1946-01-19 ( 79 years old ) in Sevierville, Tennessee, USA
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.
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Dolly Parton: Here I Am
2019-12-25
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2019-12-08
Dolly Parton: 50 Years At The Opry
2019-11-26
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
2019-09-06
Harlem to Hollywood
2019-07-07
Amber & Dolly: 9 to 5
2019-03-26
Charley Pride: I'm Just Me
2019-02-22
Dolly & Friends: The Making of a Soundtrack
2018-11-29
The Year in Memoriam
2017-12-18
A Pentatonix Christmas Special
2016-12-14
Sisters in Country: Dolly, Linda and Emmylou
2016-11-04
Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors
2015-12-10
Dolly Parton: Queen of Country
2015-11-06
Country Queens at the BBC
2014-11-07
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2014-06-24
A Country Christmas Story
2013-11-09
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2013-01-19
Queens Of Nashville
2013-01-01
Joyful Noise
2012-01-13
Hollywood to Dollywood
2011-07-16
The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom
2011-03-04
Gnomeo & Juliet
2011-01-13
The World According to Miley Cyrus
2009-10-28
Dolly: Live from London
2009-06-30
Dolly Parton & Friends: Love Always Live
2009-03-13
The Book Lady
2008-09-20
Opry Video Classics: Hall of Fame
2007-11-21
Opry Video Classics: Duets
2007-11-21
Opry Video Classics : Legends
2007-11-21
Opry Video Classics: Queens of Country
2007-11-21
Countdown - The Wonder Years 2
2007-01-01
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
2005-03-11
Dolly Parton: Live & Well
2004-09-14
Frank McKlusky, C.I.
2002-04-26
Graham Goes to Dollywood
2001-12-26
Blue Valley Songbird
1999-11-01
Jackie's Back!
1999-06-14
Get to the Heart: The Barbara Mandrell Story
1997-09-28
Unlikely Angel
1996-12-17
Dolly Parton: Treasures
1996-11-30
Dollywood: A Memory Worth Repeating
1996-01-01
Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge
1995-05-14
Heartsong
1995-01-01
The Beverly Hillbillies
1993-10-15
Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music
1993-05-31
The Women of Country
1993-05-06
Straight Talk
1992-04-03
Wild Texas Wind
1991-09-23
Home for Christmas
1990-12-21
Steel Magnolias
1989-11-15
Bob Hope's Jolly Christmas Show
1988-12-19
A Smoky Mountain Christmas
1986-12-14
Walt Disney World 15th Anniversary
1986-11-09
Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers - Real Love
1985-12-01
Kenny & Dolly: A Christmas to Remember
1984-12-02
Rhinestone
1984-06-22
Dolly in Concert
1983-06-19
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
1982-07-23
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds
1981-12-13
Lily: Sold Out
1981-02-02
Nine to Five
1980-12-18
Dolly and Carol in Nashville
1979-02-14
Cher... Special
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