Ellen Holly
Acting
1931-01-16 · Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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.
movie10,000 Black Men Named George
as Selena Frey · 2002 · 3.9
movieSchool Daze
as Odrie McPherson · 1988 · 5.7
movieHigh School Narc
as Mrs. Robbins · 1985 · 0.0
movieSergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force
as Amy · 1978 · 4.4
movieKing Lear
as Regan · 1974 · 9.0
tvGreat Performances
as Regan · 1971 · 6.1
tvThe Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Hostess · 1961 · 5.8
movieTake a Giant Step
as The Girl in the Bar · 1959 · 5.2
tvGuiding Light
as Judge Frances Collier · 1952 · 5.7