Known For
Acting
Born
Jan 19, 1946
Place of Birth
Sevierville, Tennessee, USA
Credits
205 titles
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
Filmography
TFI Unplugged
Self (Archive Footage)
Bárbara Tinoco - A Curta Vida de uma Popstar, Live at MEO Arena
Songs
Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special
Self / Aunt Dolly (archive footage)
Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow
Self
Dolly Parton : L'Amérique réconciliée
Self (archive footage)
Iconic Women of Country
Ringo & Friends at the Ryman
Self
Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular
Self
Dolly for President
Self (archive footage)
Linda Perry: Let It Die Here
Self
60 Songs: BBC Two at 60
Self (archive footage)
Dolly Parton's Pet Gala
Hits That Missed at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
Dolly Parton: Still Rockin'
Christmas at Graceland
Self
ET Vault Unlocked: Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton Rockstar Global First Listen Event
June
Self
Dolly Parton - From Rhinestones to Rock & Roll
Self
Clear Day Thunder: Rescuing the American Chestnut
Self
Reportin’ for Duty: A Tribute to Leslie Jordan
Self
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Self - Guest
Movie Themes at the BBC
Self
Miley's New Year's Eve Party
Dolly Parton's Mountain Magic Christmas
Self
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self - Inductee
Coal Miner's Daughter: A Celebration of the Life and Music of Loretta Lynn
Self
Music Is My Life: Joseph Shabalala and Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Self
Sherri
Self - Guest
Still Working 9 to 5
Self
Dolly Parton at the BBC
Self
Country Legends: Dolly Parton, Porter Wagoner & Friends
Self (archive footage)
Leftover Feelings: A Studio B Revival
Self
Kenny Rogers: All in for the Gambler
Self
Latin Grammy Celebrates: Them and Their Music
Self - Performer
Dolly Parton: A MusiCares Tribute
Self
Call Me Kat
Self - Guest Star (In Memoriam of Leslie Jordan)
Kenny Rogers All in for the Gambler
The Library That Dolly Built
Self
A Holly Dolly Christmas
Self - Host / Performer
Dolly Parton: I Will Always Love You
Self (archive footage)
Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square
Angel
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
Self (archive footage)
The Oprah Conversation
Self
Biography: Kenny Rogers
Self
Dolly Parton: Here I Am
Self
Christmas at Dollywood
Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton: 50 Years At The Opry
Self
Dolly Parton's Heartstrings
Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self