves of Ondine

Four Stars
1967
Four Stars

I, a Man
1967
I, a Man

Andy Warhol Screen Tests
1965
Andy Warhol Screen Tests

John and Ivy
1965
John and Ivy

Couch
1964
Couch

Batman Dracula
1964
Batman Dracula

Batman Dracula – “Ivy and Blood”
1964
Batman Dracula – “Ivy and Blood”

Soap Opera
1964
Soap Opera

Le Paris des mannequins
1963
Le Paris des mannequins

Abandoned
1955
Abandoned

Sins of Casanova
1954
Sins of Casanova

An American in Rome
1954
An American in Rome

Senso
1954
Senso