Ellen Holly

Born

January 16, 1931 · Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Died

December 5, 2023

• Actress

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.