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Biography

Dolly was born in 1946 one of 12 children to Robert Lee Parton, a tobacco farmer, and Avie Lee Parton. She grew up on…more

Born

1/19/1946, Sevierville, Tennessee, USA

Birth Name

Dolly Rebecca Parton

Gender

Female

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Star (7)

Role
- Grand Ole Opry
  Herself
  - S 20: Ep 19 May 7, 2005
    5/7/05
  - S 20: Ep 18 April 23, 2005
    4/23/05
  - S 20: Ep 17 April 9, 2005
    4/9/05
  - S 20: Ep 16 March 26, 2005
    3/26/05
  - S 20: Ep 15 March 5, 2005
    3/5/05
  - + 45 More Credits
- Retrosexual: The '80s
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 5 Hotties
    11/19/04
  - S 1: Ep 4 Turn Ons
    11/18/04
  - S 1: Ep 3 Taboos
    11/17/04
  - S 1: Ep 2 Teen Sex
    11/16/04
  - S 1: Ep 1 Sex Sells
    11/14/04
- Dolly
  Herself/Host
  - S 1: Ep 22 Episode 22 (Unknown Title)
    5/10/88
  - S 1: Ep 21 Down in New Orleans
    4/30/88
  - S 1: Ep 13 113
    1/19/88
  - S 1: Ep 11 109
    1/4/88
  - S 1: Ep 12 112
    12/13/87
  - + 17 More Credits
- Dolly (1976)
  Host
  - S 1: Ep 120 120
    6/13/76
  - S 1: Ep 119 119
    6/6/76
  - S 1: Ep 13 Fifth Demension
    4/25/76
  - S 1: Ep 10 Karen Black
    4/4/76
  - S 1: Ep 4 Pure Prairie League
    2/22/76
  - + 2 More Credits
- Dolly (1976)
  Herself/Host
  - S 1: Ep 18 Mel Tillis
    5/30/76
  - S 1: Ep 118 118
    5/30/76
  - S 1: Ep 113 113
    4/25/76
  - S 1: Ep 112 112
    4/18/76
  - S 1: Ep 110 110
    4/4/76
  - + 8 More Credits
- The Porter Wagoner Show
  Herself, 1967-1974
  - S 7: Ep 44 Don Gibson (taped May 20, 1968)
    5/20/68
  - S 12: Ep 27 Jack Greene (taped November 15, 1972)
    4/21/73
  - S 12: Ep 10 Don Gibson (taped August 29, 1972)
    11/25/72
  - S 9: Ep 29 Pete Stamper (taped January 12, 1970)
  - S 9: Ep 5 Carl and Pearl Butler (taped April 17, 1969)
  - + 10 More Credits
- The Porter Wagoner Show
  Herself (1967-1974)
  - S 7: Ep 14 Pee Wee King / The Collins Sisters (taped Dec. 4, 1967)
    1/1/68
  - S 7: Ep 12 Leon Ashley (1967-68 season)
    12/25/67
  - S 6: Ep 49 The Hillsiders (1967)
    12/23/67
  - S 6: Ep 46 George Morgan (1967)
    11/25/67
  - S 7: Ep 1 Bobby Bare / 1st Dolly Parton episode (taped September 25, 1967)
    10/28/67
  - + 171 More Credits
Recurring Role (11)

