Dolly Parton: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As	Dolly Rebecca Parton
Born	January 19, 1946 • Tennessee
Died	August 25, 2026 (aged 80) • Nashville • Tennessee
Awards And Honors	Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum (2022) • Kennedy Center Honors (2006) • National Medal of Arts (2005) • Grammy Award (2002) • Grammy Award (2001) • Grammy Award (2000) • Grammy Award (2000) • Grammy Award (1988) • Grammy Award (1982) • Grammy Award (1979)

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Dolly Parton smiles while holding a microphone, wearing a green outfit with sparkling details, in front of a red background.

Lee Parton, Dolly Parton, and Avie Lee Parton sit together smiling in a black and white photo taken in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.

Dolly Parton sings into a microphone beside Porter Wagoner, who plays guitar, during a performance on The Porter Wagoner Show in 1970.

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Dolly Parton, wearing a black outfit, smiles and reaches out to pet a white horse at a crowded Studio 54 after party in New York City.

Dolly Parton as Truvy Jones and Olympia Dukakis as Clairee Belcher stand together holding drinks at an outdoor event in the film Steel Magnolias.

Dolly Parton, wearing a white dress, smiles and waves while riding a tiger-shaped carousel figure at Dollywood's opening day in 1990.

Dolly Parton poses playfully while putting on a conductor's hat in front of a red trolley labeled Music City's Dolly Trolley in downtown Nashville.

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