Cast: Polly Holliday

Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Polly Holliday. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.


Gremlins

1984 · Movie · 111 min. · United States

Direction Joe Dante

Cast Zach Galligan · Phoebe Cates · Hoyt Axton · Frances Lee McCain

Synopsis Gremlins (1984) follows a young man who receives a mysterious creature called a Mogwai as a pet. He is given three crucial rules to follow: avoid bright light, never get it wet, and never feed it after midnight. When these...

6.6

104K votes

6.6

104K votes

Mrs. Doubtfire

1993 · Movie · 125 min. · United States

Direction Chris Columbus

Cast Robin Williams · Sally Field · Pierce Brosnan · Mara Wilson

Synopsis Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) follows Daniel Hillard, a loving but irresponsible father who, after a bitter divorce, loses custody of his three children. Desperate to spend more time with them, he devises a clever plan: disguising himself as a British nanny...

5.6

86K votes

5.6

86K votes

Direction Norman Reynolds

Cast Polly Holliday · June Lockhart · J.A. Preston · Ritch Brinkley

Synopsis Rich, miserly Elma Dinnock is livid at losing the Yarborough Country pumpkin-growing contest 22 years in a row, and so gets help from a mysterious botanist for the next competition.

5.5

268 votes

5.5

268 votes

Alice (TV Series)

1976 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Robert Getchell · Marc Daniels · William Asher · John Pasquin

Cast Linda Lavin · Beth Howland · Vic Tayback · Philip McKeon

Synopsis A greasy-spoon diner in Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this long-running series. The title character, Alice Hyatt, is an aspiring singer who arrives in Phoenix with her teenaged son, Tommy, after the death of her truck-driver husband. Alice is...

5.4

34 votes

5.4

34 votes

The Heartbreak Kid

2007 · Movie · 115 min. · United States

Direction Peter Farrelly · Bobby Farrelly

Cast Ben Stiller · Michelle Monaghan · Jerry Stiller · Malin Akerman

Synopsis The Heartbreak Kid (2007) follows Eddie, a single man who impulsively marries Lila after a whirlwind romance. During their honeymoon in Mexico, he quickly realizes they are wildly incompatible. While there, he meets Miranda, a seemingly perfect woman, and begins...

5.1

12K votes

5.1

12K votes

Stick It

2006 · Movie · 103 min. · United States

Direction Jessica Bendinger

Cast Jeff Bridges · Missy Peregrym · Vanessa Lengies · Tarah Paige

Synopsis After a run-in with the law, Haley Graham (Missy Peregrym) is forced to return to the world from which she fled some years ago. Enrolled in an elite gymnastics program run by the legendary Burt Vickerman (Jeff Bridges), Haley's rebellious...

4.9

2K votes

4.9

2K votes

Mr. Wrong

1996 · Movie · 96 min. · United States

Direction Nick Castle

Cast Ellen DeGeneres · Bill Pullman · Joan Cusack · Dean Stockwell

Synopsis A single and lonely woman finds the seemingly perfect man to date, but soon regrets it when his deranged and possessive other personality emerges and worst still, she cannot convince anyone else of his Jekyll/Hyde true nature

3.4

60 votes

3.4

60 votes

It Must Be Love (TV)

2004 · Movie · 87 min. · United States

Direction Steven Schachter

Cast Ted Danson · Mary Steenburgen · Erin Karpluk · Adam Frost

Synopsis Directed by Emmy winner Steven Schachter (Door To Door). A romantic comedy starring Ted Dansen & Mary Steenburgen, based on a true account of a couple, on the verge of divorce who get stranded in a blizzard.

3.0

110 votes

3.0

110 votes

A Loss of Innocence (TV)

1996 · Movie · 91 min. · United States

Direction Graeme Clifford

Cast Jennie Garth · Rob Estes · Polly Holliday · Mike Doyle

Synopsis A young Mormon falls in love with his brother’s wife, and the catastrophic results threaten his family, his future and his faith. Based on the book “On This Star” by Virginia Sorensen.

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The Catamount Killing

1975 · Movie · 93 min. · Poland

Direction Krzysztof Zanussi

Cast Horst Buchholz · Ann Wedgeworth · Chip Taylor · Louise Caire Clark

Synopsis The new manager of a bank in the small New England town of Pittsville sees an opportunity to make a killing when he seduces Kit, an influential woman in the town. He soon persuades her to help him rob his...

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Direction Delbert Mann

Cast Lee Remick · Angela Lansbury · Polly Holliday · Joe Warren

Synopsis After experiencing several stressful situations within a short time, Janet Broderick becomes ill. Falling into a deep sleep, she dreams of returning to her hometown, taking her children with her to meet her deceased loved ones. Perhaps, during a Christmas...

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Flo (TV Series)

1980 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Bob LaHendro · Marc Daniels · Dick Martin

Cast Polly Holliday · Geoffrey Lewis · Jim Baker · Leo Burmester

Synopsis (1980-1981). 2 seasons. In this spinoff of "Alice", ex-Mel's Diner waitress Florence Castleberry returns to her hometown of Cowtown, Texas, and, on a dare, buys a dilapidated roadhouse.

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Bernice Bobs Her Hair (TV)

1976 · Movie · 45 min. · United States

Direction Joan Micklin Silver

Cast Shelley Duvall · Veronica Cartwright · Bud Cort · Lane Binkley

Synopsis Bernice, a shy young woman, leaves her safe home to go visit her flapper cousin. When her cousin tries to teach Bernice how to be much more modern, Bernice gives her much more than she bargained for.

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Private Benjamin (TV Series)

1981 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Gabrielle Beaumont · Marc Daniels · William Asher · Bruce Bilson

Cast Lorna Patterson · Hal Williams · Robert Mandan · Wendie Jo Sperber

Synopsis Based loosely on the 1980 film of the same name, this series follows Private Judy Benjamin, a spoiled socialite, as she struggles through army life. Though she becomes popular with her fellow recruits, her lack of discipline earns the wrath...

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Direction Richard Michaels

Cast Mario Van Peebles · Susan Ruttan · Lane R. Davis · Lynn Whitfield

Synopsis A poignant story in the mode of "Brian's Song" and "Something for Joey". This is the tale of Ricky Bell, an all-pro running back with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who died of a rare muscle disease in the prime of...

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Wedding Band (TV)

1974 · Movie · 120 min. · United States

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The Client (TV Series)

1995 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Helaine Head · James Quinn · Steven Robman · Vern Gillum

Cast JoBeth Williams · John Heard · Polly Holliday · David Barry Gray

Synopsis This series was based on the book by John Grisham about Reggie Love, a lawyer, who just started her practice and is also a recovering alcoholic which was made into a movie starring Susan Sarandon. Now Jobeth Williams is playing...

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The One and Only

1978 · Movie · 97 min. · United States

Direction Carl Reiner

Cast Henry Winkler · Kim Darby · Gene Saks · William Daniels

Synopsis 1951: Andy Schmidt is in his last year of college. Taking life easy and always a saucy joke on his lips, he manages to win fellow student Mary's heart, although she's already otherwise engaged. But getting a job after college...

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