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Ellen Holly (1931-2023) was an American actress and the first African American to star on daytime television in a leading role. She played Carla Gray on One Life to Live and appeared in several Broadway plays and films.
Dec 7, 2023 · Ellen Virginia Holly was born on Jan. 16, 1931, in Manhattan, and grew up in the Richmond Hill neighborhood of Queens. Her father, William Garnet Holly, was a chemical engineer, and her mother ...
Dec 8, 2023 · Ellen Holly, who played Carla Benari on One Life to Live, was the first Black actress to star on a daytime soap. She advocated for Black representation in TV and wrote an op-ed that landed her the role in 1968.
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Dec 8, 2023 · Ellen Holly and Al Freeman Jr. in 1979 in "One Life to Live." ABC via Getty Images. Born on Jan. 16, 1931, in Manhattan, Holly's family was a prominent force in the local Black community, with ...
Dec 8, 2023 · Ellen Holly, a stage and screen actor who became the first Black star of a daytime television series with her role as Carla Gray in ABC’s soap opera “One Life to Live,” died Wednesday at ...
Dec 7, 2023 · Ellen Virginia Holly was born in Queens on Jan. 16, 1931. Her father, William, played the violin and worked as a chemical engineer, and her mother, Grace, taught school to orphans.
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Dec 8, 2023 · Ellen Holly, the first Black actor to have a leading role on a daytime soap opera, died peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday at Calvary Hospital in the Bronx. She was 92. Photo by Ashley E. Jones ...
