From left: Polly Holliday, Linda Lavin and Beth Howland on 'Alice.' CBS/Photofest Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment Polly Holliday, the Alabama-born actress who told folks to "Kiss my grits!" as the spirited waitress Flo on the CBS sitcom Alice and her own spinoff, has died. She was 88. Holliday died Tuesday at her home in Manhattan, Dennis Aspland, her theatrical agent and friend, told The New York Times.