Ellen Holly
Birthday
1931/01/16
Day of death
2023/12/05 (92 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Also know as
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Biography
Ellen Virginia Holly (January 16, 1931 – December 5, 2023) was an American actress. Beginning her career on stage in the late 1950s, Holly was perhaps best known for her role as Carla Gray–Hall on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live. Holly is noted as the first African American to appear on daytime television in a leading role.
Acting
(1959) Take a Giant Step
as The Girl in the Bar
(1978) Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force
as Amy
(1974) King Lear
as Regan
(1988) School Daze
as Odrie McPherson
(1985) High School Narc
as Mrs. Robbins
(2002) 10,000 Black Men Named George
as Selena Frey
(1952) Guiding Light
as Judge Frances Collier
(1971) Great Performances
as Regan