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Polly Holliday

1937 - Today

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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. Her character's catchphrase of "Kiss my grits!" remains the most memorable line associated with the series Alice. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Polly Holliday has received more than 2,692,937 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Polly Holliday is the 4,940th most popular actor (down from 4,549th in 2019), the 7,224th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,783rd in 2019) and the 2,222nd most popular American Actor.

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  • 2.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.36

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.94

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.61

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Polly Holliday ranks 4,940 out of 13,578. Before her are Kevin Tighe, Birol Ünel, Robert Armstrong, Rachel Griffiths, Anica Dobra, and Werner Peters. After her are Navid Negahban, Ted Raimi, Rupert Friend, Bárbara Mori, Lluís Homar, and Pauline Collins.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Polly Holliday ranks 384. Before her are René Kollo, Frans De Mulder, Barbara Windsor, David Acevedo, Richard H. Truly, and Lucinda Williams. After her are Hans Cieslarczyk, Imerio Massignan, Robert Crippen, Luiz Bueno, Viktoriya Tokareva, and Benny Paret.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Polly Holliday ranks 7,224 out of 20,380. Before her are Robert Armstrong (1890), Duane Hanson (1925), Nat Adderley (1931), Nathaniel Lord Britton (1859), David Belasco (1853), and Lewis Binford (1932). After her are Janis Ian (1951), Ted Raimi (1965), Caleb Deschanel (1944), Brenda Bakke (1963), Jack Lousma (1936), and Little Eva (1943).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Polly Holliday ranks 2,222. Before her are Vincent Spano (1962), Jocelyn Brando (1919), Taylor Kinney (1981), Ginnifer Goodwin (1978), Kevin Tighe (1944), and Robert Armstrong (1890). After her are Ted Raimi (1965), Brenda Bakke (1963), Dan Lauria (1947), Charles S. Dutton (1951), Richard Egan (1921), and Al Lewis (1923).

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