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Polly Holliday, ‘Alice’ Star Who Made “Kiss My Grits!” Famous, Dies at 88

Her agent confirmed the death at her Manhattan home, with no official cause disclosed.

Overview

  • Her longtime agent Dennis Aspland told the New York Times she died Tuesday, Sept. 9, at home in Manhattan.
  • She was the last surviving principal cast member of CBS’s Alice, where Flo’s “Kiss my grits!” became a pop-culture catchphrase.
  • Holliday won Golden Globes in 1979 and 1980 for Alice, earned four Emmy nominations, and later received a 1990 Tony nomination for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
  • She departed Alice after four seasons to star in the spinoff Flo, which aired for two seasons before being canceled.
  • No official cause was released, though some outlets reported her death was thought to be due to pneumonia.