Portrait of Polly Holliday

Acting

Polly Holliday

Career

Active from 1974 to 2004, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
6
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score54/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Parent Trap
The Parent Trap
GoodWatch score73/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 23 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Polly Holliday Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    2.1, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    3.0, average 4.8
  • Tension
    4.5, average 6.0
  • Crime
    2.2, average 3.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Nostalgic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

34
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title ยท average score 69
Fair Game
Fair Game (2010)
GoodWatch score 69

as Diane Plame

2000s

3 titles ยท average score 51
The Heartbreak Kid
The Heartbreak Kid (2007)
GoodWatch score 45

as Beryl

Stick It
Stick It (2006)
GoodWatch score 55

as Judge Westreich

It Must Be Love
It Must Be Love (2004)
GoodWatch score 52

as Mama Bell

1990s

7 titles ยท average score 59
The Parent Trap
The Parent Trap (1998)
GoodWatch score 73

as Marva Kulp, Sr.

A Loss of Innocence
A Loss of Innocence (1996)
GoodWatch score 49

as Christina Eriksen

Mr. Wrong
Mr. Wrong (1996)
GoodWatch score 21

as Mrs. Alston

The Client
The Client (1995)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show ยท as Momma Love

Homicide: Life on the Street
Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
GoodWatch score 89

TV show ยท as Mrs. Rath

Mrs. Doubtfire
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
GoodWatch score 69

as Gloria

Home Improvement
Home Improvement (1991)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Lillian Patterson

1980s

13 titles ยท average score 61
Moon Over Parador
Moon Over Parador (1988)
GoodWatch score 48

as Midge

Konrad
Konrad (1985)
GoodWatch score 60

as Berti Bartolotti

The Golden Girls
The Golden Girls (1985)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Lily

The Equalizer
The Equalizer (1985)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show ยท as Sister Sara

Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories (1985)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show ยท as Elma Dinnock

Lots of Luck
Lots of Luck (1985)

as Lucille

Gremlins
Gremlins (1984)
GoodWatch score 75

as Mrs. Deagle

The Gift of Love: A Christmas Story
The Gift of Love: A Christmas Story (1983)
GoodWatch score 60

as Aunt Minerva

Missing Children: A Mother's Story
Missing Children: A Mother's Story (1982)

as Mary Gertrude

The Shady Hill Kidnapping
The Shady Hill Kidnapping (1982)

as Mrs. Wooster

American Playhouse
American Playhouse (1982)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Mrs. Wooster

Flo
Flo (1980)
GoodWatch score 39

TV show

1970s

10 titles ยท average score 60
You Can't Take it With You
You Can't Take it With You (1979)

as Miriam Kirby

The One and Only
The One and Only (1978)
GoodWatch score 59

as Mrs. Crawford

Alice
Alice (1976)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show ยท as Florence Jean Castleberry

Bernice Bobs Her Hair
Bernice Bobs Her Hair (1976)
GoodWatch score 61

as Mrs. Harvey

All the President's Men
All the President's Men (1976)
GoodWatch score 86

as Dardis' Secretary

The Catamount Killing
The Catamount Killing (1975)

as Miss Pearson

Distance
Distance (1975)

as Mrs. Herman

W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings
W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings (1975)
GoodWatch score 51

as Mrs. Cozzens

The Silence
The Silence (1975)

as Mrs. Watson

Wedding Band
Wedding Band (1974)

as Annabelle