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Dolly Parton

Dolly Parton

Acting

Born: January 19, 1946Sevierville, Tennessee, USA

Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and philanthropist known primarily for her decades-long career in country music. After achieving success as a songwriter for others, Parton made her album debut in 1967 with Hello, I'm Dolly, which led to success during the remainder of the 1960s (both as a solo artist and with a series of duet albums with Porter Wagoner) before her sales and chart peak arrived during the 1970s and continued into the 1980s. Some of Parton's albums in the 1990s did not sell as well. However, she achieved commercial success again in the new millennium and has released albums on various independent labels since 2000, including Dolly Records. With a career spanning 60 years, Parton has been described as a "country legend" and has sold more than 100 million records worldwide, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Parton's music includes the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)-certified gold, platinum and multi-platinum awards. She has had 25 singles reach No. 1 on the Billboard country music charts, a record for a female artist (tied with Reba McEntire). She has 44 career Top 10 country albums, a record for any artist, and 110 career-charted singles over the past 40 years. She has composed over 3,000 songs, including "I Will Always Love You" (a two-time U.S. country chart-topper and an international hit for Whitney Houston), "Jolene", "Coat of Many Colors", and "9 to 5". As an actress, she has starred in the films 9 to 5 in 1980 and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas in 1982 (for each of which she earned Best Actress Golden Globe nominations) as well as Rhinestone in 1984, Steel Magnolias in 1989, Straight Talk in 1992, and Joyful Noise in 2012. Parton has received various accolades, including 11 Grammy Awards from 50 nominations. She has won ten Country Music Association Awards, including Entertainer of the Year. She is one of seven female artists to win the Country Music Association's Entertainer of the Year Award. Parton has five Academy of Country Music Awards (including Entertainer of the Year), four People's Choice Awards, and three American Music Awards. She is also in a select group to have received at least one nomination from the Academy, Grammy, Tony, and Emmy Awards. In 1999, Parton was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. In 2005, she received the National Medal of Arts. In 2022, she was nominated for and inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, a nomination she had initially declined but ultimately accepted. Outside of her work in the music industry, she also co-owns The Dollywood Company, which manages several entertainment venues, including the Dollywood theme park, the Splash Country water park, and many dinner theatre venues such as The Dolly Parton Stampede and Pirates Voyage. She has founded some charitable and philanthropic organizations, chief among them being the Dollywood Foundation, which manages several projects to bring education and poverty relief to East Tennessee, where she was raised. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dolly Parton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For
Filmography
Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special

Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special

Self / Aunt Dolly (archive footage)

2026
Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow

Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow

Self

2025

Iconic Women of Country

2025
Dolly Parton : L'Amérique réconciliée

Dolly Parton : L'Amérique réconciliée

Self (archive footage)

2025
Ringo & Friends at the Ryman

Ringo & Friends at the Ryman

Self

2025
Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular

Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular

Self

2024
Linda Perry: Let It Die Here

Linda Perry: Let It Die Here

Self

2024
60 Songs: BBC Two at 60

60 Songs: BBC Two at 60

Self (archive footage)

2024
Dolly Parton's Pet Gala

Dolly Parton's Pet Gala

2024
Dolly Parton: Still Rockin'

Dolly Parton: Still Rockin'

2024
Christmas at Graceland

Christmas at Graceland

Self

2023
ET Vault Unlocked: Dolly Parton

ET Vault Unlocked: Dolly Parton

2023
Dolly Parton Rockstar Global First Listen Event

Dolly Parton Rockstar Global First Listen Event

2023
June

June

Self

2023
Dolly Parton - From Rhinestones to Rock & Roll

Dolly Parton - From Rhinestones to Rock & Roll

Self

2023
Clear Day Thunder: Rescuing the American Chestnut

Clear Day Thunder: Rescuing the American Chestnut

Self

2023
Reportin’ for Duty: A Tribute to Leslie Jordan

Reportin’ for Duty: A Tribute to Leslie Jordan

Self

2023
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love

Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love

Self - Guest

2023
Movie Themes at the BBC

Movie Themes at the BBC

Self

2023
Miley's New Year's Eve Party

Miley's New Year's Eve Party

2022
Dolly Parton's Mountain Magic Christmas

Dolly Parton's Mountain Magic Christmas

Self

2022
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Self - Inductee

2022
Coal Miner's Daughter: A Celebration of the Life and Music of Loretta Lynn

Coal Miner's Daughter: A Celebration of the Life and Music of Loretta Lynn

Self

2022
Music Is My Life: Joseph Shabalala and Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Music Is My Life: Joseph Shabalala and Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Self

