Acting
Dolly Parton
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.
Filmography
Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow
Film · 2026
Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special
Film · 2026
Dolly Parton: An American Original – Special Edition of 20/20
Film · 2026
Dolly: An NBC News Special
Film · 2026
Remembering Dolly: A Rhinestone Life
Film · 2026
Dolly Parton – An American Icon
Film · 2026
TFI Unplugged
Series · 2026
Ringo & Friends at the Ryman
Film · 2025
Dolly Parton : L'Amérique réconciliée
Film · 2025
Iconic Women of Country
Film · 2025
Dolly Parton's Pet Gala
Film · 2024
Linda Perry: Let It Die Here
Film · 2024
Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular
Film · 2024
60 Songs: BBC Two at 60
Film · 2024
Dolly Parton: Still Rockin'
Film · 2024
Hits That Missed at the BBC
Series · 2024
Dolly for President
Series · 2024
Movie Themes at the BBC
Film · 2023
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Film · 2023
Reportin’ for Duty: A Tribute to Leslie Jordan
Film · 2023
Dolly Parton Rockstar Global First Listen Event
Film · 2023
Dolly Parton - From Rhinestones to Rock & Roll
Film · 2023
June
Film · 2023
Christmas at Graceland
Film · 2023
ET Vault Unlocked: Dolly Parton
Film · 2023
Clear Day Thunder: Rescuing the American Chestnut
Film · 2023
Dolly Parton at the BBC
Film · 2022
Music Is My Life: Joseph Shabalala and Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Film · 2022
Dolly Parton's Mountain Magic Christmas
Film · 2022
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Film · 2022
Coal Miner's Daughter: A Celebration of the Life and Music of Loretta Lynn
Film · 2022
Still Working 9 to 5
Film · 2022
Miley's New Year's Eve Party
Film · 2022
Sherri
Series · 2022
Leftover Feelings: A Studio B Revival
Film · 2021
Country Legends: Dolly Parton, Porter Wagoner & Friends
Film · 2021
Kenny Rogers: All in for the Gambler
Film · 2021
Dolly Parton: A MusiCares Tribute
Film · 2021
Latin Grammy Celebrates: Them and Their Music
Film · 2021
Call Me Kat
Series · 2021
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
Film · 2020
Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square
Film · 2020
The Library That Dolly Built
Film · 2020
Dolly Parton: I Will Always Love You
Film · 2020
A Holly Dolly Christmas
Film · 2020
Biography: Kenny Rogers
Film · 2020
The Oprah Conversation
Series · 2020
Harlem to Hollywood
Film · 2019
Amber & Dolly: 9 to 5
Film · 2019
Charley Pride: I'm Just Me
Film · 2019
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
Film · 2019
Christmas at Dollywood
Film · 2019
Dolly Parton: 50 Years At The Opry
Film · 2019
Dolly Parton: Here I Am
Film · 2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Series · 2019
Dolly Parton's Heartstrings
Series · 2019
Dolly & Friends: The Making of a Soundtrack
Film · 2018
Shine On with Reese
Series · 2018
Born in Bristol: The Untold Story of the Birth of Country Music
Film · 2017
All In For The Gambler: Kenny Rogers Farewell Concert Celebration
Film · 2017
The Year in Memoriam
Film · 2017
The Orville
Series · 2017
The True Story of...
Series · 2017
Sisters in Country: Dolly, Linda and Emmylou
Film · 2016
Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love
Film · 2016
A Pentatonix Christmas Special
Film · 2016
Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors
Film · 2015
Dolly Parton: Queen of Country
Film · 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Series · 2015
Grace and Frankie
Series · 2015
Country Queens at the BBC
Film · 2014
America's Sweethearts: Queens Of Nashville
Film · 2014
The Heart of Country: How Nashville Became Music City USA
Film · 2014
Good Morning Britain
Series · 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Series · 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Series · 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Series · 2014
Lily's Driftwood Bay
Series · 2014
A Country Christmas Story
Film · 2013
Inequality for All
Film · 2013
Shakespeare Was a Big George Jones Fan: 'Cowboy' Jack Clement's Home Movies
Film · 2013
Joyful Noise
Film · 2012
Song by Song
Series · 2012
Steve Harvey
Series · 2012
Gnomeo & Juliet
Film · 2011
Hollywood to Dollywood
Film · 2011
The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom
Film · 2011
Country at the BBC
Film · 2011
Why Not? with Shania Twain
Series · 2011
The Talk
Series · 2010
The World According to Miley Cyrus
Film · 2009
Dolly: Live from London
Film · 2009
Dolly Parton & Friends: Love Always Live
Film · 2009
Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special
Film · 2009
Dr. Robert F. Thomas - The Great Smoky Mountain Horseback Healer of Body and Soul
Film · 2009
The Jay Leno Show
Series · 2009
RuPaul's Drag Race
Series · 2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Series · 2009
Backstory
Series · 2009
The Book Lady
Film · 2008
19 Kids and Counting
Series · 2008
Countdown - The Wonder Years 2
Film · 2007
Opry Video Classics: Hall of Fame
Film · 2007
Opry Video Classics: Duets
Film · 2007
Opry Video Classics : Legends
Film · 2007
Opry Video Classics: Queens of Country
Film · 2007
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1980
Film · 2007
The Graham Norton Show
Series · 2007
The Graham Norton Show
Series · 2007
The Howard Stern Interview
Series · 2006
Hannah Montana
Series · 2006
Tootsie's Orchid Lounge: Where the Music Began
Film · 2005
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
Film · 2005
Naomi's New Morning
Series · 2005
CMT: Inside Fame
Series · 2005
The Colbert Report
Series · 2005
Dolly Parton: Live & Well
Film · 2004
Norah Jones and The Handsome Band: Live in 2004
Film · 2004
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
Film · 2004
The Best of So Graham Norton
Film · 2004
The Tony Danza Show
Series · 2004
The Paul O'Grady Show
Series · 2004
CMA Music Festival
Series · 2004
Miley's New Year's Eve Party
Series · 2004
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
Series · 2004
Miley's New Year's Eve Party
Series · 2004
The Terry and Gaby Show
Series · 2003
VH1: All Access
Series · 2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Series · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Series · 2003
Frank McKlusky, C.I.
