Portrait of Ellen Holly

Ellen Holly

Acting

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.

Born: January 16, 1931

Place of Birth: Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Filmography

1988
School Daze

as Odrie McPherson

1985
High School Narc

as Mrs. Robbins

1974
King Lear

as Regan

1971
1961
The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Co-Hostess

1959
Take a Giant Step

as The Girl in the Bar

1952
Guiding Light

as Judge Frances Collier