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Polly Holliday

1937 - 2025

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Polly Dean Holliday (July 2, 1937 – September 9, 2025) was an American actress who appeared on stage, television, and in film. She was best known for her portrayal of sassy waitress Florence Jean "Flo" Castleberry on the 1970s sitcom Alice, a role for which she earned two Golden Globe Awards, and would also later reprise for its short-lived spin-off, Flo. Her character's catchphrase of "Kiss my grits!" remains the most memorable line associated with the series Alice. In 1984, Holliday won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Mrs. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Polly Holliday is the 6,387th most popular actor (down from 4,937th in 2019), the 9,919th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,222nd in 2019) and the 2,952nd most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Polly Holliday ranks 6,387 out of 13,578. Before her are Ewen Bremner, AJ Michalka, Rikiya Koyama, Summer Glau, Natalya Andreychenko, and Boris Plotnikov. After her are Yoo Jun-sang, Jonah Falcon, Brian Donlevy, Omid Djalili, Kim Woo-bin, and Brian Benben.

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Among people born in 1937, Polly Holliday ranks 485. Before her are Emiliano Rodríguez, James Carlisle, Ron Leibman, David Seidler, Benny Paret, and Gianni Celati. After her are Lucinda Williams, Carlo Mattrel, Italo Galbiati, Antonio Rada, Yury Sisikin, and James MacArthur. Among people deceased in 2025, Polly Holliday ranks 314. Before her are Josef Černý, Clodagh Rodgers, Mary K. Gaillard, Mara Corday, Andriy Parubiy, and Sabu. After her are Leandro Domingues, Ignacio Rodríguez, Colton Ford, Joseph Urusemal, Oscar Calics, and Roberto Orci.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Polly Holliday ranks 9,921 out of 20,380. Before her are Summer Glau (1981), Tracii Guns (1966), Mike Garson (1945), Winston Churchill (1871), Clifford Odets (1906), and Brian Setzer (1959). After her are Gene Ammons (1925), Jonah Falcon (1970), Brian Donlevy (1901), Daniel Johnston (1961), Benjamin Franklin Butler (1795), and David Brenner (1962).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Polly Holliday ranks 2,953. Before her are Eric Stonestreet (1971), Claire McDowell (1877), Susan Lucci (1946), Craig Bierko (1964), AJ Michalka (1991), and Summer Glau (1981). After her are Jonah Falcon (1970), Brian Donlevy (1901), Brian Benben (1956), Paige Turco (1965), Evan Handler (1961), and Valerie Harper (1939).

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