Role
- Hannah Montana
  Aunt Dolly
  - S 4: Ep 12 Kiss It All Goodbye
    12/19/10
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 16: Ep 129 Show #3104
    4/28/09
  - S 11: Ep 43 Show #2074
    11/12/03
  - S 9: Ep 180 Show #1835
    7/8/02
  - S 8: Ep 88 Show #1546
    1/30/01
  - S 7: Ep 99 Show #1365
    2/28/00
  - + 5 More Credits
- Grand Ole Opry
  Herself - Performer
  - S 22: Ep 13 Dolly Parton, Marty Stuart and Patty Loveless
    5/19/07
- CMT Insider
  Performance
  - S 3: Ep 10 March 11, 2006
    3/11/06
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  Guest
  - S 14: Ep 1007 2006 Olympic #7 - Dolly Parton
    2/21/06
  - S 12: Ep 78 Show #2574
    10/9/03
  - S 11: Ep 44 Show #2318
    8/8/02
  - S 9: Ep 51 Show #2009
    2/27/01
  - S 3: Ep 1 David Hyde Pierce; Dolly Parton
    11/28/94
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 12: Ep 21 Show #1763
    3/16/93
  - S 11: Ep 31 Show #1615
    4/2/92
  - S 9: Ep 139 Show #1406
    12/20/90
  - S 8: Ep 39 Show #1124
    4/11/89
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 30: Ep 100 Show #4511
    4/8/92
  - S 29: Ep 112 Show #4342
    5/8/91
  - S 29: Ep 36 Show #4266
    12/14/90
  - S 28: Ep 27 Show #4072
    11/22/89
  - S 24: Ep 74 Show #3774
    5/30/86
  - + 1 More Credits
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest (cameo)
  - S 5: Ep 166 Show #0812 (870113)
    1/13/87
- The Midnight Special
  Herself
  - S 8: Ep 16 Hosts: The Captain & Tennille
    2/1/80
  - S 7: Ep 16 Hits of 1978 (hosted by Wolfman Jack)
    2/9/79
  - S 4: Ep 14 Host: Helen Reddy / Dolly Parton / Charlie Rich
    12/26/75
- The Midnight Special
  Guest
  - S 7: Ep 30 Hosts: Raydio
    6/29/79
- The Midnight Special
  Host
  - S 7: Ep 3 Host: Dolly Parton
    9/29/78
Guest Star (86)

