Known for

Acting

Born

Jan 16, 1931

Died

Dec 5, 2023 (aged 92)

Place of birth

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Ellen Holly

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.

Titles

The Mike Douglas Show

Series • 1961

Great Performances

Series • 1971

Guiding Light

Series • 1952

School Daze

Movie • 1988

Take a Giant Step

Movie • 1959

10,000 Black Men Named George

Movie • 2002

Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force

Movie • 1978