Ellen Holly
ActingJanuary 16, 1931— December 5, 2023 (age 92)
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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.
Movies
(6 total)
School Daze
19885.7
as Odrie McPherson
Take a Giant Step
19594.9
as The Girl in the Bar
10,000 Black Men Named George
20023.1
as Selena Frey
King Lear
1974
as Regan
High School Narc
1985
as Mrs. Robbins
TV Shows
(3 total)
Great Performances
19715.8
as Regan
Guiding Light
19525.5
as Judge Frances Collier
The Mike Douglas Show
19615.4
as Self - Co-Hostess