Dolly Parton
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 19, 1946
- Died
- August 25, 2026 (aged 80)
- Birthplace
- Sevierville, Tennessee, USA
Biography
Dolly Rebecca Parton (January 19, 1946 – August 25, 2026) was 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.
Known For
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Filmography
Run, Rose, Run
Movie
Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special
Movie · as Self / Aunt Dolly (archive footage)
Dolly Parton: An American Original – Special Edition of 20/20
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Dolly: An NBC News Special
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Remembering Dolly: A Rhinestone Life
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Dolly Parton – An American Icon
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
CMA Presents I Will Always Love You: A Celebration of Dolly Parton
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
TFI Unplugged
TV · as Self (Archive Footage) · 1 ep
Ringo & Friends at the Ryman
Movie · as Self
Dolly Parton : L'Amérique réconciliée
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Iconic Women of Country
Movie · as Self
Dolly Parton's Pet Gala
Movie
Linda Perry: Let It Die Here
Movie · as Self
Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular
Movie · as Self
60 Songs: BBC Two at 60
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Dolly Parton: Still Rockin'
Movie · as Self
Hits That Missed at the BBC
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
Dolly for President
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 4 eps
Movie Themes at the BBC
Movie · as Self
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Movie · as Self - Guest
Reportin’ for Duty: A Tribute to Leslie Jordan
Movie · as Self
Dolly Parton Rockstar Global First Listen Event
Movie
Dolly Parton - From Rhinestones to Rock & Roll
Movie · as Self
June
Movie · as Self
Christmas at Graceland
Movie · as Self
ET Vault Unlocked: Dolly Parton
Movie
Clear Day Thunder: Rescuing the American Chestnut
Movie · as Self
Dolly Parton at the BBC
Movie · as Self
Music Is My Life: Joseph Shabalala and Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Movie · as Self
Dolly Parton's Mountain Magic Christmas
Movie · as Self
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Movie · as Self - Inductee
Coal Miner's Daughter: A Celebration of the Life and Music of Loretta Lynn
Movie · as Self
Still Working 9 to 5
Movie · as Self
Miley's New Year's Eve Party
Movie · as Self
Celebrating Laughter: The Life and Films of Colin Higgins
Movie · as Self
Sherri
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Leftover Feelings: A Studio B Revival
Movie · as Self
Country Legends: Dolly Parton, Porter Wagoner & Friends
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Kenny Rogers: All in for the Gambler
Movie · as Self
Dolly Parton: A MusiCares Tribute
Movie · as Self
Latin Grammy Celebrates: Them and Their Music
Movie · as Self - Performer
Call Me Kat
TV · as Self - Guest Star (In Memoriam of Leslie Jordan) · 1 ep
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square
Movie · as Angel
The Library That Dolly Built
Movie · as Self
Dolly Parton: I Will Always Love You
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
A Holly Dolly Christmas
Movie · as Self - Host / Performer
Biography: Kenny Rogers
Movie · as Self
The Oprah Conversation
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Harlem to Hollywood
Movie · as Self
Amber & Dolly: 9 to 5
Movie · as Dolly Parton
Charley Pride: I'm Just Me
Movie · as Self
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
Movie · as Self
Christmas at Dollywood
Movie · as Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton: 50 Years At The Opry
Movie · as Self
Dolly Parton: Here I Am
Movie · as Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Dolly Parton's Heartstrings
TV · as Self · 8 eps
Dolly & Friends: The Making of a Soundtrack
Movie · as Self
Shine On with Reese
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Born in Bristol: The Untold Story of the Birth of Country Music
Movie · as Self
All In For The Gambler: Kenny Rogers Farewell Concert Celebration
Movie · as Self
The Year in Memoriam
Movie · as Self
The Orville
TV · as Dolly Parton · 1 ep
The True Story of...
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
Sisters in Country: Dolly, Linda and Emmylou
Movie · as Self
Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love
Movie · as The Painted Lady
A Pentatonix Christmas Special
Movie · as Self - Special Appearance
Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors
Movie · as Self - Narrator
Dolly Parton: Queen of Country
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Grace and Frankie
TV · as Agnes · 1 ep
Country Queens at the BBC
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
America's Sweethearts: Queens Of Nashville
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Heart of Country: How Nashville Became Music City USA
Movie · as Self
Good Morning Britain
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 2 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Lily's Driftwood Bay
TV · as Noleen (voice) · 1 ep
A Country Christmas Story
Movie · as Dolly Parton
Inequality for All
Movie · as Doralee Rhodes (archive footage)
Shakespeare Was a Big George Jones Fan: 'Cowboy' Jack Clement's Home Movies
Movie · as Self
Joyful Noise
Movie · as G.G. Sparrow
Song by Song
TV · as Self · 6 eps
Steve Harvey
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Gnomeo & Juliet
Movie · as Dolly Gnome (voice)
Hollywood to Dollywood
Movie · as Self
The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom
Movie · as Dolly Parton (voice)
Country at the BBC
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Why Not? with Shania Twain
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 6 eps
The Talk
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The World According to Miley Cyrus
Movie · as Self
Dolly: Live from London
Movie · as Self
Dolly Parton & Friends: Love Always Live
Movie · as Self - Performer (archive footage)
Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special
Movie · as Self
Dr. Robert F. Thomas - The Great Smoky Mountain Horseback Healer of Body and Soul
Movie · as Herself
The Jay Leno Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
RuPaul's Drag Race
TV · as Self - Special Guest · 1 ep
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Backstory
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Book Lady
Movie · as Self
19 Kids and Counting
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Countdown - The Wonder Years 2
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Opry Video Classics: Hall of Fame
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Opry Video Classics: Duets
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Opry Video Classics : Legends
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Opry Video Classics: Queens of Country
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1980
Movie · as Self
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Howard Stern Interview
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Hannah Montana
TV · as Aunt Dolly · 3 eps
Tootsie's Orchid Lounge: Where the Music Began
Movie · as self
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
Movie · as Dolly Parton
Naomi's New Morning
TV · as Self · 2 eps
CMT: Inside Fame
TV · as Self · 5 eps
The Colbert Report
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Dolly Parton: Live & Well
Movie · as Self
Norah Jones and The Handsome Band: Live in 2004
Movie · as Self - Special Guest
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
Movie · as Doralee Rhodes
The Best of So Graham Norton
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Tony Danza Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Paul O'Grady Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
CMA Music Festival
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Miley's New Year's Eve Party
TV · as Self - Co-host, Self - Host · 1 ep
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Terry and Gaby Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
VH1: All Access
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - "Mean Tweets" · 1 ep
Frank McKlusky, C.I.
