{"id":2012291,"date":"2025-09-10T19:32:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T19:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2012291"},"modified":"2025-09-10T19:32:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T19:32:00","slug":"polly-holiday-last-surviving-star-of-cbs-alice-sitcom-dies-at-88","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/polly-holiday-last-surviving-star-of-cbs-alice-sitcom-dies-at-88\/","title":{"rendered":"Polly Holiday, Last Surviving Star of CBS\u2019 \u2018Alice\u2019 Sitcom, Dies at 88"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Polly Holliday, the actress known for her sassy, deadpan character Flo in \u201cAlice,\u201d died in her home in New York City Tuesday. The actress was 88.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Her death was first announced by The New York Times as confirmed by her theatrical agent Dennis Aspland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>More from TheWrap<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_akt56mhak5clubsnm6fbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_akt56mhak5clubsnm6fbH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (max-width: 767.95px) {\n        #_R_akt56mhak5clubsnm6fbH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 hidden pb-5 md:block\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_ikt56mhak5clubsnm6fbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_ikt56mhak5clubsnm6fbH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) {\n        #_R_ikt56mhak5clubsnm6fbH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Holliday played Flo for nine seasons and over 200 episodes on the beloved sitcom \u201cAlice.\u201d When met with attitude, the signature gum-chewing Southern diner waitress would politely tell customers to \u201ckiss my grits.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Tony nominated actress\u2019 death comes just a few months after the death of Linda Lavin, who played the titular character of the series. Holliday was the last surviving member of the CBS series \u201cAlice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Holliday earned multiple Emmy Award nominations for her supporting role in the CBS sitcom and won the Golden Globe Award for best supporting actress in the television series in 1979 and 1980. Her acclaim with Flo gave her her own short-lived spinoff, named after her character.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Originally from Jasper, Alabama, Holliday was inducted into the Alabama Stage and Screen Hall of Fame in 2000.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>More to come\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/polly-holiday-dies-at-88-alice-actress\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Polly Holiday, Last Surviving Star of CBS\u2019 \u2018Alice\u2019 Sitcom, Dies at 88;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Polly Holiday, Last Surviving Star of CBS\u2019 \u2018Alice\u2019 Sitcom, Dies at 88<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:TheWrap;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">TheWrap<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Polly Holliday, the actress known for her sassy, deadpan character Flo in \u201cAlice,\u201d died in her home in New York City Tuesday. The actress was 88. Her death was first announced by The New York Times as confirmed by her theatrical agent Dennis Aspland. 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