Role
- Live! with Kelly
  Herself
  - S 24: Ep 85 January 12, 2012
    1/12/12
  - S 22: Ep 193 June 30, 2010
    6/30/10
  - S 7: Ep 153 April 7, 1995
    4/7/95
  - S 5: Ep 241 August 12, 1993
    8/12/93
  - S 5: Ep 126 March 2, 1993
    3/2/93
  - + 4 More Credits
- CMT Insider
  Herself
  - S 9: Ep 1 January 7, 2012
    1/7/12
  - S 8: Ep 27 July 30, 2011
    7/30/11
  - S 8: Ep 24 July 2, 2011
    7/2/11
  - S 8: Ep 22 June 18, 2011
    6/18/11
  - S 8: Ep 3 January 15, 2011
    1/15/11
  - + 23 More Credits
- Strictly Come Dancing
  Musical Guest
  - S 9: Ep 1 Series 9, Launch Show
    9/10/11
- Lorraine
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 143 Wednesday 13/4/11
    4/13/11
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 17: Ep 163 Late Show With David Letterman 06/29/2010
    6/29/10
- The Marty Stuart Show
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 23 Dolly Parton
    5/29/10
- This Morning
  Herself
  - S 22: Ep 99 Tuesday 26/1/10
    1/26/10
  - S 13: Ep 19 19th February 2001
    2/19/01
- CMT Top 20 Countdown
  Guest Star
  - S 8: Ep 46 November 13, 2009
    11/13/09
- The Jay Leno Show
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 44 44
    11/12/09
- 19 Kids and Counting
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 4 Duggars Meet Dolly
    7/21/09
- The View
  Herself
  - S 12: Ep 166 May 1, 2009
    5/1/09
  - S 9: Ep 29 October 19, 2005
    10/19/05
  - S 5: Ep 112 July 9, 2002
    7/9/02
- The Today Show
  Herself
  - S 58: Ep 80 April 22, 2009
    4/22/09
- CMT Top 20 Countdown
  Self
  - S 8: Ep 9 February 27, 2009
    2/27/09
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 59 Dolly Parton
    11/28/08
  - S 6: Ep 11 Dolly Parton/Simon Baker/Heather Brammer/Hemalayaa Behl
    9/22/08
  - S 1: Ep 160 Dolly Parton/Jon Favreau
    5/19/04
- American Idol
  Performs
  - S 7: Ep 27 One Must Go Home Tonight! 8 Finalists Remain
    4/2/08
- Hannah Montana
  Aunt Dolly
  - S 2: Ep 20 I Will Always Loathe You
    12/7/07
  - S 1: Ep 16 Good Golly, Miss Dolly
    9/29/06
- The One Show
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 108 Thursday 6th December 2007
    12/6/07
- Dancing With The Stars
  Special Performance
  - S 5: Ep 3 Episode 501B
    9/26/07
- CMT Giants
  Performer
  - S 1: Ep 1 CMT Giants: Reba
    11/18/06
- The Academy Awards
  Herself
  - S 78: Ep 1 The 78th Annual Academy Awards
    3/5/06
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 99 Dolly Parton/Kevin Smith/The Cult
    2/24/06
- GMTV
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 71 Thursday 23rd February
    2/23/06
  - S 2: Ep 70 Wednesday 22nd February
    2/22/06
  - S 1: Ep 106 Wednesday 9th October
    10/9/02
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
  Musical Performer
  - S 3: Ep 113 Dolly Parton/Stacy Keibler/John Krasinski
    2/23/06
- GMTV Today
  Herself
  - S 7: Ep 38 Wednesday 22nd February
    2/22/06
  - S 3: Ep 201 Wednesday 9th October
    10/9/02
- CMA Awards
  Performer
  - S 1: Ep 43 The 39th Annual CMA Awards
    11/15/05
- The Tony Danza Show
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 33 Episode 208
    10/26/05
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
  Guest
  - S 10: Ep 129 Dolly Parton
    10/17/05
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Herself/Musical Perfomer
  - S 13: Ep 24 Dolly Parton, Molly Sims
    10/14/05
- CMA Music Festival
  Self
  - S 1: Ep 2 2005 CMA Music Festival
    8/2/05
- Reba
  Dolly Majors
  - S 4: Ep 18 Reba's Rules of Real Estate
    4/15/05
- The Paul O'Grady Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 8 Series 1 - Episode 8
    10/20/04
- Live! with Kelly
  Musical Guest
  - S 16: Ep 164 May 7, 2004
    5/7/04
  - S 12: Ep 85 February 29, 2000
    2/29/00
  - S 11: Ep 46 November 24, 1998
    11/24/98
  - S 10: Ep 196 August 31, 1998
    8/31/98
  - S 7: Ep 22 September 27, 1994
    9/27/94
- CMT Music Awards
  Host/Performer
  - S 1: Ep 3 2004 Flameworthy Awards
    4/21/04
- CMT Crossroads
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 2 Dolly Parton and Melissa Etheridge
    11/28/03
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Herself
  - S 11: Ep 32 Dolly Parton, Steve Irwin
    11/13/03
- MWL Star
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 15 Dolly Parton
    6/3/03
- Lost Highway
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 4 Sweethearts of the Rodeo
    3/15/03
- I Love the 80s
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 1 I Love The 80's: 1980
    12/16/02
- The Frank Skinner Show
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 5 Ian Thorpe, Dolly Parton, Natalie & Nicole Appleton
    10/8/02
- Most Wanted Live
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 147 July 20, 2002
    7/20/02
  - — June 13, 2001
    6/13/01
- So Graham Norton
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 9 Graham Goes to Dollywood
    12/26/01
  - S 4: Ep 17 Episode 49
    2/23/01
- Austin City Limits
  Herself
  - S 26: Ep 15 Dolly Parton followed by Nickel Creek
    3/24/01
- Parkinson (1998)
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 1 Tracey Ullman, Denise Lewis, Dolly Parton
    2/17/01
- Bette
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 3 Halloween
    10/25/00
- Live! with Kelly
  Guest Co-Host
  - S 13: Ep 3174 September 7, 2000
