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Ellen Holly, an inspiring actress who broke barriers as the first Black actor to have a starring role in the daytime soap opera One Life to Live, died Wednesday at Calvary Hospital in the Bronx, New York. She was 92.
Trailblazing American actress Ellen Holly, the first Black person to star in a soap opera, has died. The White Plains resident, who helped change the face of daytime television with her lead role on One Life to Live, passed away peacefully in her sleep Wednesday at the age of 92 at Calvary Hospital in the Bronx, New York.
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