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Flo on Sitcom 'Alice,' Dies at 88

Polly Holliday earned four Golden Globe nominations and one win, plus four Emmy nominations, and supported young actors with a $1,000 annual scholarship from 1985 onward.

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NEW YORK — 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 CBS sitcom "Alice," has died. She was 88.

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Flo on sitcom 'Alice,' dies at 88

NEW YORK — 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 CBS sitcom "Alice," has died. She was 88.

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Jasper-born Polly Holliday, Flo on sitcom 'Alice,' dies at 88

NEW YORK (AP) — Polly Holliday, a Jasper-born 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 CBS sitcom "Alice," has died. She was…

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