Dolly Parton
Known for Acting · 194 credits
- Born
- 1946-01-19 (age 80)
- Place of birth
- Sevierville, Tennessee, USA
- Also known as
- Dolly Rebecca Parton
Biography
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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Known For
The Simpsons
1989
as Dolly Parton (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self / Self (archive footage)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self / Self - Guest
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
TV Shows (76)
The Simpsons
1989
as Dolly Parton (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self / Self (archive footage)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self / Self - Guest
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Guest / Self - Top Ten Presenter / Self - Musical Guest
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host & Musical Guest
The Colbert Report
2005
as Self - Guest
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Co-Host / Self - Co-Hostess
The View
1997
as Self
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
as Self - Special Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
American Idol
2002
as Self - Guest / Mentor / Self - Guest Performer
Sherri
2022
as Self - Guest
The Orville
2017
as Self
Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self / Self (Vidéoclip) (archive footage)
60 Minutes
1968
as Self
Late Night with David Letterman
1982
as Self - Guest
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
Wogan
1982
as Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
as Self - Guest
CBS News Sunday Morning
1979
as Self
Grace and Frankie
2015
as Agnes
Hannah Montana
2006
as Aunt Dolly
Reba
2001
as Dolly Majors
Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self - Guest
The Oscars
1953
as Self
The Paul O'Grady Show
2004
as Self - Guest
Designing Women
1986
as Dolly Parton, Guardian Movie Star
Alvin and the Chipmunks
1983
as Dolly Parton (voice)
The Jay Leno Show
2009
as Self
The Magic School Bus
1994
as Katrina Eloise 'Murph' Murphy (voice)
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
2004
as Self
Parkinson
1998
as Self
Lily's Driftwood Bay
2014
as Noleen (voice)
Entertainment Tonight
1981
as Self
The Terry and Gaby Show
2003
as Self - Guest
CMT Crossroads
2002
as Self
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
as Self
Call Me Kat
2021
as Self - Guest Star (In Memoriam of Leslie Jordan)
The Frank Skinner Show
1995
as Self
Musikladen
1972
as Self
Extra
1994
as Self - Guest
19 Kids and Counting
2008
as Self
Dolly
1987
as Self - Host
The Howard Stern Interview
2006
as Self
Miley's New Year's Eve Party
2004
as Self - Co-host / Self - Host
The True Story of...
2017
as Self (archive footage)
Dolly Parton's Heartstrings
2019
as Self
CMT Music Awards
2002
as Self - Host
The Oprah Conversation
2020
as Self
The Early Show
1999
as Self
CMA Awards
1967
as Self
Academy of Country Music Awards
1966
as Self - Presenter
Movies (118)
Steel Magnolias
1989
as Truvy Jones
Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special
2026
as Self / Aunt Dolly (archive footage)
Gnomeo & Juliet
2011
as Dolly Gnome (voice)
The Beverly Hillbillies
1993
as Dolly Parton
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
2005
as Dolly Parton
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
1982
as Mona Stangley
Nine to Five
1980
as Doralee Rhodes
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
2023
as Self - Guest
Rhinestone
1984
as Jake Ferris
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022
as Self - Inductee
Straight Talk
1992
as Shirlee Kenyon
Joyful Noise
2012
as G.G. Sparrow
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
2004
as Doralee Rhodes
Inequality for All
2013
as Doralee Rhodes (archive footage)
Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow
2025
as Self
Cher... Special
1978
as Self
Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular
2024
as Self
Jackie's Back!
1999
as Dolly Parton
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
2020
as Self (archive footage)
A Pentatonix Christmas Special
2016
as Self - Special Appearance
Clear Day Thunder: Rescuing the American Chestnut
2023
as Self
Frank McKlusky, C.I.
