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Polly Dean Holliday (born July 2, 1937) is an American retired actress who appeared on stage, television and in film. She is best known for her portrayal of sassy waitress Florence Jean "Flo" Castleberry on the 1970s sitcom Alice , which she reprised in its short-lived spin-off, Flo .
Lillian "Nana" Patterson (Polly Holliday) – Jill's mother. Before Lillian's first appearance, she was joked at by Tim as being largely overweight, though in her first appearance, Lillian has become thin again, having used Tim's jokes on Tool Time as motivation. Lillian speaks with a very notable Southwestern accent and is caring and ...
Beth Howland as Vera, Linda Lavin as Alice, and Polly Holliday as Flo on Alice (1976) She left Barney Miller to star in the lead role in Alice. The show was a popular hit for CBS and ran from 1976 to 1985. The series was based on the Martin Scorsese–directed Ellen Burstyn film Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore. Lavin portrayed Alice Hyatt, a ...
Polly Holliday left the show to star in her own spin-off series, Flo. In the episode airing February 24, 1980, Flo leaves to take a hostess job in Houston. On the way to Houston, Flo stops at her hometown Fort Worth, Texas (which she refers to by its moniker "Cowtown"). Flo decides to buy and run a failing roadhouse bar there, which she renames ...
Flo is an American sitcom television series and a spin-off of Alice that aired on CBS from March 24, 1980, to June 30, 1981. The series starred Polly Holliday reprising her role as sassy and street-smart waitress Florence Jean "Flo" Castleberry who returns to her hometown of Fort Worth, Texas—referred to as "Cowtown"—and becomes the proprietor of a rundown old roadhouse that she renames ...
She later took on numerous telefilm roles, including You Can't Take It with You (as Essie) and A Caribbean Mystery. [9] Beth Howland as Vera, Linda Lavin as Alice, and Polly Holliday as Flo on Alice (1976) She remained on Alice throughout its nine seasons. After the sitcom ended in 1985, Howland went into semi-retirement.
The Client (also referred to as John Grisham's The Client) is an American legal thriller drama television series developed by Judith Paige Mitchell that aired on CBS for one season, premiering with a two-hour pilot on September 17, 1995, [1] and airing new episodes through April 16, 1996.
Polly Holliday won two consecutive awards in 1978 and 1979 for her role in Alice as Florence "Flo" Castleberry, tying with Valerie Bertinelli, Laura Dern and Faye Dunaway for the most wins in the category.