Ellen Holly

Known for: Acting

Born: 1931-01-16 – 2023-12-05 (aged 92)

From: Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

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.

Filmography (9)

MOVIE★ 3.9
10,000 Black Men Named George
2002
as Selena Frey
MOVIE★ 5.7
School Daze
1988
as Odrie McPherson
MOVIE
High School Narc
1985
as Mrs. Robbins
MOVIE★ 4.4
Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force
1978
as Amy
MOVIE★ 9.0
King Lear
1974
as Regan
TV★ 6.1
Great Performances
1971
as Regan
TV★ 5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Co-Hostess
MOVIE★ 5.2
Take a Giant Step
1959
as The Girl in the Bar
TV★ 5.7
Guiding Light
1952
as Judge Frances Collier