Polly Holliday Biography

Fast Facts

• Was nominated for a Tony for her role as Big Mama in the Broadway play "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof․"
• Is best known for her Golden Globe-winning role in TV sitcom "Alice" as Flo the brash waitress
• Her acting career began when she became a member of Florida's Asolo Theatre Company for 10 years
• Is very well known on the Broadway stage, where she has appeared in productions such as "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" and "Arsenic and Old Lace․"
• Starred alongside well-known actress Lindsay Lohan in the 1998 remake of "The Parent Trap․"
• Before she started to act, she taught piano in both Florida and Alabama
• Her popular role in the 1970s sitcom "Alice" had a spin-off series "Flo," but was unsuccessful