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Ellen Holly
Actor
Born January 16, 1931Died December 5, 2023 (92 years)
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
| 2002 | 10,000 Black Men Named George · as Selena Frey |
| 1988 | In the Heat of the Night (TV Series) · as Ruth Peterson |
| 1988 | School Daze · as Odrie Mcpherson |
| 1985 | Spenser: For Hire (TV Series) · as Betty Tymes |
| 1978 | |
| 1973 | Cops and Robbers · as Ms. Wells |
| 1972 | The ABC Afterschool Special (TV Series) · as Mrs. Robbins |
| 1971 | Great Performances (TV Series) · as Regan |
| 1968 | One Life to Live (TV Series) · as Carla Gray |
| 1962 | The Doctors and the Nurses (TV Series) · as Helena Fuentes |
| 1962 | Sam Benedict (TV Series) · as Elissa Reagan |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare (TV Series) · as Lucille Mann |
| 1961 | The Defenders (TV Series) · as Janet Lamb |
| 1959 | Take a Giant Step · as The Girl In The Bar |
| 1952 | Guiding Light (TV Series) · as Judge Frances Collier |
| 1949 | The Big Story (TV Series) · as Betty |