Ellen Holly

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.

  • Title: Ellen Holly
  • Popularity: 2.792
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1931-01-16
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Ellen Holly Movies

  • 1959
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    Take a Giant Step

    Take a Giant Step

    5.2 1959 HD

    This pioneering film in the history of African-American cinema, released two years before "A Raisin In The Sun", is the coming-of-age story of a...

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  • 1978
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    Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force

    Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force

    4.3 1978 HD

    The true story of Leonard Matlovich, a U.S. Air Force sergeant who, in 1975, publicly divulged his homosexuality and fought to remain in service.

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  • 1974
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    King Lear

    King Lear

    1 1974 HD

    James Earl Jones delivers a riveting performance as paranoid patriarch King Lear, an aging monarch who insists that his three daughters prove their...

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  • 1988
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    School Daze

    School Daze

    5.9 1988 HD

    Fraternity and sorority members clash with other students at a historically black college during homecoming weekend.

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  • 1985
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    High School Narc

    High School Narc

    1 1985 HD

    22-year-old police officer poses as a student to find the identity of a drug supplier at an inner-city high school.

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  • 2002
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    10,000 Black Men Named George

    10,000 Black Men Named George

    4 2002 HD

    In the 1920s, the rights of American workers to join a labor union was still considered an open question, and African-Americans were routinely denied...

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  • 1952
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    Guiding Light

    Guiding Light

    5.4 1952 HD

    Guiding Light is an American television soap opera that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running television drama in...

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  • 1971
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    Great Performances

    Great Performances

    4.9 1971 HD

    The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular...

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