Ellen Holly
Acting Born Jan 16, 1931 Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA 9 credits
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.
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- The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self - Co-Hostess
- Great Performances (1971) as Regan
- Guiding Light (1952) as Judge Frances Collier
- School Daze (1988) as Odrie McPherson
- High School Narc (1985) as Mrs. Robbins
- King Lear (1974) as Regan
- Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force (1978) as Amy
- Take a Giant Step (1959) as The Girl in the Bar
- 10,000 Black Men Named George (2002) as Selena Frey