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Polly Holliday
2 July 1937
Polly Holliday played in 4 movies in the Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Drama, Family, Music, Romance genres.
Polly Holliday got succeed with average imdb rating 6.4.
Played Flo on the tv show "Alice" (1976), which was based on Diane Ladd's character from the movie Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) Both were nominated for the highest awards in their medium for playing Flo, Polly for an Emmy and Diane for the Oscar. They both lost.
Polly's huge, award-winning success as Flo on "Alice" (1976) did not endear her to the titular star of the show, Linda Lavin, who was increasingly irritated at having the attention and the show stolen from under her. It was reportedly due to this friction that Polly was encouraged to leave for her own spin-off series "Flo" (1980), which did not succeed. "Alice" (1976) remained a hit for many years after.
... Was nominated for Broadway's 1990 Tony Award as best actress (featured role - play) for playing Big Mama in a revival of Tennessee Williams' Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
Close friends with actor Dustin Hoffman. They worked together in All the President's Men (1976) and Hoffman tried to get her cast as a producer in Tootsie (1982).
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