Ellen Holly

Acting

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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.

Known for

Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force

Credits

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