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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 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Polly Holliday is the 6,416th most popular actor (down from 4,937th in 2024), the 9,935th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,222nd in 2019) and the 2,955th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Polly Holliday ranks 6,414 out of 13,578. Before her are Rikiya Koyama, Summer Glau, Natalya Andreychenko, and Boris Plotnikov. After her are Yoo Jun-sang, Jonah Falcon, Brian Donlevy, Omid Djalili, Kim Woo-bin, Brian Benben, Paige Turco, and Katrin Sass.

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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 387. Before her are Mara Corday, Andriy Parubiy, and Sabu. After her are Ans Schut, Yury Sisikin, Leandro Domingues, Ignacio Rodríguez, Colton Ford, Joseph Urusemal, Oscar Calics, Roberto Orci, and Ivan Zafirov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Polly Holliday ranks 9,933 out of 20,380. Before her are 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), David Brenner (1962), Frank Benford (1883), George Stibitz (1904), Gertrude Mary Cox (1900), and Brian Benben (1956).

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Among actors born in United States, Polly Holliday ranks 2,955. Before her are 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), Valerie Harper (1939), and Gabrielle Union (1972).

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