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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.
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 ...
The restaurant where Alice becomes a waitress is called Mel's Diner and is located in Phoenix. In the pilot episode, the sign on the door says "Mel & Ruby's Cafe". Alice and Flo do not initially like each other and do not become friends until well into the "Tucson" segment of the film.
Diane Ladd as Florence Jean ("Flo") Castleberry, a hardened, sharp-tongued waitress at Mel and Ruby's Cafe; Valerie Curtin as Vera Gorman, a shy, awkward waitress at Mel and Ruby's Cafe; Lelia Goldoni as Bea, Alice's friend and neighbor in Socorro; Vic Tayback as Mel Sharples, a short order cook who owns a diner in Tucson
The show turned "Kiss my grits" into a catchphrase and co-starred Polly Holliday as waitress Flo and Vic Tayback as the gruff owner and head chef of Mel’s Diner.
Recently widowed mother Alice Hyatt, who works as a waitress at Mel's Diner, ... Alice and Flo set out to find a man for Vera. 22: 22 "Mel's Cup" Norman Abbott:
Her most memorable TV role, though, was that of widowed diner waitress Alice Hyatt in the CBS sitcom Alice, which ran for nine seasons from 1976 to 1985. Lavin starred in the series for all 202 ...
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