Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, actress, author, businesswoman, and humanitarian, known primarily for her work in country music and successful songwriter for others. Parton made her album debut in 1967 with Hello, I'm Dolly. During the 1960s (both as a solo artist and with a series of duet albums with Porter Wagoner), her sales and chart peak came during the 1970s and continued into the 1980s.
Parton has garnered nine Grammy Awards, two Academy Award nominations, ten Country Music Association Awards, seven Academy of Country Music Awards, three American Music Awards, and is one of only seven female artists to win the Country Music Association's Entertainer of the Year Award and many other honors.
Parton is known primarily for her work in country music and achieving success as a famous songwriter and singer. Her most famous songs include, ‘Hello, I’m Dolly’, “Put It Off Until Tomorrow”, “Fuel to the Flame”, “I Will Always Love You",‘Just Because I’m a Woman’ and some more. Parton has garnered nine Grammy Awards, two Academy Award nominations, ten Country Music Association Awards, seven Academy of Country Music Awards, three American Music Awards, and is one of only seven female artists to win the Country Music Association's Entertainer of the Year Award and many other honors.
Dolly Parton was born as Dolly Rebecca PartonJanuary 19, 1946 in Pittman Center, Tennessee, U.S.She is the fourth of 12 children born to Avie Lee Caroline (née Owens; 1923–2003) and Robert Lee Parton Sr. (1921–2000). Her father worked in the mountains of East Tennessee, first as a sharecropper and later tending his own small farm and acreage. Her mother was a homemaker for a large family. Dolly grew up in a very poor family and she and her siblings used to go to the Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee), the church her grandfather, Jake Robert Owens regularly during her childhood days. Parton began performing as a child, singing on local radio, church and television programs in the East Tennessee area. Parton graduated from Sevier County High School in 1964 and moved to Nashville from where she started her musical career. He holds American citizenship and belongs to White ethnicity. His zodiac is Capricorn and her religion Christianity.
She started her professional musical career after signing with the label “Monument Records” in 1965 and released her debut studio album ‘Hello, I’m Dolly’ and many singles in 1967. Parton also did songwriting for Combine Publishing on songs like “Put It Off Until Tomorrow” in 1966 and “Fuel to the Flame” in 1967. She then collaborated with ‘Porter Wagoner’ on the television show ‘The Porter Wagoner Show’ the same year. She mostly produced pop musical ones. She was then signed to the label, RCA Victor and released her second album ‘Just Because I’m a Woman’ in 1968. She released many Billboard hits like “Coat of Many Colors”, “Jolene”, “I Will Always Love You” and many more. She started to write and sing songs of her country roots from 1987. As for her acting side, Parton made her acting debut in the 1980 comedy film ‘9 to 5’. Her other notable films include ‘The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982)’ and ‘Steel Magnolias (1989)’, a musical-comedy drama 'Joyful Noise' (2012). She also starred alongside Sylvester Stallone in the 1984 musical comedy film Rhinestone.
In 2013, Parton joined Lulu Roman for a re-recording of "I Will Always Love You" for Roman's album, At Last. In 2014, Parton embarked on the Blue Smoke World Tour in support of her 42nd studio album, Blue Smoke. Throughout her career. Parton has garnered nine Grammy Awards, two Academy Award nominations, ten Country Music Association Awards, seven Academy of Country Music Awards, three American Music Awards, and is one of only seven female artists to win the Country Music Association's Entertainer of the Year Award and many other honors.
Parton is a married woman and she is married to a businessman “Carl Thomas Dean”. Parton and Carl Thomas Dean married on May 30, 1966, in Ringgold, Georgia. Parton and Dean helped raise several of Parton's younger siblings in Nashville. The couple has no children of their own, but Parton is the godmother of performer Miley Cyrus. Parton is very happy with her married life.
Dolly Parton has a net worth of $500 million as of now. Her salary is still not revealed. She has mainly earned from her musical career. Besides she has also added from many varieties of income sources like acting and businesses. She owns million worth houses in Los Angeles and Tennessee. Her car information is still not reported.
Parton has a height of 5 feet, and She weighs around 52kg. Her body measurements are 40DD-21-35 inches. He has blonde hair and green eyes. Her shoe size is 7(US). Her dress size is not yet confirmed. She has sexual orientation is straight.