Known For: Acting
Born: January 16, 1931
Place of Birth: Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Died: December 5, 2023

Ellen Holly

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.