
Acting
January 16, 1931
Died at age 92
December 5, 2023
Date of Death
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
9 Credits
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.