Polly Holliday has died at the age of 88. The actress died on Tuesday, Sept. 9 in Manhattan after several years of health issues, her agent and longtime friend Dennis Aspland confirmed to The New York ...

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Polly Holliday, a character actress who attracted a national following as the brassy Southern waitress Flo on the 1970s sitcom “Alice,” dispatching rude diner customers and her cheapskate boss with ...

Holliday was born July 2, 1937, in Jasper, Ala., and moved to New York City after earning a degree from the Alabama College for Women. After starring on Alice for four seasons, Holliday ultimately ...

The Alabama-born actress Polly Holliday has died at the age of 88. Her sassy waitress Flo became a fan favorite on CBS's Alice. "Kiss my grits!" became her famous catchphrase, and she was a cultural ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK (AP) — Polly Holliday, a Tony Award ...

Polly Holliday, the actor who became beloved for her iconic "Kiss my grits!" catchphrase as Flo the waitress on Alice, has died. She was 88. Holliday died on Tuesday in her Manhattan home, her agent ...

NEW YORK – Polly Holliday, a Tony Award-nominated screen and stage actor who turned the catchphrase “Kiss my grits!” into a national retort as the gum-chewing, beehive-wearing waitress aboard the long ...