Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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 ...
Flo takes on the role of "big sister" to the other waitresses, and she and Alice are best friends, unlike the actresses and similar to the film, from the beginning of the series. Alice ran out of money, and took the job at Mel and Ruby's temporarily to earn enough money to get them the rest of the way to Monterey.
Flo says goodbye to Mel's when she takes a job offer from a wealthy Houston restaurateur. This episode sets up the spin-off series Flo , which premiered the following month. NOTE : Polly Holliday's last episode.
Alice 2.0, with her fresh dye job, kills the laboratory's staff and heads for the hospital where Maggie and the children were taken after the altercation at home. Meanwhile, the original Alice ...
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 ...
She did not hear back for more than 24 hours. And when she did, she says her aunt only took note of a typo. “She pointed out, ‘It’s destruction, not distraction,’ “ Novak says.
It appears that director Tim Burton has chosen to leave the Red Queen's Race out of his upcoming Disney (DIS) version of Alice in Wonderland. That's unfortunate because that old vignette provides ...