Remembering Ellen Holly

We are so sad to learn that actress Ellen Holly has passed away at the age of 92. She began her career in the theater, including a run on Broadway before going on to be cast as “Carla Gray” on One Life to Live - a groundbreaking role which made her the first Black actress with a continuing daily lead role on a soap opera.

Below are some selections from her 2018 interview:

On the importance of her early One Life to Live storyline:

On her New York Times article “How Black Do You Have to Be?”:

On her greatest takeaway from her time on One Life to Live:

Watch Ellen Holly’s full interview and read her obituary in Variety.