2022
Still Working 9 to 5

Still Working 9 to 5

Self

2022
Dolly Parton at the BBC

Dolly Parton at the BBC

Self

2022
Country Legends: Dolly Parton, Porter Wagoner & Friends

Country Legends: Dolly Parton, Porter Wagoner & Friends

Self (archive footage)

2021
Leftover Feelings: A Studio B Revival

Leftover Feelings: A Studio B Revival

Self

2021
Kenny Rogers: All in for the Gambler

Kenny Rogers: All in for the Gambler

Self

2021
Latin Grammy Celebrates: Them and Their Music

Latin Grammy Celebrates: Them and Their Music

Self - Performer

2021
Dolly Parton: A MusiCares Tribute

Dolly Parton: A MusiCares Tribute

Self

2021

Kenny Rogers All in for the Gambler

2021
The Library That Dolly Built

The Library That Dolly Built

Self

2020
A Holly Dolly Christmas

A Holly Dolly Christmas

Self - Host / Performer

2020
Dolly Parton: I Will Always Love You

Dolly Parton: I Will Always Love You

Self (archive footage)

2020
Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square

Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square

Angel

2020
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart

The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart

Self (archive footage)

2020
Dolly Parton: Here I Am

Dolly Parton: Here I Am

Self

2019
Christmas at Dollywood

Christmas at Dollywood

Dolly Parton

2019
Dolly Parton: 50 Years At The Opry

Dolly Parton: 50 Years At The Opry

Self

2019
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice

Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice

Self

2019
Harlem to Hollywood

Harlem to Hollywood

Self

2019
Amber & Dolly: 9 to 5

Amber & Dolly: 9 to 5

Dolly Parton

2019
Charley Pride: I'm Just Me

Charley Pride: I'm Just Me

Self

2019
Dolly & Friends: The Making of a Soundtrack

Dolly & Friends: The Making of a Soundtrack

Self

2018

The Year in Memoriam

Self

2017
All In For The Gambler: Kenny Rogers Farewell Concert Celebration

All In For The Gambler: Kenny Rogers Farewell Concert Celebration

Self

2017
Born in Bristol: The Untold Story of the Birth of Country Music

Born in Bristol: The Untold Story of the Birth of Country Music

Self

2017
A Pentatonix Christmas Special

A Pentatonix Christmas Special

Self - Special Appearance

2016
Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love

Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love

The Painted Lady

2016
Sisters in Country: Dolly, Linda and Emmylou

Sisters in Country: Dolly, Linda and Emmylou

Self

2016
Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors

Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors

Self - Narrator

2015
Dolly Parton: Queen of Country

Dolly Parton: Queen of Country

Self (archive footage)

2015
Country Queens at the BBC

Country Queens at the BBC

Self (archive footage)

2014

America's Sweethearts: Queens Of Nashville

Self (archive footage)

2014
A Country Christmas Story

A Country Christmas Story

Dolly Parton

2013
Shakespeare Was a Big George Jones Fan: 'Cowboy' Jack Clement's Home Movies

Shakespeare Was a Big George Jones Fan: 'Cowboy' Jack Clement's Home Movies

Self

2013
Inequality for All

Inequality for All

Doralee Rhodes (archive footage)

2013
Joyful Noise

Joyful Noise

G.G. Sparrow

2012
Hollywood to Dollywood

Hollywood to Dollywood

Self

2011
The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom

The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom

Dolly Parton (voice)

