
Dolly Parton
Born January 19, 1946 · Sevierville, Tennessee, USA
Dolly Rebecca Parton (January 19, 1946 – August 25, 2026) was 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.
Movies

Gnomeo & Juliet

Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special

Steel Magnolias

Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous

Nine to Five

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

The Beverly Hillbillies

Joyful Noise

Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow

Straight Talk

Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square

The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart

The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s

Still Working 9 to 5

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love

50 Years of Country Music

Rhinestone

Frank McKlusky, C.I.

Dolly Parton: An American Original – Special Edition of 20/20

A Smoky Mountain Christmas

Dolly Parton... Christmas at Home

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies

Dolly Parton's Pet Gala

Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors

The Best of So Graham Norton

Inequality for All

Dolly Parton: A MusiCares Tribute

Dolly Parton: Still Rockin'

Dolly Parton: Here I Am

Dolly Parton's Mountain Magic Christmas

Dolly: An NBC News Special

Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice

Coal Miner's Daughter: A Celebration of the Life and Music of Loretta Lynn

Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love

The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom

60 Songs: BBC Two at 60

Jackie's Back!

Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular

Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge

The Women of Country

Get to the Heart: The Barbara Mandrell Story

Unlikely Angel

Remembering Dolly: A Rhinestone Life

Dolly Parton - From Rhinestones to Rock & Roll

Opry Video Classics: Hall of Fame

Music Is My Life: Joseph Shabalala and Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story

Dolly Parton Rockstar Global First Listen Event

Country Queens at the BBC

Christmas at Dollywood

Latin Grammy Celebrates: Them and Their Music

Country at the BBC

Opry Video Classics: Duets

Clear Day Thunder: Rescuing the American Chestnut

Miley's New Year's Eve Party

Dolly Parton : L'Amérique réconciliée

Charley Pride: I'm Just Me

A Country Christmas Story

Norah Jones and The Handsome Band: Live in 2004

Ringo & Friends at the Ryman

Movie Themes at the BBC

Kenny Rogers: All in for the Gambler

Countdown - The Wonder Years 2

Bob Hope's Jolly Christmas Show

The Library That Dolly Built

Dolly Parton: 50 Years At The Opry

A Pentatonix Christmas Special

Born in Bristol: The Untold Story of the Birth of Country Music

Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers - Real Love

Opry Video Classics: Queens of Country

Dolly Parton & Friends: Love Always Live
TV Shows

The Simpsons

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Daily Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Late Show with David Letterman

The Mike Douglas Show

Saturday Night Live

The View

RuPaul's Drag Race

The Graham Norton Show

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

The Colbert Report

Sherri

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Late Night with David Letterman

CBS News Sunday Morning

Champs-Elysées

The South Bank Show

The Orville

American Idol

The Talk

60 Minutes

Wogan

Intimate Portrait

Grace and Frankie

Hannah Montana

The Oscars

Parkinson

Steve Harvey

On Air with Ryan Seacrest

The Paul O'Grady Show

Reba

Alvin and the Chipmunks

The Jay Leno Show

CMT Crossroads

TFI Friday

Entertainment Tonight

Designing Women

The Kennedy Center Honors

The Magic School Bus

Call Me Kat

The Frank Skinner Show

CMA Awards

Extra

Musikladen

Lily's Driftwood Bay

TFI Unplugged

19 Kids and Counting

The Howard Stern Interview

The Early Show

The True Story of...

Academy of Country Music Awards

Miley's New Year's Eve Party

CMT Music Awards

The Porter Wagoner Show

Dolly Parton's Heartstrings

De TV Show

Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters

Good Morning Britain

The Oprah Conversation

Dolly

E! True Hollywood Story

Shine On with Reese

CMT: Inside Fame

Song by Song

Why Not? with Shania Twain

Hits That Missed at the BBC

The Grammys

Dolly!

Dolly for President
More Movies

Dolly Parton – An American Icon

A Down Home Country Christmas

The Best Little Special In Texas

Blue Valley Songbird

Kenny & Dolly: A Christmas to Remember

The World According to Miley Cyrus

Dolly & Friends: The Making of a Soundtrack

Sisters in Country: Dolly, Linda and Emmylou

Lily: Sold Out

Opry Video Classics : Legends

Linda Perry: Let It Die Here

Shakespeare Was a Big George Jones Fan: 'Cowboy' Jack Clement's Home Movies

Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music

Chet Atkins: A Life in Music

Graham Goes to Dollywood

All In For The Gambler: Kenny Rogers Farewell Concert Celebration

The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1980

Dolly and Carol in Nashville

Hollywood to Dollywood

Dolly Parton at the BBC

Leftover Feelings: A Studio B Revival

Dolly: Live from London

June

Christmas at Graceland

Dolly Parton: I Will Always Love You

The Heart of Country: How Nashville Became Music City USA

Dolly Parton: Live & Well

Harlem to Hollywood

A Holly Dolly Christmas

Wild Texas Wind

Reportin’ for Duty: A Tribute to Leslie Jordan

Walt Disney World 15th Anniversary

Kenny, Dolly & Willie: Something Inside So Strong

The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1979

Dollywood: A Memory Worth Repeating

Dolly in Concert

An Old Time Country Christmas

Dolly Parton: Queen of Country

Cher... Special

Heartsong

Country Legends: Dolly Parton, Porter Wagoner & Friends

The Book Lady

Amber & Dolly: 9 to 5

Dolly Partons Precious Memories

ET Vault Unlocked: Dolly Parton

Dr. Robert F. Thomas - The Great Smoky Mountain Horseback Healer of Body and Soul




