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Ellen Holly

Actress

Ellen Holly was a beautiful, talented expressive Black actress. She is best known for her part as Carla in "One Life to Live" which she played for over 20 years but she proved she was more then a soap opera actress. On the Broadway stage, Holly showed her versatile acting talent in the various roles she played in "A Hand Is on the Gate"... See full bio »

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2002 10,000 Black Men Named George (TV movie)
Selena Frey
 
1991-1993 Guiding Light (TV series)
Judge Collier
 
1989-1990 In the Heat of the Night (TV series)
Ruth Peterson
– Lessons Learned (1990) … Ruth Peterson
– Brotherly Love: Part 1 (1990) … Ruth Peterson
– Brotherly Love: Part 2 (1990) … Ruth Peterson
– Intruders (1989) … Ruth Peterson
 
1988 School Daze
Odrie McPherson
 
1986 Spenser: For Hire (TV series)
Amanda Layton
– A Madness Most Discreet (1986) … Amanda Layton
 
1985 ABC Afterschool Specials (TV series)
Mrs. Robbins
– High School Narc (1985) … Mrs. Robbins
 
1978 Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force (TV movie)
Amy
 
1974 Great Performances (TV series)
Regan
– King Lear (1974) … Regan
 
1973 Cops and Robbers
Ms. Wells
 
1968 One Life to Live (TV series)
Assistant District Attorney Clara "Carla" Grey Hall Scott (aka Carla Bonari) (1969-1980, 1983-1985)
 
1963-1964 The Doctors and the Nurses (TV series)
Helena Fuentes / Natalia Cortez
– The Skill in These Hands (1964) … Natalia Cortez
– The Unwanted (1963) … Helena Fuentes
 
1964 Dr. Kildare (TV series)
Lucille Mann
– The Middle of Ernie Mann (1964) … Lucille Mann
 
1963 Sam Benedict (TV series)
Elissa Reagan
– Accomplice (1963) … Elissa Reagan
 
1963 The Defenders (TV series)
Janet Lamb
– Man Against Himself (1963) … Janet Lamb
 
1959 Take a Giant Step
Carol, the Girl in the Bar
 
1957 The Big Story (TV series)
Betty
– Bob Thomas of the Philadelphia Inquirer (1957) … Betty
 
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1999 Intimate Portrait (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Agnes Nixon (1999) … Herself
 
1979 The 2nd Annual Black Achievement Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
1978 Family Feud (TV series)
Herself
– Valentine's Day Special (1978) … Herself
 
1973 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 28 December 1973 (1973) … Herself
 
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Height:

5' 7" (1.70 m)
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On July 25, 1968, Ellen became the first black actress to become a recurring cast member on daytime TV. On ABC's "One Life To Live", she was cast as Carla Benari, a black woman passing for white. Holly was on the soap-opera until 1985. See more »

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