Ellen Holly

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 …

Filmography

The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · TV
as Self - Co-Hostess
Great Performances
Great Performances
1971 · TV
as Regan
Guiding Light
Guiding Light
1952 · TV
as Judge Frances Collier
School Daze
School Daze
1988 · Movie
as Odrie McPherson
King Lear
King Lear
1974 · Movie
as Regan
10,000 Black Men Named George
10,000 Black Men Named George
2002 · Movie
as Selena Frey
Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force
Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force
1978 · Movie
as Amy
High School Narc
High School Narc
1985 · Movie
as Mrs. Robbins
Take a Giant Step
Take a Giant Step
1959 · Movie
as The Girl in the Bar