Ellen Holly | |
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![]() Holly in One Life to Live (1975) | |
Born | Ellen Virginia Holly January 16, 1931 Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
Died | December 6, 2023 The Bronx, New York, U.S. | (aged 92)
Education | Hunter College |
Years active | 1959–1993; 2002 |
Known for | Being the first African-American to appear in a lead role on an American soap opera (One Life to Live) |
Works | see Filmography |
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Ellen Virginia Holly (January 16, 1931 – December 6, 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 (1968–1980; 1983–1985). Holly is noted as the first African American to appear on daytime television in a leading role.[1]