Ellen Holly

Born: 1931-01-16

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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School Daze

as Odrie McPherson
Released: 1988-02-12

Fraternity 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 Amy
Released: 1978-08-21

The true story of Leonard Matlovich, a U.S. Air Force sergeant who, in 1975, publicly divulged...

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10,000 Black Men Named George

as Selena Frey
Released: 2002-02-24

In the 1920s, the rights of American workers to join a labor union was still considered an open...

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King Lear

as Regan
Released: 1974-02-20

James Earl Jones delivers a riveting performance as paranoid patriarch King Lear, an aging...

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Take a Giant Step

as The Girl in the Bar
Released: 1959-12-01

This pioneering film in the history of African-American cinema, released two years before "A...

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High School Narc

as Mrs. Robbins
Released: 1985-12-04

22-year-old police officer poses as a student to find the identity of a drug supplier at an...

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Great Performances

as Regan
First aired: 1971-01-28

The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse...

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Guiding Light

as Judge Frances Collier
First aired: 1952-06-30

Guiding Light is an American television soap opera that is credited by the Guinness Book of...

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