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Polly Holliday
Deceased

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Life & Death

Died aged 88
Also known asPolly Dean HollidayGenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn02/07/1937Born inJasper, Alabama, USADied09/09/2025 (aged 88)Died inManhattanCausepneumoniaWikidataQ289743 ↗Buried atGreen Hill Memorial GardensTMDb#11715 ↗

Polly Dean Holliday was an American actress of stage and screen. Holliday was best known for her portrayal of sassy waitress Florence Jean "Flo" Castleberry on the 1970s sitcom Alice, winning two Golden Globe Awards for Best Supporting Actress on the series. Her character's catchphrase "Kiss my grits!" enjoyed widespread popularity, and she reprised the role on Flo, a short-lived spin-off. Holliday won the 1984 Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress portraying Ruby Deagle in Gremlins.

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Filmography34 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2010Fair GameMovieDiane Plame73
2007The Heartbreak KidMovieBeryl70
2004It Must Be LoveMovieMama Bell67
1998The Parent TrapMovieMarva Kulp, Sr.61
1996A Loss of InnocenceMovieChristina Eriksen59
1996Mr. WrongMovieMrs. Alston59
1995The ClientSeriesMomma Love58
1993Mrs. DoubtfireMovieGloria56
1993Homicide: Life on the StreetSeriesMrs. Rath56
1991Home ImprovementSeriesLillian Patterson54
1991A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell StoryMovie—54
1988Moon Over ParadorMovieMidge51
1985The EqualizerSeriesSister Sara48
1985Amazing StoriesSeriesElma Dinnock48
1985The Golden GirlsSeriesLily48
1985KonradMovieBerti Bartolotti48
1984GremlinsMovieRuby Deagle47
1983The Gift of Love: A Christmas StoryMovieAunt Minerva46
1982American PlayhouseSeries—45
1982Missing Children: A Mother's StoryMovieMary Gertrude45
1981All the Way HomeMovieAunt Hannah44
1980FloSeries—43
1979You Can't Take it With YouMovieMiriam Kirby42
1978The One and OnlyMovieMrs. Crawford41
1976AliceSeriesFlorence Jean Castleberry39
1976All the President's MenMovieDardis' Secretary39
1976Bernice Bobs Her HairMovieMrs. Harvey39
1975The Catamount KillingMovieMiss Pearson38
1975W.W. and the Dixie DancekingsMovieMrs. Cozzens38
1975DistanceMovieMrs. Herman38
1975The SilenceMovieMrs. Watson38
1974Dinah!SeriesSelf37
1974Wedding BandMovieAnnabelle37
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSeriesSelf24