Dolly Parton filmography

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Dolly Parton is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She has appeared in twelve theatrically released films and has made over 400 appearances on television.

Parton's first televised appearance was in 1956 on the Cas Walker Farm and Home Hour when she was 10 years old; she had previously appeared on Cas Walker's radio show. Her major television breakthrough came in 1967 when she was discovered by Porter Wagoner who had her join his weekly variety show, The Porter Wagoner Show. Parton appeared on 218 episodes of the show between 1967 and 1975 as a regular performer. Appearing on the show with Wagoner during this time is credited with helping to boost Parton to superstardom.

Following her departure from Wagoner's weekly show, Parton transitioned into a more pop-oriented musical style in 1976 and 1977. During this time Parton starred in her own variety show Dolly!, which ran for one season. Parton's popularity exploded following a string of appearances on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson beginning in 1977, and she went on to be prominently featured in numerous television specials, including ones headlined by Mac Davis and Cher, with whom she shared manager Sandy Gallin.

In 1980 Parton made her theatrical film debut as Doralee Rhodes in 9 to 5. She wrote the film's theme song, which was nominated for an Academy Award and a Grammy. In 1982 Parton appeared in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas as Mona Stangley. She contributed two additional songs to the film's score, "Sneakin' Around" and "I Will Always Love You". The film and Parton herself were nominated for Golden Globes for Best Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical) and Best Actress in a Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical), respectively. In 1984 Parton starred in Rhinestone with Sylvester Stallone. The film was panned upon its release, and is generally regarded as a commercial and critical flop. However, the soundtrack yielded two top 10 hits for Parton, "Tennessee Homesick Blues" and "God Won't Get You".

Parton starred in the Christmas television special Kenny & Dolly: A Christmas to Remember with Kenny Rogers in 1984 to promote their collaborative Christmas album Once Upon a Christmas. In 1986 Parton starred in the made-for-television film A Smoky Mountain Christmas. During the 1987–1988 television season, Parton attempted a second variety show on ABC, also titled Dolly. Like the previous series, this one also only lasted one season.

Parton starred in the 1989 film Steel Magnolias with Sally Field, Shirley MacLaine and Julia Roberts.

In 1991 Parton starred in the made-for-television film Wild Texas Wind.

Parton returned to the silver screen in 1992 with James Woods in the 1992 film Straight Talk. The film received mixed reviews, with most of the praise going to Parton and Woods' performances, while criticizing the storyline. In 1993 she made a cameo appearance in The Beverly Hillbillies.

In 1994 Parton starred in two pilot episodes for sitcoms, Heavens to Betsy and Mindin' My Own Business, neither of which were ordered to series. Parton starred in the made-for-television films Unlikely Angel in 1996 and Blue Valley Songbird in 1999.

In the 2000s Parton made appearances in the films Frank McKlusky, C.I. and Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous as well as television appearances on Reba and Hannah Montana.

Parton starred in the 2012 film Joyful Noise with Queen Latifah, Keke Palmer and Jeremy Jordan. She also made cameo appearances in The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom in 2011 and Hollywood to Dollywood in 2012.

In 2015 Parton and NBC produced the made-for-television film Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors featuring Parton as narrator. A sequel, Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love was produced in 2016, again featuring Parton as narrator and in a cameo appearance as the Painted Lady who inspired her signature style.

Parton and Netflix partnered together to produce a series of television films based on Parton's songs, titled Dolly Parton's Heartstrings. It was released in 2019.

Film[]

Title Year Role Notes Ref.
9 to 5 1980 Doralee Rhodes [1]
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas 1982 Mona Stangley [2]
Rhinestone 1984 Jake Farris [3]
Steel Magnolias 1989 Truvy Jones [4]
Straight Talk 1992 Shirlee Kenyon [5]
The Beverly Hillbillies 1993 Herself Cameo appearance [6]
Frank McKlusky, C.I. 2002 Edith McKlusky [7]
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous 2005 Herself Cameo appearance [8]
Gnomeo & Juliet 2011 Dolly Gnome Voice role [9]
The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom 2011 Herself Voice cameo [10]
Joyful Noise 2012 G.G. Sparrow [11]
Hollywood to Dollywood 2012 Herself Cameo appearance [12]
Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square 2020 Angel [13]

