Dolly Parton's Life And Career As A Country Music Icon, Actor And Philanthropist, In Photos
Photos of Dolly Parton’s rise from humble Tennessee roots to country music icon, actor, businesswoman and philanthropist. Known for hits including Jolene and I Will Always Love You, Parton has died at 80.
Dolly Parton appears at Dollywood's Season Passholder and Media Day in Pigeon Forge, Tenn, March 8, 2024. | Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File
Dolly Parton poses at the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy Ceremony in New York, on Oct. 13, 2022. | Photo: AP/Andres Kudacki, File
Dolly Parton, left, and Miley Cyrus perform Jolene at the 61st annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 10, 2019. | Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File
Dolly Parton reads her book Coat of Many Colors, at the Library of Congress in Washington on Feb. 27, 2018. | Photo: AP/Andrew Harnik, File
Dolly Parton displays a pin on her jacket during a celebration of the tenth anniversary of the Governor's Books from Birth Foundation, which distributes books to all Tennessee kids free of charge through age five, in Nashville, Tenn., on Sept. 30, 2014. | Photo: AP/Mark Humphrey, File
Dolly Parton arrives at the premiere of Joyful Noise in Los Angeles, Monday, Jan. 9, 2012. | Photo: AP/Matt Sayles, File
Dolly Parton performs at a United Way of America convention in Detroit, Friday, May 15, 2009. | Photo: AP/Carlos Osorio, File
Dolly Parton, center, stands with other 2006 Kennedy Center honorees being celebrated for their contributions to American culture at the State Department in Washington, Dec. 2, 2006. From left are Zubin Mehta, Steven Spielberg, Dolly Parton, Smokey Robinson, and Andrew Lloyd Webber. | Photo: AP/J. Scott Applewhite, File
Dolly Parton, left, and Kenny Rogers rehearse a song for their appearance on the TV show Live... And in Person in Los Angeles on Sept. 27, 1983. | Photo: AP/Doug Pizac, File
Country singer Dolly Parton appears at a rehearsal session in Nashville, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 1982. | Photo: AP/Mark Humphrey, File
Dolly Parton, left, and Burt Reynolds appear at the premier of their film The Best little Whorehouse in Texas in Austin, on July 12, 1982. | Photo: AP/Ted Powers, File
Dolly Parton, left, Lily Tomlin, center, and Jane Fonda arrive for the premiere of their film 9 To 5 in New York on Dec. 14, 1980. | Photo: AP/Richard Drew, File
Singer and Actress Dolly Parton shown at a party following the premiere of her movie Nine to Five in Los Angeles, Dec. 12, 1980. | Photo: AP/Harms, File
U.S. President Jimmy Carter, center, and Dolly Parton, left, greet each other at a luncheon for country music entertainers, as first lady Rosalynn Carter looks on, at the White House in Washington on Oct. 2, 1979. | Photo: AP/Harvey Georges, File
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