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Ellen Holly
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.
Top Filmography
5.7
School Daze
1988 // MOVIE
5.8
Great Performances
1971 // TV
5.5
Guiding Light
1952 // TV
4.9
Take a Giant Step
1959 // MOVIE
5.4
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 // TV
3.1
10,000 Black Men Named George
2002 // MOVIE
3.5
Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force
1978 // MOVIE
0.0
King Lear
1974 // MOVIE
0.0
High School Narc
1985 // MOVIE