Polly Holliday, a Tony Award-nominated screen and stage actor who turned the catchphrase “Kiss my grits!” into a national retort as the gum-chewing, beehive-wearing waitress aboard the long-running ...

Polly Holliday has died at the age of 88. The actress died on Tuesday, Sept. 9 in Manhattan after several years of health issues, her agent and longtime friend Dennis Aspland confirmed to The New York ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Polly Holliday, a Tony Award-nominated screen and stage actor who turned the catchphrase “Kiss my grits!” into a national retort as the gum-chewing, beehive-wearing waitress aboard the ...

Polly Holliday, the Tony-nominated and Golden Globe-winning actor who told the world to "Kiss my grits!" as Flo on the hit sitcom "Alice," has died at 88. She was the last surviving member of the main ...

Holliday was born July 2, 1937, in Jasper, Ala., and moved to New York City after earning a degree from the Alabama College for Women. After starring on Alice for four seasons, Holliday ultimately ...