    9/7/00
  - S 13: Ep 3173 September 6, 2000
    9/6/00
  - S 13: Ep 2941 September 5, 2000
    9/5/00
  - S 11: Ep 132 March 26, 1999
    3/26/99
  - S 11: Ep 131 March 25, 1999
    3/25/99
  - + 1 More Credits
- Academy of Country Music Awards
  Performer
  - S 1: Ep 35 The 35th Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards
    5/3/00
- Academy of Country Music Awards
  Host
  - S 1: Ep 35 The 35th Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards
    5/3/00
- Top Ten (1999)
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 4 Love Songs
    2/12/00
  - S 1: Ep 3 Country
    3/20/99
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest (cameo)
  - S 6: Ep 128 Show #1193
    4/2/99
  - S 2: Ep 145 Show #0364
    4/21/95
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 100 Show #531
    2/12/99
  - S 2: Ep 132 Show #374
    4/2/98
  - S 1: Ep 107 Show #107
    11/27/96
- The Simpsons
  Voice of Herself
  - S 10: Ep 12 Sunday, Cruddy Sunday
    1/31/99
- CMT Showcase
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 10 Dolly Parton
    11/1/98
- E! True Hollywood Story
  (herself)
  - S 2: Ep 11 Studio 54: Sex, Drugs & Disco
    5/24/98
- The Magic School Bus
  Voice of Katrina Eloise "Murph" Murphy
  - S 3: Ep 13 The Family Holiday Special
    12/25/96
- Live! with Kelly
  Herself Guest Co-host
  - S 8: Ep 1955 April 10, 1996
    4/10/96
- The Academy Awards
  Herself - Performer
  - S 66: Ep 1 The 66th Annual Academy Awards
    3/21/94
  - S 53: Ep 1 The 53rd Annual Academy Awards
    3/31/81
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  Guest
- The Bob Hope Show
  Herself
  - S 42: Ep 4 Bob Hope's America: Red, White and Beautiful -- The Swimsuit Edition
    5/16/92
  - S 39: Ep 2 Bob Hope's Jolly Christmas Show
    12/17/88
- Good Morning America
  Herself
  - S 18: Ep 65 April 1, 1992
    4/1/92
  - S 10: Ep 123 June 20, 1984
    6/20/84
- The Arsenio Hall Show
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 115 March 19, 1992
    3/19/92
  - S 2: Ep 155 May 21, 1990
    5/21/90
- Babes
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 15 Hello, Dolly
    2/7/91
- Designing Women
  Herself, Charlene's Guardian Movie Star
  - S 4: Ep 13 The First Day of the Last Decade of the Entire Twentieth Century
    1/1/90
- The Pat Sajak Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 71 April 19, 1989
    4/19/89
- Saturday Night Live
  Herself
  - S 14: Ep 17 Dolly Parton
    4/15/89
- Aspel & Company
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 12 Harry Enfield, Dolly Parton, Victoria Wood
    4/2/88
- 9 to 5
  Strange Woman
  - S 5: Ep 26 Goodbye, Pops
    3/26/88
- People's Choice Awards
  Herself
  - S 14: Ep 1 The 14th Annual People's Choice Awards
    1/1/88
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 6: Ep 30 Show #0848
    4/1/87
- Disneyland
  Herself
  - S 31: Ep 6 Walt Disney World's 15th Anniversary Celebration
    11/9/86
- The Academy Awards
  Herself - Presenter
  - S 56: Ep 1 The 56th Annual Academy Awards
    4/9/84
  - S 52: Ep 1 The 52nd Annual Academy Awards
    4/14/80
- Alvin & the Chipmunks
  Voice of Herself
  - S 1: Ep 14 Urban Chipmunk
    11/5/83
- Solid Gold
  herself
  - S 3: Ep 37 Marilyn McCoo & Rex Smith Show 37
    6/18/83
- Solid Gold
  Guest
  - S 3: Ep 36 Marilyn McCoo & Rex Smith Show 36
    6/11/83
  - S 3: Ep 35 Marilyn McCoo & Rex Smith Show 35
    6/4/83
- Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
  self
  - S 1: Ep 1 Dolly Parton/John Schneider (November 1980)
    11/15/80
- Pop! Goes the Country
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 11 Dolly
    11/18/78
  - S 1: Ep 21 Dolly, Randy, & Moe
    1/25/75
- American Music Awards
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 5 The 5th American Music Awards
    1/16/78
  - S 4: Ep 4 The 4th American Music Awards
    1/31/77
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Herself/Co-host
  - S 15: Ep 189 May 27, 1977
    5/27/77
  - S 15: Ep 188 May 26, 1977
    5/26/77
  - S 15: Ep 187 May 25, 1977
    5/25/77
  - S 15: Ep 186 May 24, 1977
    5/24/77
  - S 15: Ep 185 Week of May 23, 1977
    5/23/77
- The Hollywood Squares (1966)
  Herself
  - S 11: Ep 8 September 27-October 3, 1976 (2)
    9/27/76
- Dinah!
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 87 January 20, 1976
    1/20/76
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Herself
  - S 13: Ep 78 December 18, 1975
    12/18/75
- Hee-Haw
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 23 Ep. 152: 2-15-75: Dolly Parton, Terry McMillan, Kenny Price
    2/15/75
  - S 3: Ep 19 Ep. 70: 2-12-72: Porter Wagoner, Dolly Parton
    2/12/72
  - S 1: Ep 26 Ep. 26: 3-18-70: Dolly Parton, Faron Young
    3/18/70
- The Wilburn Brothers Show
  Herself
  - S 11: Ep 23 Porter and Dolly
    2/9/74
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Herself
  - S 12: Ep 104 January 24, 1974
    1/24/74
  - S 9: Ep 6 Week of September 14, 1970
    9/14/70
- The David Frost Show
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 203 July 15, 1971
    7/15/71
- Kraft Music Hall
  Guest
  - S 13: Ep 5 4th Annual Country Music Association Awards
    10/14/70
- The Porter Wagoner Show
  Herself
  - S 7: Ep 1 Bobby Bare / 1st Dolly Parton episode (taped September 25, 1967)
    10/28/67
Special Guest Star (1)

