Dolly Parton
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
190
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 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
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Daily Show
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
RuPaul's Drag Race
Saturday Night Live
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Sherri
CBS News Sunday Morning
American Idol
American Idol
Wogan
The View
60 Minutes
Champs-Elysées
Champs-Elysées
Late Night with David Letterman
The Orville
Grace and Frankie
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Hannah Montana
Intimate Portrait
Reba
Parkinson
The Tony Danza Show
CMT Crossroads
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
Designing Women
Alvin and the Chipmunks
The Paul O'Grady Show
The Oscars
The Jay Leno Show
The Terry and Gaby Show
Entertainment Tonight
The Kennedy Center Honors
The Magic School Bus
CMA Awards
Call Me Kat
Dolly Parton: A MusiCares Tribute
The Frank Skinner Show
Musikladen
The Beverly Hillbillies
19 Kids and Counting
Steel Magnolias
Joyful Noise
Wild Texas Wind
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
Kenny & Dolly: A Christmas to Remember
Gnomeo & Juliet
Good Morning Britain
Dolly Parton's Heartstrings
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
Jackie's Back!
Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square
Shakespeare Was a Big George Jones Fan: 'Cowboy' Jack Clement's Home Movies
Dolly Parton: Here I Am
Get to the Heart: The Barbara Mandrell Story
A Pentatonix Christmas Special
The Early Show
Dolly and Carol in Nashville
Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special
Academy of Country Music Awards
Unlikely Angel
De TV Show
The World According to Miley Cyrus
The Porter Wagoner Show
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
Straight Talk
Still Working 9 to 5
Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular
The Howard Stern Interview
Rhinestone
Lily's Driftwood Bay
The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom
Naomi's New Morning
Dolly
Miley's New Year's Eve Party
Miley's New Year's Eve Party
The Oprah Conversation
Countdown - The Wonder Years 2
Reportin’ for Duty: A Tribute to Leslie Jordan
Frank McKlusky, C.I.
Tootsie's Orchid Lounge: Where the Music Began
CMT Music Awards
June
Nine to Five
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1980
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Inequality for All
Kenny Rogers: All in for the Gambler
Coal Miner's Daughter: A Celebration of the Life and Music of Loretta Lynn
Leftover Feelings: A Studio B Revival
60 Songs: BBC Two at 60
Movie Themes at the BBC
Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love
VH1: All Access
Christmas at Graceland
Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors
Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow
A Country Christmas Story
Dolly in Concert
E! True Hollywood Story
Country Legends: Dolly Parton, Porter Wagoner & Friends
Christmas at Dollywood
Charley Pride: I'm Just Me
Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge
Song by Song
Shine On with Reese
Chet Atkins: A Life in Music
CMA Music Festival
Backstory
Linda Perry: Let It Die Here
Burt Reynolds' Conversations with...
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds
Dolly Parton Rockstar Global First Listen Event
Opry Video Classics: Queens of Country
Lily: Sold Out
CMT: Inside Fame
Blue Valley Songbird
Dolly Parton's Mountain Magic Christmas
Kenny Rogers All in for the Gambler
Ringo & Friends at the Ryman
Amber & Dolly: 9 to 5
The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s
Hits That Missed at the BBC
Opry Video Classics: Hall of Fame
The Year in Memoriam
The Grammys
The Book Lady
Dolly for President
Dolly Parton's Pet Gala
Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers - Real Love
Harlem to Hollywood
Sisters in Country: Dolly, Linda and Emmylou
Miley's New Year's Eve Party
Opry Video Classics: Duets
Dolly Parton - From Rhinestones to Rock & Roll
Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music
Dolly Parton: 50 Years At The Opry
A Smoky Mountain Christmas
Hollywood to Dollywood
Graham Goes to Dollywood
Born in Bristol: The Untold Story of the Birth of Country Music
Queens Of Nashville
Country Queens at the BBC
Music Is My Life: Joseph Shabalala and Ladysmith Black Mambazo
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
Opry Video Classics : Legends
Dolly Parton & Friends: Love Always Live
All In For The Gambler: Kenny Rogers Farewell Concert Celebration
Bob Hope's Jolly Christmas Show
Walt Disney World 15th Anniversary
Run, Rose, Run
Norah Jones and The Handsome Band: Live in 2004
Dolly: Live from London
Clear Day Thunder: Rescuing the American Chestnut
Cher... Special
Home for Christmas
Dolly Parton : L'Amérique réconciliée
Dolly & Friends: The Making of a Soundtrack
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1979
Dolly Parton: Queen of Country
Latin Grammy Celebrates: Them and Their Music
The Library That Dolly Built
ET Vault Unlocked: Dolly Parton
The Women of Country
Heartsong
Dolly Parton: I Will Always Love You
Dolly Parton at the BBC
Dolly Parton: Still Rockin'
A Holly Dolly Christmas
Dolly Parton: Live & Well
Kenny, Dolly & Willie: Something Inside So Strong
Dollywood: A Memory Worth Repeating
Dolly Parton: Treasures
