Ellen Holly

DeceasedKnown for 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.

Filmography

10,000 Black Men Named George
2002
as Selena Frey
School Daze
1988
as Odrie McPherson
High School Narc
1985
as Mrs. Robbins
Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force
1978
as Amy
King Lear
1974
as Regan
Take a Giant Step
1959
as The Girl in the Bar

Ellen Holly

Biography

Filmography

10,000 Black Men Named George

School Daze

High School Narc

Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force

King Lear

Take a Giant Step