Film · 2002
The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s
Film · 2002
American Idol
Series · 2002
American Idol
Series · 2002
CMT Music Awards
Series · 2002
CMT Crossroads
Series · 2002
Graham Goes to Dollywood
Film · 2001
Reba
Series · 2001
Chet Atkins: A Life in Music
Film · 2000
Blue Valley Songbird
Film · 1999
Jackie's Back!
Film · 1999
Dolly Partons Precious Memories
Film · 1999
The Early Show
Series · 1999
Parkinson
Series · 1998
Get to the Heart: The Barbara Mandrell Story
Film · 1997
The View
Series · 1997
Unlikely Angel
Film · 1996
Dollywood: A Memory Worth Repeating
Film · 1996
Dolly Parton: Treasures
Film · 1996
The Daily Show
Series · 1996
E! True Hollywood Story
Series · 1996
TFI Friday
Series · 1996
Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story
Film · 1995
Heartsong
Film · 1995
Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge
Film · 1995
The Frank Skinner Show
Series · 1995
The Magic School Bus
Series · 1994
Extra
Series · 1994
The Women of Country
Film · 1993
The Beverly Hillbillies
Film · 1993
Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music
Film · 1993
Intimate Portrait
Series · 1993
Late Show with David Letterman
Series · 1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Series · 1993
Late Show with David Letterman
Series · 1993
Late Show with David Letterman
Series · 1993
Straight Talk
Film · 1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Series · 1992
Wild Texas Wind
Film · 1991
Burt Reynolds' Conversations with...
Series · 1991
Dolly Parton... Christmas at Home
Film · 1990
Steel Magnolias
Film · 1989
Kenny, Dolly & Willie: Something Inside So Strong
Film · 1989
The Simpsons
Series · 1989
Bob Hope's Jolly Christmas Show
Film · 1988
A Down Home Country Christmas
Film · 1987
Dolly
Series · 1987
A Smoky Mountain Christmas
Film · 1986
Walt Disney World 15th Anniversary
Film · 1986
Designing Women
Series · 1986
Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers - Real Love
Film · 1985
Rhinestone
Film · 1984
Kenny & Dolly: A Christmas to Remember
Film · 1984
Dolly in Concert
Film · 1983
Alvin and the Chipmunks
Series · 1983
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Film · 1982
The Best Little Special In Texas
Film · 1982
Wogan
Series · 1982
Champs-Elysées
Series · 1982
Champs-Elysées
Series · 1982
Late Night with David Letterman
Series · 1982
Lily: Sold Out
Film · 1981
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds
Film · 1981
Entertainment Tonight
Series · 1981
De TV Show
Series · 1981
Nine to Five
Film · 1980
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
Series · 1980
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1979
Film · 1979
Dolly and Carol in Nashville
Film · 1979
CBS News Sunday Morning
Series · 1979
Cher... Special
Film · 1978
50 Years of Country Music
Film · 1978
The Kennedy Center Honors
Series · 1978
The South Bank Show
Series · 1978
Dolly!
Series · 1977
Saturday Night Live
Series · 1975
Musikladen
Series · 1972
An Old Time Country Christmas
Film · 1969
60 Minutes
Series · 1968
CMA Awards
Series · 1967
Academy of Country Music Awards
Series · 1966
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Series · 1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Series · 1962
The Porter Wagoner Show
Series · 1961
The Mike Douglas Show
Series · 1961
The Mike Douglas Show
Series · 1961
The Mike Douglas Show
Series · 1961
The Grammys
Series · 1959
The Oscars
Series · 1953
Run, Rose, Run
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