Dolly Parton
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
193
Gender
Female
Birthday
1946-01-19 (80 years old)
Place of Birth
Sevierville, Tennessee, USA
Dolly 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dolly Parton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
The Simpsons
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
The Daily Show
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Saturday Night Live
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show
The View
RuPaul's Drag Race
The Orville
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Wogan
Sherri
Grace and Frankie
Champs-Elysées
Champs-Elysées
American Idol
American Idol
The Tony Danza Show
60 Minutes
CBS News Sunday Morning
Intimate Portrait
Parkinson
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Oscars
Hannah Montana
The Jay Leno Show
The Paul O'Grady Show
Reba
The Magic School Bus
Late Night with David Letterman
The Kennedy Center Honors
The Frank Skinner Show
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
CMT Crossroads
Designing Women
CMA Awards
Alvin and the Chipmunks
June
Gnomeo & Juliet
Movie Themes at the BBC
Extra
Entertainment Tonight
Miley's New Year's Eve Party
Miley's New Year's Eve Party
Steel Magnolias
Dolly Parton's Heartstrings
Call Me Kat
Musikladen
The Beverly Hillbillies
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
Academy of Country Music Awards
19 Kids and Counting
Charley Pride: I'm Just Me
Inequality for All
Blue Valley Songbird
Frank McKlusky, C.I.
Shine On with Reese
CMT Music Awards
The Early Show
Dolly
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
The Howard Stern Interview
The Oprah Conversation
Tootsie's Orchid Lounge: Where the Music Began
Dolly Parton & Friends: Love Always Live
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Home for Christmas
The Terry and Gaby Show
Lily's Driftwood Bay
Good Morning Britain
Nine to Five
De TV Show
Rhinestone
The Porter Wagoner Show
E! True Hollywood Story
Joyful Noise
The Grammys
Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square
Naomi's New Morning
Dolly Parton: Here I Am
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow
America's Sweethearts: Queens Of Nashville
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
Song by Song
Run, Rose, Run
CMT: Inside Fame
Straight Talk
Backstory
Burt Reynolds' Conversations with...
CMA Music Festival
Dolly for President
VH1: All Access
Coal Miner's Daughter: A Celebration of the Life and Music of Loretta Lynn
Still Working 9 to 5
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Jackie's Back!
Unlikely Angel
Dolly Parton : L'Amérique réconciliée
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds
Get to the Heart: The Barbara Mandrell Story
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Born in Bristol: The Untold Story of the Birth of Country Music
Hits That Missed at the BBC
Christmas at Graceland
Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge
Dolly Parton's Pet Gala
The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom
Christmas at Dollywood
Dolly Parton - From Rhinestones to Rock & Roll
Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love
Hollywood to Dollywood
Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors
Country Queens at the BBC
A Smoky Mountain Christmas
Ringo & Friends at the Ryman
Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular
Bob Hope's Jolly Christmas Show
Dolly Parton's Mountain Magic Christmas
Amber & Dolly: 9 to 5
Dolly Parton: A MusiCares Tribute
Dolly Parton Rockstar Global First Listen Event
Lily: Sold Out
Wild Texas Wind
Countdown - The Wonder Years 2
Kenny, Dolly & Willie: Something Inside So Strong
Walt Disney World 15th Anniversary
All In For The Gambler: Kenny Rogers Farewell Concert Celebration
Opry Video Classics: Hall of Fame
The Women of Country
Harlem to Hollywood
60 Songs: BBC Two at 60
Music Is My Life: Joseph Shabalala and Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Kenny Rogers All in for the Gambler
The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s
The World According to Miley Cyrus
Latin Grammy Celebrates: Them and Their Music
Linda Perry: Let It Die Here
Graham Goes to Dollywood
Shakespeare Was a Big George Jones Fan: 'Cowboy' Jack Clement's Home Movies
Opry Video Classics: Duets
Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special
A Pentatonix Christmas Special
Dolly & Friends: The Making of a Soundtrack
Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story
The Book Lady
Reportin’ for Duty: A Tribute to Leslie Jordan
Dolly: Live from London
Cher... Special
The Library That Dolly Built
Clear Day Thunder: Rescuing the American Chestnut
Kenny Rogers: All in for the Gambler
Country Legends: Dolly Parton, Porter Wagoner & Friends
Opry Video Classics : Legends
Kenny & Dolly: A Christmas to Remember
Norah Jones and The Handsome Band: Live in 2004
Dolly Parton: Queen of Country
Opry Video Classics: Queens of Country
Leftover Feelings: A Studio B Revival
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1979
Dolly Parton: Still Rockin'
Dolly Parton: I Will Always Love You
A Country Christmas Story
Dolly Parton: 50 Years At The Opry
Chet Atkins: A Life in Music
Dolly Parton: Live & Well
Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music
A Holly Dolly Christmas
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1980
Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers - Real Love
Dolly and Carol in Nashville
Miley's New Year's Eve Party
Dolly Parton at the BBC
Heartsong
Dolly in Concert
ET Vault Unlocked: Dolly Parton
A Down Home Country Christmas
Iconic Women of Country
Sisters in Country: Dolly, Linda and Emmylou
Dollywood: A Memory Worth Repeating
Dolly Parton: Treasures
The Year in Memoriam
