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Ellen Virginia Holly (January 16, 1931 – December 6, 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 (1968–1980; 1983–1985).
Dec 7, 2023 · Ellen Holly, the first Black actor to play a lead role on daytime television, who broke barriers and sparked controversy on the soap opera “One Life to Live” starting in the late 1960s as a woman...
Dec 7, 2023 · Ellen Holly, whose long-running turn as Carla on ABC’s One Life to Live made her the first Black actress to gain stardom on a daytime soap opera, has died. She was 92. Holly died in her sleep...
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...
Dec 8, 2023 · Ellen Holly was the first Black star of a daytime soap opera, playing Carla Gray on “One Life to Live” from 1968 to 1985. She also appeared in movies, TV shows and wrote a memoir, and died at 92 in New York City.
Dec 7, 2023 · Ellen Holly, who played Carla Gray on \"One Life to Live\" for 20 years, passed away on December 7, 2023. She was a pioneer in daytime television and a prominent member of a Black family with a rich history of activism and achievement.
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Dec 8, 2023 · Ellen Holly was a stage and screen actor who played Carla Gray, the first Black lead of a daytime soap opera, from 1968 to 1985. She also appeared in Broadway, film and library roles, and wrote an autobiography about her experiences as a light-skinned Black woman.