2002
as Edith McKlusky
Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love
2016
as The Painted Lady
Still Working 9 to 5
2022
as Self
Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square
2020
as Angel
Dolly Parton Rockstar Global First Listen Event
2023
June
2023
as Self
Dolly Parton: A MusiCares Tribute
2021
as Self
Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge
1995
as Dolly Parton
Christmas at Dollywood
2019
as Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors
2015
as Self - Narrator
Unlikely Angel
1996
as Ruby Diamond
The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom
2011
as Dolly Parton (voice)
A Smoky Mountain Christmas
1986
as Lorna Davis
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
2019
as Self
Dolly Parton - From Rhinestones to Rock & Roll
2023
as Self
Dolly Parton: Here I Am
2019
as Self
Country at the BBC
2011
as Self
The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s
2002
Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story
1995
as Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton's Mountain Magic Christmas
2022
as Self
Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music
1993
as Self
Christmas at Graceland
2023
as Self
Dolly Parton: 50 Years At The Opry
2019
as Self
60 Songs: BBC Two at 60
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Coal Miner's Daughter: A Celebration of the Life and Music of Loretta Lynn
2022
as Self
Hollywood to Dollywood
2011
as Self
Music Is My Life: Joseph Shabalala and Ladysmith Black Mambazo
2022
as Self
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1979
1979
as Self
Latin Grammy Celebrates: Them and Their Music
2021
as Self - Performer
Dolly Parton's Pet Gala
2024
Linda Perry: Let It Die Here
2024
as Self
Ringo & Friends at the Ryman
2025
as Self
Countdown - The Wonder Years 2
2007
as Self (archive footage)
Get to the Heart: The Barbara Mandrell Story
1997
as Dolly Parton
Kenny & Dolly: A Christmas to Remember
1984
as Self
Blue Valley Songbird
1999
as Leanna Taylor
Kenny Rogers: All in for the Gambler
2021
as Self
Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special
2009
as Self
Opry Video Classics : Legends
2007
as Self (archive footage)
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds
1981
as Self
Home for Christmas
1990
as Self
Country Queens at the BBC
2014
as Self (archive footage)
Movie Themes at the BBC
2023
as Self
Born in Bristol: The Untold Story of the Birth of Country Music
2017
as Self
Opry Video Classics: Duets
2007
as Self (archive footage)
Tootsie's Orchid Lounge: Where the Music Began
2005
as self
The World According to Miley Cyrus
2009
as Self
Run, Rose, Run
Dolly Parton : L'Amérique réconciliée
2025
as Self (archive footage)
A Country Christmas Story
2013
as Dolly Parton
Opry Video Classics: Queens of Country
2007
as Self (archive footage)
Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers - Real Love
1985
as Self
Kenny, Dolly & Willie: Something Inside So Strong
1989
as Self
Bob Hope's Jolly Christmas Show
1988
as Self
Lily: Sold Out
1981
as Dolly Parton
Dolly & Friends: The Making of a Soundtrack
2018
as Self
Norah Jones and The Handsome Band: Live in 2004
2004
as Self - Special Guest
The Library That Dolly Built
2020
as Self
Reportin’ for Duty: A Tribute to Leslie Jordan
2023
as Self
Leftover Feelings: A Studio B Revival
2021
as Self
Dolly Parton: I Will Always Love You
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Opry Video Classics: Hall of Fame
2007
as Self (archive footage)
Wild Texas Wind
1991
as Thiola Rayfield
Charley Pride: I'm Just Me
2019
as Self
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1980
2007
as Self
Dolly and Carol in Nashville
1979
as Self / Trudy
A Down Home Country Christmas
1987
as Self
Kenny Rogers All in for the Gambler
2021
Dollywood: A Memory Worth Repeating
1996
as Self
All In For The Gambler: Kenny Rogers Farewell Concert Celebration
2017
as Self
Miley's New Year's Eve Party
2022
Amber & Dolly: 9 to 5
2019
as Dolly Parton
Sisters in Country: Dolly, Linda and Emmylou
2016
as Self
The Book Lady
2008
as Self
A Holly Dolly Christmas
2020
as Self - Host / Performer
Harlem to Hollywood
2019
as Self
Dolly Parton: Treasures
1996
as Self
Graham Goes to Dollywood
2001
as Self
Chet Atkins: A Life in Music
2000
as Self
Dolly Parton: Still Rockin'
2024
Dolly: Live from London
2009
as Self
Walt Disney World 15th Anniversary
1986
as Self
America's Sweethearts: Queens Of Nashville
2014
as Self (archive footage)
The Best Little Special In Texas
1982
The Women of Country
1993
as Self (archive footage)
The Year in Memoriam
2017
as Self
Dolly Partons Precious Memories
1999
Iconic Women of Country
2025
Dolly in Concert
1983
as Self
ET Vault Unlocked: Dolly Parton
2023
Dolly Parton & Friends: Love Always Live
2009
as Self - Performer (archive footage)
Dolly Parton: Live & Well
2004
as Self
Dolly Parton: Queen of Country
2015
as Self (archive footage)
Country Legends: Dolly Parton, Porter Wagoner & Friends
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Shakespeare Was a Big George Jones Fan: 'Cowboy' Jack Clement's Home Movies
2013
as Self
Heartsong
1995
as Self
Dolly Parton at the BBC
2022
as Self
About Dolly Parton
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… With 194 credits spanning from 1953 to 2026, Dolly Parton has appeared in 118 films and 76 TV shows.
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- Steel Magnolias (1989) — as Truvy Jones
- Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special (2026) — as Self / Aunt Dolly (archive footage)
- Gnomeo & Juliet (2011) — as Dolly Gnome (voice)
- The Beverly Hillbillies (1993) — as Dolly Parton
- Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005) — as Dolly Parton
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