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    Ellen Holly

    1931-01-16 (94 years old) in

    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.

    Movies

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    10,000 Black Men Named George
    40 %|Feb 24, 2002
    Drama
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    School Daze
    58 %|Feb 12, 1988
    Comedy, Drama, Music
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    High School Narc
    0 %|Dec 4, 1985
    Drama
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    Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force
    43 %|Aug 21, 1978
    TV Movie, Drama
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    King Lear
    0 %|Feb 20, 1974
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    Take a Giant Step
    52 %|Dec 1, 1959
    Drama

    Series

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    Great Performances
    52 %|Jan 28, 1971
    Comedy, Documentary, Drama
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    Guiding Light
    52 %|Jun 30, 1952
    Soap, Drama