Polly Holliday, the star of Gremlins and Mrs Doubtfire, has died at the age of 88.

The 70s sitcom star’s death was confirmed by Dennis Aspland, her theatrical agent and close friend, to The New York Times.

It was revealed that she died at her home in Manhattan.

Holliday is best known for being a versatile actress, who has starred in a number of hit films and TV shows, including Parent Trap and Konrad.

In the late 1970s she shot to fame as Florence ‘Flo’ Jean Castleberry in Alice, who was a witty waitress with a sharp tongue.

Her signature catchphrase, ‘Kiss my grits’, saw audiences fall in love with her Southern accent.

She reprised this character in its short-lived spin-off, called Flo. Alice, which debuted on CBS in August 1976, was loosely adapted from Martin Scorsese’s 1974 film

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