Ellen Holly

Actor

Born
16 January 1931, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Died
5 December 2023
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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.

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