Television[]

Title Year Role Notes Ref.
Cas Walker Farm and Home Hour 1956–64 Herself First television appearance [14]
The Early Morning Show 1964 Herself [15]
The Ralph Emery Early Morning Show 1967 Herself [16]
Music City USA 1967 Herself (guest performer) [17]
The Wilburn Brothers Show 1967
1973 		Herself (guest performer) [18]
[19]
The Porter Wagoner Show 1967–74 Herself 218 episodes [20]
The Kraft Music Hall 1968
1969
1970 		Herself "2nd Annual Country Music Association Awards"
"3rd Annual Country Music Association Awards"
"4th Annual Country Music Association Awards" 		[21]
[22]
[23]
An Old-Time Country Christmas 1969 Herself Television special [24]
Hee Haw 1970
1972
1975 		Herself (musical guest) Season 1, episode 26
Season 3, episode 19
Season 6, episode 23 		[25]
[26]
[27]
The Nashville Sound 1970 Herself Documentary [28]
The Mike Douglas Show 1970
1974
1977 		Herself One episode (country vocalist)
One episode
Five episodes (co-host) 		[29]
[30]
[31]
The David Frost Show 1971 Herself [32]
That Good Ole Nashville Music 1971 Herself (guest performer) [33]
The Rowan and Martin Special 1973 Herself Television special [34]
RCA's Opening Night 1973 Herself Television special [35]
Burt Reynolds' Late Show 1973 Herself Television special [36]
Dinah's Place 1974 Herself [37]
8th Annual Country Music Association Awards 1974 Herself (performer) Television special, nominated for Female Vocalist of the Year and Vocal Duo of the Year [38]
In Concert 1975 Herself (performer) Season 3, episode 15 (this episode of In Concert was issued on LP in 1975) [39]
Sing Country 1975 1975 Herself (performer) Television special [40]
9th Annual Country Music Association Awards 1975 Herself (performer) Television special, won Female Vocalist of the Year and nominated for Vocal Duo of the Year [41]
The Ronnie Prophet Show 1975 Herself (performer) [42]
Candid Camera 1975 Herself Two episodes [43]
[44]
Grand Ole Opry 50th Anniversary 1975 Herself Television Special [45]
Dinah! 1976 Herself (guest performer) [46]
Dolly! 1976–77 Herself (host, performer) 26 episodes [47]
Festival of Entertainment 1976 Herself Television special [48]
Sing Country 1976 1976 Herself (performer) Television special [49]
The Mac Davis Show 1976 Herself Season 3, episode 9 [50]
The Hollywood Squares 1976
1978 		Herself (panelist) Five episodes
One episode 		[51]
[52]
10th Annual Country Music Association Awards 1976 Herself (performer) Television special, won Female Vocalist of the Year and nominated for Vocal Duo of the Year [53]
The 4th Annual American Music Awards 1977 Herself Television special, nominated for Favorite Country Female Artist [54]
The 19th Annual Grammy Awards 1977 Herself Television special, nominated for Best Country Vocal Performance, Female ("All I Can Do") [55]
Captain Kangaroo 1977 Herself [56]
Mac Davis: Sounds Like Home 1977 Herself Television Special. [57]
Musikladen 1977 Herself [58]
Cher... Special 1978 Herself Television special
50 Years of Country Music 1978 Herself (host) Television special [59]
Dolly & Carol in Nashville 1979 Herself/Trudy Television special [60]
The Seventies: An Explosion of Country Music 1979 Herself Multi-artist concert at the Ford Theater in Washington, D.C.; later repackaged as Country Superstars of the '70s
A Christmas Special... With Love, Mac Davis 1979 Herself Television Special. [61]
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters 1980 Herself Pilot episode
Mac Davis 10th Anniversary Special: I Still Believe in Music 1980 Herself Television Special. [62]
Lily: Sold Out 1981 Herself Special [63]
Alvin and the Chipmunks 1983 Herself (voice) "Urban Chipmunk"
Today 1984–2017 Herself 20 episodes [64]
[65]
Kenny & Dolly: A Christmas to Remember 1984 Herself Television special. A "Making of" special was also released.[66] [67]
Kenny & Dolly: Real Love 1985 Herself Television special, also known under the promotional title Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton: Together. [68]
The Winning Hand 1985 Herself Television special [69]