Movie · as Edith McKlusky
The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s
Movie
American Idol
TV · as Self - Guest / Mentor, Self - Guest Performer · 1 ep
CMT Music Awards
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep
CMT Crossroads
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Graham Goes to Dollywood
Movie · as Self
Reba
TV · as Dolly Majors · 1 ep
Chet Atkins: A Life in Music
Movie · as Self
Blue Valley Songbird
Movie · as Leanna Taylor
Jackie's Back!
Movie · as Dolly Parton
Dolly Partons Precious Memories
Movie
The Early Show
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Parkinson
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Get to the Heart: The Barbara Mandrell Story
Movie · as Dolly Parton
The View
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Unlikely Angel
Movie · as Ruby Diamond
Dollywood: A Memory Worth Repeating
Movie · as Self
Dolly Parton: Treasures
Movie · as Self
The Daily Show
TV · as Self · 3 eps
E! True Hollywood Story
TV · as Self · 1 ep
TFI Friday
TV · 1 ep
Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story
Movie · as Dolly Parton
Heartsong
Movie · as Self
Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge
Movie · as Dolly Parton
The Frank Skinner Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Magic School Bus
TV · as Katrina Eloise 'Murph' Murphy (voice) · 1 ep
Extra
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Women of Country
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Beverly Hillbillies
Movie · as Dolly Parton
Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music
Movie · as Self
Intimate Portrait
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Late Show with David Letterman
TV · as Self - Guest, Self - Top Ten Presenter, Self - Musical Guest · 7 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Straight Talk
Movie · as Shirlee Kenyon
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
Wild Texas Wind
Movie · as Thiola Rayfield
Burt Reynolds' Conversations with...
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Dolly Parton... Christmas at Home
Movie · as Self
Steel Magnolias
Movie · as Truvy Jones
Kenny, Dolly & Willie: Something Inside So Strong
Movie · as Self
The Simpsons
TV · as Dolly Parton (voice) · 1 ep
Bob Hope's Jolly Christmas Show
Movie · as Self
A Down Home Country Christmas
Movie · as Self
Dolly
TV · as Self - Host · 22 eps
A Smoky Mountain Christmas
Movie · as Lorna Davis
Walt Disney World 15th Anniversary
Movie · as Self
Designing Women
TV · as Dolly Parton, Guardian Movie Star · 1 ep
Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers - Real Love
Movie · as Self
Rhinestone
Movie · as Jake Ferris
Kenny & Dolly: A Christmas to Remember
Movie · as Self
Dolly in Concert
Movie · as Self
Alvin and the Chipmunks
TV · as Dolly Parton (voice) · 1 ep
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Movie · as Mona Stangley
The Best Little Special In Texas
Movie
Wogan
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Champs-Elysées
TV · as Self, Self (Vidéoclip) (archive footage) · 1 ep
Late Night with David Letterman
TV · as Self - Guest · 4 eps
Lily: Sold Out
Movie · as Dolly Parton
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds
Movie · as Self
Entertainment Tonight
TV · as Self · 3 eps
De TV Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Nine to Five
Movie · as Doralee Rhodes
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1979
Movie · as Self
Dolly and Carol in Nashville
Movie · as Self / Trudy
CBS News Sunday Morning
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Cher... Special
Movie · as Self
50 Years of Country Music
Movie · as Self - Hostess
The Kennedy Center Honors
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The South Bank Show
TV · 1 ep
Dolly!
TV · as Self - Hostess · 26 eps
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Host & Musical Guest · 1 ep
Musikladen
TV · as Self · 1 ep
An Old-Time Country Christmas
Movie · as Self
60 Minutes
TV · as Self · 1 ep
CMA Awards
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Academy of Country Music Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Porter Wagoner Show
TV · as Self · 29 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self - Co-Host, Self - Co-Hostess · 1 ep
The Grammys
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 2 eps