In the Heat of the Night
1988
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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). Holly is noted as the first African American to appear on daytime television in a ...
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, 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 8, 2023 · Ellen Holly, best known for her time on 'One Life to Live' has died at age 92. She made history as the first Black actress to receive a longterm contract on a soap opera.
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 to Live," died Wednesday at Cavalry ...
Dec 8, 2023 · Ellen Holly, the One Life to Live actress who broke ground as the first Black performer in a starring role on daytime television in the U.S., died in her sleep Wednesday at Calvary Hospital in the ...
Dec 7, 2023 · Ellen Holly, the first Black person to star in a soap opera with her lead role on One Life to Live, died Wednesday at Calvary Hospital in the Bronx, N.Y.She was 92 and died in her sleep. Her first ...
Ellen Holly. Actress: In the Heat of the Night. Ellen Holly is a retired Black American actress. She was best known for her part as Carla Benari Hall in "One Life to Live" which she played for more than 20 years but she she was more then a soap opera actress. On Broadway, she showed her versatile acting talent in the various roles she played in "A Hand Is on the...
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 ...
