An organic electroluminescent display includes a substrate having a pixel area, a pixel definition layer having an opening corresponding to the pixel area, a pixel electrode in the pixel area, a hole injection layer on the pixel electrode, a conductive primer layer in the opening and on the hole injection layer, the conductive primer layer being more lyophilic than the hole injection layer, a hole transfer layer in the opening and on the conductive primer layer, an organic light-emitting layer on the hole transfer layer, and a common electrode on the organic light-emitting layer.