A Smoky Mountain Christmas 1986 Lorna Davis Movie [70]
Dolly 1987–88 Herself (host, performer) 22 episodes
Bob Hope's Jolly Christmas Show 1988 Herself Television Special.
Saturday Night Live 1989 Herself/host/musical guest/various
Kenny, Dolly and Willie: Something Inside So Strong 1989 Herself Television special [71]
Designing Women 1990 Herself "The First Day of the Last Decade of the Entire Twentieth Century, Part One"
"The First Day of the Last Decade of the Entire Twentieth Century, Part Two" 		[72]
Babes 1991 Herself "Hello Dolly"
Wild Texas Wind 1991 Thiola "Big T" Rayfield Movie [73]
Heavens to Betsy 1994 Betsy Baxter Pilot episode, unaired [74]
Mindin' My Own Business 1994 Catering business owner Pilot episode, unaired [75]
Big Dreams and Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story 1995 Herself Movie; cameo appearance
Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge 1995 Herself Movie
Unlikely Angel 1996 Ruby Diamond Movie [76]
Dolly Parton: Treasures 1996 Self Television Special [77]
The Magic School Bus 1996 Katrina Eloise "Murph" Murphy "The Family Holiday Special" [78]
Get to the Heart: The Barbara Mandrell Story 1997 Herself Movie; cameo appearance
The Simpsons 1999 Herself (voice) "Sunday, Cruddy Sunday"
Jackie's Back 1999 Herself Movie; cameo appearance
Blue Valley Songbird 1999 Leanna Taylor Movie [79]
Bette 2000 Herself "Halloween"
Reba 2005 Dolly Majors "Reba's Rules of Real Estate" [80]
Hannah Montana 2006
2007
2010 		Aunt Dolly
  • "Good Golly Miss Dolly"
  • "I Will Always Loathe You"
  • "Kiss It All Goodbye"
 [81]
[82]
[83]
17 Kids and Counting 2009 Herself
  • "Duggars in Dixie"
  • "Duggars Meet Dolly"
 [84]
[85]
Dolly Celebrates 25 Years of Dollywood 2010 Herself [86]
Strictly Come Dancing 2011 Singer "Launch Show";[87] singing "Together You and I"
The Bachelorette 2012 Herself Episode 3
A Country Christmas Story 2013 Herself Movie [88]
Kenny & Dolly: An Intimate Conversation 2013 Herself [89]
Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors 2015 Herself (narrator) Movie; also executive producer [90]
Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love 2016 Herself (narrator)
The Painted Lady 		Movie; also executive producer [91]
Dolly & Friends: The Making of a Soundtrack 2018 Herself Television special; making of the Dumplin' soundtrack album [92]
Country Music 2019 Herself Directed by Ken Burns; interviewed in all eight episodes [93]
Dolly Parton's Heartstrings 2019 Various roles Eight episodes [94]
Christmas at Dollywood 2019 Herself Hallmark TV movie [95]
CMT Giants: Kenny Rogers 2020 Herself (performer) performed "Sweet Music Man"
Biography: Dolly Parton 2020 Herself Aired as Dolly Parton: Here I Am in the UK and on Netflix
Biography: Kenny Rogers 2020 Herself
A Holly Dolly Christmas 2020 Herself CBS television special

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  3. ^ "Rhinestone". Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Steel Magnolias". Retrieved 27 October 2018.
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  6. ^ "The Beverly Hillbillies". Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Frank McKlusky, C.I." Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous". Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Gnomeo & Juliet". Retrieved 27 October 2018.
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  11. ^ "Joyful Noise". Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  12. ^ "Hollywood to Dollywood". Retrieved 27 October 2018.
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  75. ^ "Mindin' My Own Business". Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  76. ^ "Unlikely Angel". Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  77. ^ "Dolly Parton: Treasures". Retrieved 27 October 2018.
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  79. ^ "Blue Valley Songbird". Retrieved 27 October 2018.
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  83. ^ "Hannah Montana - Kiss It All Goodbye". Retrieved 27 October 2018.
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