Skip to content
Ellen Holly

Profile via TMDB · Courtesy of TMDB

EntityQ5364884· pop 10· linked from 51 articles

Ellen Holly

Sign in to save

Also known as Ellen Virginia Holly

American actress

Person · Open Library

Born
1931
Works
1

via Open Library + Wikidata

Film & TV

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

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.

Known for

  • 10,000 Black Men Named George — Selena Frey2002
  • School Daze — Odrie McPherson1988
  • High School Narc — Mrs. Robbins1985
  • Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force — Amy1978
  • King Lear — Regan1974
  • Great Performances — Regan1971
  • The Mike Douglas Show — Self - Co-Hostess1961
  • Take a Giant Step — The Girl in the Bar1959
  • Guiding Light — Judge Frances Collier1952

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1936-09-07
Active to
1959-02-03

via MusicBrainz · CC0

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1
Total plays
4

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Ellen+Holly">Read more on Last.fm</a>

via Last.fm · Ellen Holly

Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Ellen
Gender
female
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
New York City
Place of death
New York City
Occupation
film actor
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Image
Ellen Holly 1979 ABC publicity.jpg
Show 6 more facts
date of birth
1931-01-16
writing language
English language
date of death
2023-12-06
start of work period
1959-00-00
end of work period
2002-00-00
name in native language
Ellen Holly
Sources (3)

via Wikidata · CC0

Available in 9 languages

via Wikidata sitelinks · CC0