But she’s perhaps best known for playing Carla Gray on “One Life To Live” in 522 episodes. She began her stay on the series in 1968 through 1980, before later returning from 1983 to 1985.

Ellen Holly, a stage and screen actor who became the first Black star of a daytime television series with her role as Carla Gray in ABC’s soap opera “One Life to Live,” died Wednesday at ...

Carla Gray became a buried footnote in the canon of One Life to Live, and Holly spent the remainder of her working life as a library clerk following her dismissal at the age of fifty-four from her ...

She starred as Carla Gray on 'One Life to Live' from 1968 to 1985. Ellen Holly was the first Black actress to star on a daytime television show. News Sports Rockland Westchester Food Advertise ...

Ellen Holly, the star who rose to fame on ABC's 'One Life to Live' in 1968, has died. The soap icon played Carla Gray on the long-running series. Ellen Holly has passed away at the age of 92.

Ellen Holly, a stage and screen actor who became the first Black star of a daytime television series with her role as Carla Gray in ABC's soap opera "One Life to Live," died Wednesday at Cavalry ...