Role
- Access Hollywood
  Self
  - S 12: Ep 137 William Petersen to end 'CSI' Life Of Crime
    7/15/08
Additional Music (1)

Role
- Hannah Montana
  Additional Music
  - S 2: Ep 20 I Will Always Loathe You
    12/7/07
  - S 1: Ep 16 Good Golly, Miss Dolly
    9/29/06
Main Title Theme (1)

Role
- 9 to 5
  Main Title Theme
  - S 2: Ep 3 Real Men Don't Make Quiche
    10/19/82

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- During a visit to New York City in 1968, Dolly and a friend of hers were mistaken for prostitutes by a would-be john who was quite aggressive in his intentions. The experience had kept her from returning to the Big Apple for many years.
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- Even though she is an amazing songwriter Dolly never learned how to read music.
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- As of 2009 Dolly's estimated worth was in the range of 300 - 500 million dollars. Falling in line behind Madonna and Oprah.
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- Dolly: (after postponing her North American tour due to a sore back) Hey, you try wagging these puppies around a while and see if you don't have back problems.
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- Dolly: (after accepting a lifetime membership into the Girl Scouts of Tanasi Council on June 15, 2007) While I was never a Girl Scout myself when I was a kid, I always wanted to be. This great honor lets me live out a dream and to be part of an organization that stands for many of the same values I do and Dollywood does.
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- Dolly: If you want to see the rainbow you gotta put up with the rain.
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