on television shows such as The Golden Girls, where she played Rose Nylund's blind sister Lily, in a recurring role as Jill Taylor's mother on Home Improvement, and a regular character on The Client. Holliday's notable roles in films include All the President's Men, Moon Over Parador, Mrs. Doubtfire, the 1998 remake of The Parent Trap and her role as Mrs. Ruby Deagle in the 1984 hit Gremlins, for which she won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress. On the Broadway stage, she has appeared in revivals of Arsenic and Old Lace (1986) as Martha Brewster, one of the dotty, homicidal, sweet old aunties; Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1990), for which she was nominated for a Tony for her portrayal of Big Mama; and Picnic (1994). She also appeared in the 1998 remake of The Parent Trap as the director of Camp Walden. In 2000, she appeared at Lincoln Center in a revival of Arthur Laurents's The Time of the Cuckoo. In 2000, she was inducted into the Alabama Stage and Screen Hall of Fame. Filmography Film Television movies Television series References External links Polly Holliday biography as part of the cast of Alice Polly Holliday (Aveleyman) 1937 births Living people Actresses from Alabama People from Jasper, Alabama American film actresses American stage actresses American television actresses Best Supporting Actress Golden Globe (television) winners Florida State University alumni 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses American Episcopalians Alabama Democrats California Democrats Florida Democrats New York (state) Democrats