{"id":192374,"date":"2025-09-11T13:04:50","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T13:04:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/11\/polly-holliday-cause-of-death-beloved-actress-played-flo-on-sitcom-alice\/"},"modified":"2025-09-11T13:04:50","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T13:04:50","slug":"polly-holliday-cause-of-death-beloved-actress-played-flo-on-sitcom-alice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/11\/polly-holliday-cause-of-death-beloved-actress-played-flo-on-sitcom-alice\/","title":{"rendered":"Polly Holliday Cause of Death: Beloved Actress Played Flo on Sitcom &#8216;Alice&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>We have sad news to report from the world of television today.<\/p>\n<p>Polly Holliday \u2014 the actress best known for her work as the sassy waitress Flo on the sitcom <em>Alice<\/em> \u2014 has passed away,<\/p>\n<p>She was 88 years old.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1630\" height=\"1263\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2738610-scaled-e1757595825750.jpg\" alt=\"Actress Polly Holiday arrives at the play opening of \" oldest=\"\" living=\"\" confederate=\"\" widow=\"\" tells=\"\" all=\"\" november=\"\" in=\"\" new=\"\" york=\"\" city.=\"\" class=\"wp-image-534873 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2738610-scaled-e1757595825750.jpg 1630w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2738610-scaled-e1757595825750-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2738610-scaled-e1757595825750-1024x793.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2738610-scaled-e1757595825750-768x595.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2738610-scaled-e1757595825750-960x744.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2738610-scaled-e1757595825750-1080x837.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2738610-scaled-e1757595825750-1200x930.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2738610-scaled-e1757595825750.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Actress Polly Holiday arrives at the play opening of \u201cOldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All\u201d November 17, 2003 in New York City.  <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Peter Kramer\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-fans-mourn-beloved-character-actress\">Fans mourn beloved character actress<\/h2>\n<p>In addition to her work on <em>Alice<\/em>, Polly accumulated dozens of credits during her many years in the industry,<\/p>\n<p>She had memorable recurring roles in series like <em>Home Improvement<\/em> and <em>The Client<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p>On the big screen, Holliday appeared in <em>All the President\u2019s Men<\/em>, <em>Gremlins<\/em>, <em>Mrs. Doubtfire<\/em>, <em>The Parent Trap<\/em>, <em>The Heartbreak Kid, Fair Game<\/em>, and numerous other films.<\/p>\n<p>But it was her work as Flo \u2014 with her iconic \u201ckiss my grits\u201d catphrase \u2014 that Holliday is most vividly remembered.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"618\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-11-at-8.21.02-AM-1024x618.png\" alt=\"Polly Holliday as Flo on the sitcom 'Alice.'\" class=\"wp-image-534874\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-11-at-8.21.02-AM-1024x618.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-11-at-8.21.02-AM-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-11-at-8.21.02-AM-768x463.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-11-at-8.21.02-AM-2048x1235.png 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-11-at-8.21.02-AM-960x579.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-11-at-8.21.02-AM-1080x651.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-11-at-8.21.02-AM-1200x724.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"618\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-11-at-8.21.02-AM-1024x618.png\" alt=\"Polly Holliday as Flo on the sitcom 'Alice.'\" class=\"wp-image-534874 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-11-at-8.21.02-AM-1024x618.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-11-at-8.21.02-AM-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-11-at-8.21.02-AM-768x463.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-11-at-8.21.02-AM-2048x1235.png 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-11-at-8.21.02-AM-960x579.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-11-at-8.21.02-AM-1080x651.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-11-at-8.21.02-AM-1200x724.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-11-at-8.21.02-AM.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Polly Holliday as Flo on the sitcom \u2018Alice.\u2019<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (YoiTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For those too young to remember it, it\u2019s hard to convey the cultural impact of Flo.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/12\/__trashed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Linda Lavin, who passed away last year<\/a>, played the show\u2019s title character.<\/p>\n<p>But it was Flo who delivered the most memorable laughs, setting the stage for future scene-stealing sidekicks like Kramer and Steve Urkel.<\/p>\n<p>The character was so popular that she was revived for an eponymous sitcom after Alice came to an end.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Alice | Season 1: Kiss My Grits! | Warner Bros. Entertainment\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pN2cfA45mUI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Sadly, that series, which saw Flo returning to her native Texas to open a hair salon, was canceled after just two seasons.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-an-epic-career-on-stage-and-screen\">An epic career on stage and screen<\/h2>\n<p>Born July 2, 1937 in Jasper, Alabama, Holliday began acting in her in her teens, eventually moving to New York where she found work on Broadway in a play directed by a young Dustin Hoffman.<\/p>\n<p>Hoffman would consult her years later for help developing his character in the 1982 film classic <em>Tootsie<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Holliday continued to work into her seventies, and she long enjoyed a reputation as an \u201cactor\u2019s actor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>No cause of death has been given at this time, but we\u2019ll provide updates as new information becomes available.<\/p>\n<p>Our thoughts go out to Polly Holliday\u2019s loved ones during this difficult time.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/09\/polly-holliday-cause-of-death-beloved-actress-played-flo-on-sitcom-alice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 2 minutes We have sad news to report from the world of television today. Polly Holliday \u2014 the actress best known for her work as the sassy waitress Flo on the sitcom Alice \u2014 has passed away, She was 88 years old. Actress Polly Holiday arrives at the play opening of \u201cOldest Living [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":192376,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-192374","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/192374","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=192374"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/192374\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/192376"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=192374"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=192374"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=192374"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}