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Ellen Holly

About the person
Career:

Acting

Date of birth:
1931-01-16
Place of birth:

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Gender:

Female

Popularity:

0

Date of death

2023-12-05

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Biography

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.