Polly Holliday, the award-nominated actor who played Flo on the hit sitcom "Alice," has died.

Holliday died Tuesday at her home in New York, her theatrical agent, Dennis Aspland, confirmed. She was 88 years old.

Polly Holliday’s life

The backstory:

Holliday was a Tony-nominated and Golden Globe-winning screen and theater actor who was best known for Flo’s catchphrase "Kiss my grits!" The gum-chewing, beehive-wearing waitress was so popular on "Alice," Holliday got a brief spinoff called "Flo" in 1980. "Alice" ran from 1976-1985.

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She was the last surviving member of the principal cast of "Alice;" Linda Lavin, who played the title character, died last year.

Holliday earned four Golden Globe nominations and won one in 198

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