‘The Parent Trap’ Star Polly Holliday Passes Away at 88 Inside Longtime Manhattan Home

Hollywood icon Polly Holliday has died inside her Manhattan home at the age of 88 after suffering from pneumonia.

The actress—known for her roles in hit film "The Parent Trap" and fan-favorite sitcom "Alice"—died on Sept. 9 in her New York home, her agent Denise Aspland, told The New York Times.

Holliday had suffered a string of health issues in recent years; however, her death is believed to be a result of pneumonia, according to People.

Little is known about the condo the actress lived in, but according to property records, she snapped it up in 1960 and has called it home ever since.

Holliday rose to stardom after being cast as Flo in "Alice," which she starred in from 1976 to 1980.

She quickly became a household name thanks to her quirky personality and silly catchphrases which included "Kiss my grits.'

Holliday played Flo for four seasons alongside A-listers Linda Lavin (Alice), Vic Tayback (Mel), Beth Howland (Verna), and Philip McKeon (Tommy).

The actress was so loved that she continued her role as Flo in a short-lived spinoff series that aired the following year.

Holliday also starred in "Gremlins," "Mrs. Doubtfire," "The Golden Girls," and "Home Improvement."

The actress got her big break in 1974, when Dustin Hoffman directed her in her Broadway debut of "All Over Town."

He then helped her secure a role in the 1976 film, "All the President's Men.'

After seeing her talents, the movie's casting director suggested that she audition for "Alice," a TV adaptation of "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore."

In 1980, she said, "I decided I wouldn't dye my hair for the tryout, and I just pushed my normal Alabama accent up a bit. One of the producers actually fell off his chair laughing.

“I'm really not like Flo in my looks or lifestyle. . . . I'm a person of few wants and very few needs. I spent 10 years in repertory living with whatever I could fit into a VW, and I like to live that way."

The actress was born in Jasper, AL, in 1937. Her mom was a housewife, and her dad was a trucker who she often spent summer vacations with.

In 1980, she told People that riding in her father's truck as a child helped inspire her.

"We'd eat at truck stops, and there would always be a waitress like Flo with a joke ready. The men would say all kinds of risque things to her, but it was understood that it wasn't serious, just a way to make everybody's day happier," she said.

The Hollywood heavyweight received a piano degree from Alabama State College for Women, which is now known as the University of Montevallo.

She then studied for a year at Florida State University and became a grade-school music teacher.

However, her time in education didn't last long as it was then that she discovered her love for acting.

“I started acting long before I knew what I was doing. At age 19 and a junior in college, I joined the cast of a summer outdoor theatre in North Carolina called Unto These Hills Outdoor Drama Center.

"I was a choir singer, a square dancer and understudied a lead role. . . . That job paid room and board and about $40 a week," she told Actors’ Equity.

"After I discovered theater, I became very abrupt with my people back home, but Flo helped me fall in love with my roots. She's so honest I became honest too," she later said about her role in "Alice."

Holliday never married or had any children. She previously told People, "Work is my life."