Dolly Parton is an American singer, actress and businesswoman known for popular singles such as Baby I’m Burning , I Know You By Heart , and Eagle When She Flies . She has won various awards for her superior singing skills such as Grammy Awards , Country Music Association Awards , and American Music Awards . She has a huge social media following with more than 1 million followers on Instagram, more than 5 million followers on Twitter and more than 4 million followers on Facebook.

Born name

Dolly Rebecca Parton

nickname

The Smoky Mountain Songbird, The Iron Butterfly, The Queen of the Country, The Backwoods Barbie, The Queen of Nashville, The Book Lady, The Leading Lady of the Country, Aunt Grandma

Sun sign

Capricorn

Place of birth

Sevier County, Tennessee, United States

Residence

Nashville, Tennessee, USA

nationality

training

Dolly Parton graduated from high school in 1964.

occupation

Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, actress, author, businesswoman, philanthropist

family

• Father – Robert Lee Parton Sr. (subsistence farmer and construction worker)
• Mutter – Avie Lee Caroline
• Siblings – She has 11 siblings.
• Others – Miley Cyrus (godchild) (actress and musician),William Walter Parton (paternal grandfather), Bessie Elizabeth Rayfield (paternal grandmother), The Rev. Jacob Robert Owens (maternal grandfather), Rene Kansas Valentine (maternal grandmother)

Manager

Dolly Parton is managed by –

• Danny Nozell, Manager, CTK Management, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
• William Morris Endeavour (WME) Entertainment, Talentagent, Beverly Hills, Kalifornien, USA.
• Gemstone, Laird & Sobel, Legal Representatives, Los Angeles, California, USA.
• Guesty PR, Press Contact, London, UK.

Genre

Country, Country Pop, Bluegrass, Gospel

instruments

Vocals, guitar, banjo, saxophone, piano, flute

labels

• Goldband Records
• mercury
• Monument
• RCA Victor
• Warner Bros.
• Columbia
• flood
• Decca
• Sugar Hill
• Dolly Records

To build

Lush

Height

4 feet 11 inches or 150 cm

weight

50 kg or 110 lbs

friend/spouse

Dolly Parton dated –

1. Carl Thomas Dean – Dolly and businessman Carl Thomas Dean married on May 30, 1966 in Ringgold, Georgia. The couple keeps a low profile and rarely makes public appearances together. Dolly expressed her pride in her married life, stating it will be the first and last for both of them. For their 50th wedding anniversary on May 30, 2011, Dolly and Carl renewed their vows. The couple have no children of their own.

race/ethnicity

White

She has English, German, Irish, Scottish and Welsh ancestry.

hair colour

Blond

eye color

Green

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• Curved Lips
• A Mole Under Her Lips (Left Page)
• eyebrows raised
• Bright long nails
• Green eyes

brand promotion

Dolly Parton has done endorsement work for the following brands –

• Visit Sevierville
• Brisenwaschmittel
• Golden nugget
• Dollywood
• Dixie Stampede
• Tennessee tourism

Religion

Christianity

Known for

• Her phenomenal contribution to country music, with around 40 top ten albums, 3,000 originals including popular hits like I’ll Always Love You , Jolene , and Coat of Many Colors . She has more than 25 songs certified Gold, Platinum, and Multi-Platinum.
• Win several prestigious awards such as Grammy Awards , Country Music Association Awards , Academy of Country Music Awards , and American Music Awards . She has also won the Hall of Fame Award for “I Will Always Love You” (2007) and “Jolene” (2014) and Lifetime Achievement Award (2011).
• Inducted into many halls of fame including the Country Music Hall of Fame (1999) and the National Academy of Popular Music/Songwriters Hall of Fame (2001).

First album

On February 13, 1967, Dolly released her debut full-length album Hello, I’m Monument-labeled Dolly. The album contains 12 original tracks.

first movie

In 1980, Dolly made her big screen debut in the comedy 9 to 5 as Doralee Rhodes.

First TV show

In 1964, Dolly made her TV show debut on The Early Morning Show .

Personal trainer

There is no information on Dolly’s training routine, but she is known for dieting sporadically. It has been associated with the famous cabbage soup diet, also known as Dolly Parton’s cabbage soup diet.

Dolly Parton favorite things

• Color – white and yellow
• Drink – red wine
• Appetizer – Chopped Mussels Casino
• Meal – Roasted pork, green beans, turnips and roasted okra
• Perfume – gendarme

Dolly Parton facts

1. She grew up in an extremely poor household.
2. Dolly is the 4th child of the 12 children in her family.
3. She moved to Nashville the next day after graduating from high school in 1964.
4. Her first job was singing on the radio show Cas Walker in Knoxville, Tennessee at the age of 10.
5. A versatile artist, she has received at least one nomination from Academy Awards , Grammy Awards , Tony Awards , and Emmy Awards .
6. In 2007, Dolly started Dolly Records with the intention of winning major marketing deals.
7. She prefers very tight and very sparkly dresses.
8. She was bullied at school.
9. Dolly is obsessed with colorful butterflies.
10. In 2005, she was honored by the US government with the National Medal of the Arts award for her contribution to the arts .
11. The Dolly Foundation was formed to provide scholarships to local high school students in April 1988.
12. In 1995, the Dolly Parton Imagination Library was launched as part of The Dolly Foundation , which mails free books to children enrolled in the program up to the age of 5.
13. In 1986, Rebel Railroad Park reopened as Dollywood Amusement Park with a joint partnership between Dolly Parton and Herschend Family Entertainment in the Knoxville-Smoky Mountains, Tennessee.
14. She is also the CEO of her Dollywood Company based in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, USA.
15. Dolly is also the author of numerous books including Coat of Many Colors (2016), Dream More: Celebrate Your Inner Dreamer (2012) and I Am a Rainbow (2009).
16. The first cloned sheep, Dolly, was named after her rare breast implant.
17. In 2018, she was included in the Guinness World Records for “Most Decades with a Top 20 Hit on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs Chart” and “Most Hits on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs Chart by a Female Artist” .
18. Visit her official website @ dollyparton.com.
19. Follow her on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.