Ellen Holly

A life member of The Actors Studio, Holly began her career on stage appearing in the Broadway productions of Tiger, Tiger Burning Bright and A Hand Is on the Gate before embarking on a television and film career. She guest starred on Sam Benedict and The Nurses before landing the role of actressturnedJudge Clara Carla Hall on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live, a role she played from 1968 to 1981, and again from 1983 to 1985. Holly came to the attention of Agnes Nixon, the creator of One Life to Live, after writing a letter to the editor of The New York Times about what it was like to be a lightskinned African American. Nixon created the role of Carla and offered Holly a role on her new show.

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