Ellen Holly
Acting
Female
Born: January 16, 1931
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.
Known For
School Daze
February 12, 1988
Great Performances
January 28, 1971
Guiding Light
June 30, 1952
Take a Giant Step
December 01, 1959
The Mike Douglas Show
December 11, 1961
10,000 Black Men Named George
February 24, 2002
Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force
August 21, 1978
King Lear
February 20, 1974
High School Narc
December 04, 1985