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Polly Holliday

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The normally erudite, soft-spoken and well-mannered Alabama-born actress Polly Holliday had accumulated quite an extensive theater background by the time she hit it big on 70s TV as the brash, uninhibited, gum-cracking waitress Florence Jean Castleberry (Flo for short) on the popular sitcom Alice... See full bio »

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Polly Dean Holliday
in Jasper, Alabama, USA
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2010/I Fair Game
Diane Plame
 
2007 The Heartbreak Kid
Beryl
 
2006 Stick It
Judge Westreich
 
2004 It Must Be Love (TV movie)
Mama Bell
 
1993-1999 Home Improvement (TV series)
Lillian Patterson
– Love's Labor Lost: Part 2 (1999) … Lillian Patterson
– Bright Christmas (1997) … Lillian Patterson
– Taps (1997) … Lillian Patterson
– 'Twas the Night Before Chaos (1994) … Lillian Patterson
– Much Ado About Nana (1993) … Lillian Patterson
 
1998 The Parent Trap
Marva Kulp, Sr.
 
1996 Homicide: Life on the Street (TV series)
Mrs. Rath
– The Heart of a Saturday Night (1996) … Mrs. Rath (as Polly Holiday)
 
1996 A Loss of Innocence (TV movie)
Christina Eriksen
 
1995-1996 The Client (TV series)
Momma Love
– Money Talks (1996) … Momma Love
– The Good Samaritan (1996) … Momma Love
– Past Imperfect (1996) … Momma Love
– The High Ground (1996) … Momma Love
– Damn Yankees (1996) … Momma Love
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1996 Mr. Wrong
Mrs. Alston
 
1993 Mrs. Doubtfire
Gloria
 
1991 A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story (TV movie)
Ruth
 
1988 Moon Over Parador
Midge
 
1988 The Equalizer (TV series)
Sister Sara
– Regrets Only (1988) … Sister Sara (as Polly Holiday)
 
1986 Amazing Stories (TV series)
Elma Dinnock
– The Pumpkin Competition (1986) … Elma Dinnock
 
1986 The Golden Girls (TV series)
Lily Lindstrom
– Blind Ambitions (1986) … Lily Lindstrom
 
1985 Konrad (TV movie)
Berti Bartolotti
 
1985 Stir Crazy (TV series)
Captain Betty
– Pilot (1985) … Captain Betty
 
1985 Lots of Luck (TV movie)
Lucille
 
1984 Gremlins
Ruby Deagle
 
1983 The Gift of Love: A Christmas Story (TV movie)
Aunt Minerva 'Min'
 
1982-1983 Private Benjamin (TV series)
Capt. Amanda Allen
– Judy's Cousin (1983) … Capt. Amanda Allen
– Take My Mother, Please (1983) … Capt. Amanda Allen
– Be All That You Can Be (1982) … Capt. Amanda Allen
 
1982 Missing Children: A Mother's Story (TV movie)
Mary Gertrude
 
1982 American Playhouse (TV series)
Mrs. Wooster
– The Shady Hill Kidnapping (1982) … Mrs. Wooster
 
1981 All the Way Home (TV movie)
Aunt Hannah
 
1980-1981 Flo (TV series)
Florence Jean 'Flo' Castleberry
– The Daynce (1981) … Florence Jean 'Flo' Castleberry
– No Men's Land (1981) … Florence Jean 'Flo' Castleberry
– Flo's Encounter of the Third Kind (1981) … Florence Jean 'Flo' Castleberry
– You Gotta Have Hoyt (1981) … Florence Jean 'Flo' Castleberry
– Footsie (1981) … Florence Jean 'Flo' Castleberry
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1976-1980 Alice (TV series)
Florence Jean 'Flo' Castleberry
– Flo's Farewell (1980) … Florence Jean 'Flo' Castleberry
– Auld Acquaintances Should Be Forgot (1980) … Florence Jean 'Flo' Castleberry
– My Funny Valentine Tux (1980) … Florence Jean 'Flo' Castleberry
– Carrie's Wedding (1980) … Florence Jean 'Flo' Castleberry
– Alice Beats the Clock (1980) … Florence Jean 'Flo' Castleberry
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1979 You Can't Take It with You (TV movie)
Miriam Kirby
 
1978 The One and Only
Mrs. Crawford
 
1976 Bernice Bobs Her Hair (TV movie)
Mrs. Harvey
 
1976 NBC Special Treat (TV series)
Mrs. Cronkite
– Luke Was There (1976) … Mrs. Cronkite
 
1976 All the President's Men
Dardis' Secretary
 
1975 The Catamount Killing
Miss Pearson
 
1975 The Silence (TV movie)
Mrs. Watson
 
1975 Distance
Mrs. Herman
 
1975 W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings
Mrs. Cozzens
 
1974 Search for Tomorrow (TV series)
Prison Inmate Leader
 
1974 Wedding Band (TV movie)
Annabelle
 
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1980 Flo (TV series) (creative consultant - 1 episode)
– Deserted Islands (1980) (creative consultant)
 
Show ShowSelf (7 titles)
2009 TV's 50 Funniest Catch Phrases (TV movie)
Herself
 
1990 The 44th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Featured Actress in a Play
 
1988 American Tongues (documentary)
Narrator
 
1979 The 31st Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series
 
1978 The 30th Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
 
1978 The Jim Nabors Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.25 (1978) … Herself
 
1977 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #15.186 (1977) … Herself
 

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Alternate Names:

Polly Holiday

Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)
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Trivia:

Close friends with actor Dustin Hoffman. They worked together in All the President's Men and Hoffman tried to get her cast as a producer in Tootsie. See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer