Ellen Holly

Ellen Holly

Born: January 16, 1931
Died: December 5, 2023
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 for Ellen Holly...

10,000 Black Men Named George
Title: 10,000 Black Men Named George
Character: Selena Frey
Released: February 24, 2002
Type: Movie
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 their civil and economic rights. 10,000 Black Men Named George, the title, refers to the fact Pullman porters were often called "George" by white passengers, which was considered a racial slur.
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School Daze
Title: School Daze
Character: Odrie McPherson
Released: February 12, 1988
Type: Movie
Fraternity and sorority members clash with other students at a historically black college during homecoming weekend.
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Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force
Title: Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force
Character: Amy
Released: August 21, 1978
Type: Movie
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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King Lear
Title: King Lear
Character: Regan
Released: February 20, 1974
Type: Movie
James Earl Jones delivers a riveting performance as paranoid patriarch King Lear, an aging monarch who insists that his three daughters prove their love for him, only to learn he's exalted the two who seek to destroy him. This live performance recording of Joseph Papp's New York Shakespeare Festival production deftly envisions the bard's haunting tragedy with a fine supporting cast, including Raul Julia, Paul Sorvino and Rene Auberjonois.
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Title: Great Performances
Character: Regan
Released: January 28, 1971
Type: TV
The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries.
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Take a Giant Step
Title: Take a Giant Step
Character: The Girl in the Bar
Released: December 1, 1959
Type: Movie
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 Black high-school student living in a middle-class white neighborhood in the late '50s.