Ellen Holly
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.
School Daze
as Odrie McPhersonFraternity and sorority members clash with other students at a historically black college during...
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Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force
as AmyThe true story of Leonard Matlovich, a U.S. Air Force sergeant who, in 1975, publicly divulged...
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King Lear
as ReganJames Earl Jones delivers a riveting performance as paranoid patriarch King Lear, an aging...
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10,000 Black Men Named George
as Selena FreyIn the 1920s, the rights of American workers to join a labor union was still considered an open...
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Take a Giant Step
as The Girl in the BarThis pioneering film in the history of African-American cinema, released two years before "A...
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Great Performances
as ReganThe best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse...
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