Camp Walden has lost a beloved counselor.
Director Nancy Meyers shared a remembrance of late star Polly Holliday, who memorably portrayed camp counselor Marva Kulp, Sr., in her 1998 remake of The Parent Trap, on social media in the wake of her passing on Tuesday at the age of 88.
Alongside a still from the film featuring Holliday with star Lindsay Lohan as twins separated at birth Hallie Parker and Annie James, Meyers said she was “so sad” to hear of Holliday’s passing. “She was so kind and game and just wonderful in every moment in The Parent Trap,” Meyers wrote.
“I just saw her the other night in All the President’s Men. She was fantastic in that film,” Meyers added. “My condolences to her loved ones and friends.”
In the comments section of Meyers’ post, Lohan remembered Holliday as a “beautiful woman inside and out.” She added, “God bless and RIP Polly.”
Lisa Ann Walter, who played Hallie’s housekeeper and confidant Chessy, remembered Holliday as “wonderful,” also noting that it did not initially occur to her that Holliday had appeared in 1976’s All the President’s Men. (Holliday played the secretary of Ned Beatty’s Martin Dardis in the biographical thriller about the Watergate scandal.)
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Holliday died Tuesday at her home in Manhattan, her agent and friend Dennis Aspland said. A television and film actress who also had notable turns on the theatrical stage, Holliday began her acting career in the 1970s and became known for her beloved role as the as the sassy but amiable waitress Flo Castleberry on the 1976 sitcom Alice — her deadpan “kiss my grits” becoming a signature line.
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That led to the two-season spin-off Flo, plus appearances on The Golden Girls, The Equalizer, The Client, and Home Improvement, as well as films Gremlins, Mrs. Doubtfire, Stick It, The Heartbreak Kid, and Fair Game. A four-time Emmy nominee, Holliday won two Golden Globe Awards for her work as Flo Castleberry.