2011
Gnomeo & Juliet

Gnomeo & Juliet

Dolly Gnome (voice)

2011

Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special

Self

2009
The World According to Miley Cyrus

The World According to Miley Cyrus

Self

2009
Dolly: Live from London

Dolly: Live from London

Self

2009
Dolly Parton & Friends: Love Always Live

Dolly Parton & Friends: Love Always Live

Self - Performer (archive footage)

2009
The Book Lady

The Book Lady

Self

2008
Opry Video Classics: Queens of Country

Opry Video Classics: Queens of Country

Self (archive footage)

2007
Opry Video Classics : Legends

Opry Video Classics : Legends

Self (archive footage)

2007
Opry Video Classics: Duets

Opry Video Classics: Duets

Self (archive footage)

2007
Opry Video Classics: Hall of Fame

Opry Video Classics: Hall of Fame

Self (archive footage)

2007
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1980

The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1980

Self

2007
Countdown - The Wonder Years 2

Countdown - The Wonder Years 2

Self (archive footage)

2007

Tootsie's Orchid Lounge: Where the Music Began

self

2005
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous

Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous

Dolly Parton

2005
Norah Jones and The Handsome Band: Live in 2004

Norah Jones and The Handsome Band: Live in 2004

Self - Special Guest

2004
Dolly Parton: Live & Well

Dolly Parton: Live & Well

Self

2004
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies

Doralee Rhodes

2004
The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s

The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s

2002
Frank McKlusky, C.I.

Frank McKlusky, C.I.

Edith McKlusky

2002
Graham Goes to Dollywood

Graham Goes to Dollywood

Self

2001
Chet Atkins: A Life in Music

Chet Atkins: A Life in Music

Self

2000
Blue Valley Songbird

Blue Valley Songbird

Leanna Taylor

1999
Jackie's Back!

Jackie's Back!

Dolly Parton

1999
Get to the Heart: The Barbara Mandrell Story

Get to the Heart: The Barbara Mandrell Story

Dolly Parton

1997
Unlikely Angel

Unlikely Angel

Ruby Diamond

1996

Dolly Parton: Treasures

Self

1996
Dollywood: A Memory Worth Repeating

Dollywood: A Memory Worth Repeating

Self

1996
Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge

Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge

Dolly Parton

1995
Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story

Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story

Dolly Parton

1995
Heartsong

Heartsong

Self

1995
The Beverly Hillbillies

The Beverly Hillbillies

Dolly Parton

1993
Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music

Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music

Self

1993
The Women of Country

The Women of Country

Self (archive footage)

1993
Straight Talk

Straight Talk

Shirlee Kenyon

1992
Wild Texas Wind

Wild Texas Wind

Thiola Rayfield

1991
Home for Christmas

Home for Christmas

Self

1990
Steel Magnolias

Steel Magnolias

Truvy Jones

1989
Kenny, Dolly & Willie: Something Inside So Strong

Kenny, Dolly & Willie: Something Inside So Strong

Self

1989
Bob Hope's Jolly Christmas Show

Bob Hope's Jolly Christmas Show

Self

1988
A Down Home Country Christmas

A Down Home Country Christmas

Self

1987
A Smoky Mountain Christmas

A Smoky Mountain Christmas

Lorna Davis

1986
Walt Disney World 15th Anniversary

Walt Disney World 15th Anniversary

Self

1986
Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers - Real Love

Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers - Real Love

Self

1985
Kenny & Dolly: A Christmas to Remember

Kenny & Dolly: A Christmas to Remember

Self

1984
Rhinestone

Rhinestone

Jake Ferris

1984
Dolly in Concert

Dolly in Concert

Self

1983
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

Mona Stangley

1982

All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds

Self

1981
Lily: Sold Out

Lily: Sold Out

Dolly Parton

1981
Nine to Five

Nine to Five

Doralee Rhodes

1980
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1979

The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1979

Self

1979
Dolly and Carol in Nashville

Dolly and Carol in Nashville

Self / Trudy

1979
Cher... Special

Cher... Special

Dolly Parton

1978