Dolly Parton
- Teen actor
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.
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Acted in
Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular
2024
as Self
Dolly for President
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Linda Perry: Let It Die Here
2024
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60 Songs: BBC Two at 60
2024
Dolly Parton's Pet Gala
2024
Hits That Missed at the BBC
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Christmas at Graceland
2023
as Self
ET Vault Unlocked: Dolly Parton
2023
Dolly Parton Rockstar Global First Listen Event
2023
June
2023
as Self
Dolly Parton - From Rhinestones to Rock & Roll
2023
as Self
Clear Day Thunder: Rescuing the American Chestnut
2023
as Self
Reportin’ for Duty: A Tribute to Leslie Jordan
2023
as Self
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
2023
as Self - Guest
Movie Themes at the BBC
2023
as Self
Dolly Parton's Mountain Magic Christmas
2022
as Self
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022
as Self - Inductee
Coal Miner's Daughter: A Celebration of the Life and Music of Loretta Lynn
2022
as Self
Music Is My Life: Joseph Shabalala and Ladysmith Black Mambazo
2022
as Self
Still Working 9 to 5
2022
as Self
Dolly Parton at the BBC
2022
as Self
Country Legends: Dolly Parton, Porter Wagoner & Friends
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Leftover Feelings: A Studio B Revival
2021
as Self
Kenny Rogers: All in for the Gambler
2021
as Self
Latin Grammy Celebrates: Them and Their Music
2021
as Self - Performer
Dolly Parton: A MusiCares Tribute
2021
as Self
Call Me Kat
2021
as Self - Guest Star (In Memoriam of Leslie Jordan)
Kenny Rogers All in for the Gambler
2021
The Library That Dolly Built
2020
as Self
A Holly Dolly Christmas
2020
as Self - Host / Performer
Dolly Parton: I Will Always Love You
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square
2020
as Angel
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Dolly Parton: Here I Am
2019
as Self
Christmas at Dollywood
2019
as Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton: 50 Years At The Opry
2019
as Self
Dolly Parton's Heartstrings
2019
as Self
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
2019
as Self
Harlem to Hollywood
2019
as Self
Amber & Dolly: 9 to 5
2019
as Dolly Parton
Charley Pride: I'm Just Me
2019
as Self
Dolly & Friends: The Making of a Soundtrack
2018
as Self
The Year in Memoriam
2017
as Self
All In For The Gambler: Kenny Rogers Farewell Concert Celebration
2017
as Self
The Orville
2017
as Self
Born in Bristol: The Untold Story of the Birth of Country Music
2017
as Self
A Pentatonix Christmas Special
2016
as Self - Special Appearance
Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love
2016
as The Painted Lady
Sisters in Country: Dolly, Linda and Emmylou
2016
as Self
Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors
2015
as Self - Narrator
Dolly Parton: Queen of Country
2015
as Self (archive footage)
Grace and Frankie
2015
as Agnes
Country Queens at the BBC
2014
as Self (archive footage)
Dolly Parton at Glastonbury 2014
2014
as Self
Lily's Driftwood Bay
2014
as Noleen Hen (voice)
A Country Christmas Story
2013
as Dolly Parton
Shakespeare Was a Big George Jones Fan: 'Cowboy' Jack Clement's Home Movies
2013
as Self
Inequality for All
2013
as Doralee Rhodes (archive footage)
Queens Of Nashville
2013
as Self
Song by Song
2012
as Self
Joyful Noise
2012
as G.G. Sparrow
Hollywood to Dollywood
2011
as Self
The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom
2011
as Dolly Parton (voice)
Gnomeo & Juliet
2011
as Dolly Gnome (voice)
Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special
2009
as Self
The World According to Miley Cyrus
2009
as Self
Dolly: Live from London
2009
as Self
Backstory
2009
as Self
Dolly Parton & Friends: Love Always Live
2009
as Self - Performer (archive footage)
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
as Self - Special Guest
19 Kids and Counting
2008
as Self
The Book Lady
2008
as Self
Opry Video Classics: Hall of Fame
2007
as Self (archive footage)
Opry Video Classics: Duets
2007
as Self (archive footage)
Opry Video Classics : Legends
2007
as Self (archive footage)
Opry Video Classics: Queens of Country
2007
as Self (archive footage)
Countdown - The Wonder Years 2
2007
as Self (archive footage)
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1980
2007
as Self
Hannah Montana
2006
as Aunt Dolly
Tootsie's Orchid Lounge: Where the Music Began
2005
as self
CMT: Inside Fame
2005
as Self
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
2005
as Dolly Parton
Norah Jones and The Handsome Band: Live in 2004
2004
as Self - Special Guest
Dolly Parton: Live & Well
2004
as Self
CMA Music Festival
2004
as Self
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
2004
as Doralee Rhodes
The Terry and Gaby Show
2003
as Self - Guest
VH1: All Access
2003
as Self
The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s
2002
CMT Music Awards
2002
as Self - Host
American Idol
2002
as Self - Guest / Mentor
American Idol
2002
as Self - Guest Performer
Frank McKlusky, C.I.
2002
as Edith McKlusky
CMT Crossroads
2002
as Self
Graham Goes to Dollywood
2001
as Self
Reba
2001
as Dolly Majors
Blue Valley Songbird
1999
as Leanna Taylor
Jackie's Back!
1999
as Dolly Parton
Get to the Heart: The Barbara Mandrell Story
1997
as Dolly Parton
Unlikely Angel
1996
as Ruby Diamond
Dolly Parton: Treasures
1996
as Self
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
as Self
Dollywood: A Memory Worth Repeating
1996
as Self
Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge
1995
as Dolly Parton
Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story
1995
as Dolly Parton
Heartsong
1995
as Self
The Magic School Bus
1994
as (voice)
Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self
The Beverly Hillbillies
1993
as Dolly Parton
Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music
1993
as Self
The Women of Country
1993
as Self (archive footage)
Straight Talk
1992
as Shirlee Kenyon
Wild Texas Wind
1991
as Thiola Rayfield
Home for Christmas
1990
as Self
The Simpsons
1989
as Dolly Parton (voice)
Steel Magnolias
1989
as Truvy Jones
Kenny, Dolly & Willie: Something Inside So Strong
1989
as Self
Bob Hope's Jolly Christmas Show
1988
as Self
Dolly
1987
as Self - Host
A Smoky Mountain Christmas
1986
as Lorna Davis
Walt Disney World 15th Anniversary
1986
as Self
Designing Women
1986
as Dolly Parton, Guardian Movie Star
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
1986
Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers - Real Love
1985
as Self
Kenny & Dolly: A Christmas to Remember
1984
as Self
Rhinestone
1984
as Jake Ferris
Alvin and the Chipmunks
1983
as Dolly Parton (voice)
Dolly in Concert
1983
as Self
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
1982
as Mona Stangley
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds
1981
as Self
De TV Show
1981
as Self
Lily: Sold Out
1981
as Dolly Parton
Nine to Five
1980
as Doralee Rhodes
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
1980
as Self
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1979
1979
as Self
Dolly and Carol in Nashville
1979
as Self / Trudy
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
as Self
Cher... Special
1978
as Dolly Parton
Musikladen
1972
as Self
Academy of Country Music Awards
1966
as Self - Presenter
The Porter Wagoner Show
1961
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
