Dolly Parton
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
191
Gender
Female
Birthday
1946-01-19 (79 years old)
Place of Birth
Sevierville, Tennessee, USA
Dolly Parton
Biography
Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is a European-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
The Daily Show
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Saturday Night Live
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
RuPaul's Drag Race
Sherri
The View
Wogan
American Idol
American Idol
CBS News Sunday Morning
The Orville
60 Minutes
Late Night with David Letterman
Grace and Frankie
Champs-Elysées
Champs-Elysées
Designing Women
Hannah Montana
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Reba
Intimate Portrait
The Tony Danza Show
Alvin and the Chipmunks
The Paul O'Grady Show
The Magic School Bus
The Oscars
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
Parkinson
The Kennedy Center Honors
The Terry and Gaby Show
Gnomeo & Juliet
The Frank Skinner Show
19 Kids and Counting
Entertainment Tonight
The Jay Leno Show
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
Coal Miner's Daughter: A Celebration of the Life and Music of Loretta Lynn
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
Dolly Parton Rockstar Global First Listen Event
Call Me Kat
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
Steel Magnolias
The Beverly Hillbillies
Musikladen
Joyful Noise
Reportin’ for Duty: A Tribute to Leslie Jordan
60 Songs: BBC Two at 60
Dolly Parton's Heartstrings
Straight Talk
CMT Crossroads
Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square
The Howard Stern Interview
All In For The Gambler: Kenny Rogers Farewell Concert Celebration
Unlikely Angel
Nine to Five
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Shakespeare Was a Big George Jones Fan: 'Cowboy' Jack Clement's Home Movies
Lily's Driftwood Bay
Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge
June
Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
Good Morning Britain
CMA Awards
Amber & Dolly: 9 to 5
Academy of Country Music Awards
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
Miley's New Year's Eve Party
Miley's New Year's Eve Party
Dolly in Concert
The Porter Wagoner Show
The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom
The Oprah Conversation
CMT Music Awards
Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1980
The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s
Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story
Dolly
The Early Show
Get to the Heart: The Barbara Mandrell Story
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Frank McKlusky, C.I.
A Country Christmas Story
Christmas at Dollywood
Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow
Dolly Parton: Here I Am
Kenny & Dolly: A Christmas to Remember
Naomi's New Morning
Movie Themes at the BBC
Christmas at Graceland
Jackie's Back!
Wild Texas Wind
Inequality for All
Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love
The World According to Miley Cyrus
Countdown - The Wonder Years 2
Tootsie's Orchid Lounge: Where the Music Began
Linda Perry: Let It Die Here
Dolly Parton: A MusiCares Tribute
Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular
Shine On with Reese
A Smoky Mountain Christmas
Dolly Parton's Mountain Magic Christmas
VH1: All Access
Hits That Missed at the BBC
The Year in Memoriam
A Pentatonix Christmas Special
Home for Christmas
Opry Video Classics: Queens of Country
Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers - Real Love
Chet Atkins: A Life in Music
Rhinestone
De TV Show
Miley's New Year's Eve Party
Leftover Feelings: A Studio B Revival
E! True Hollywood Story
Burt Reynolds' Conversations with...
Dolly Parton's Pet Gala
CMT: Inside Fame
Country Legends: Dolly Parton, Porter Wagoner & Friends
Blue Valley Songbird
Opry Video Classics: Hall of Fame
Song by Song
Opry Video Classics : Legends
Backstory
Charley Pride: I'm Just Me
Dolly Parton: 50 Years At The Opry
CMA Music Festival
Dolly Parton & Friends: Love Always Live
Dolly and Carol in Nashville
Kenny Rogers: All in for the Gambler
Lily: Sold Out
Still Working 9 to 5
The Grammys
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1979
Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music
Opry Video Classics: Duets
Ringo & Friends at the Ryman
Bob Hope's Jolly Christmas Show
Country Queens at the BBC
Kenny, Dolly & Willie: Something Inside So Strong
The Women of Country
Run, Rose, Run
Hollywood to Dollywood
Cher... Special
The Library That Dolly Built
Dolly: Live from London
Dolly Parton : L'Amérique réconciliée
Latin Grammy Celebrates: Them and Their Music
Born in Bristol: The Untold Story of the Birth of Country Music
Norah Jones and The Handsome Band: Live in 2004
Dolly & Friends: The Making of a Soundtrack
A Holly Dolly Christmas
Music Is My Life: Joseph Shabalala and Ladysmith Black Mambazo
The Book Lady
Kenny Rogers All in for the Gambler
Dolly for President
Sisters in Country: Dolly, Linda and Emmylou
Walt Disney World 15th Anniversary
Graham Goes to Dollywood
Dolly Parton at the BBC
Dolly Parton: Queen of Country
ET Vault Unlocked: Dolly Parton
A Down Home Country Christmas
Clear Day Thunder: Rescuing the American Chestnut
Queens Of Nashville
Dolly Parton - From Rhinestones to Rock & Roll
Dolly Parton: Live & Well
Harlem to Hollywood
Dolly Parton: I Will Always Love You
Heartsong
Dolly Parton: Still Rockin'
Dolly Parton: Treasures
Dollywood: A Memory Worth Repeating
