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Dolly Rebecca Parton was born on January 19, 1946, one of 12 children of Robert Lee Parton, a tobacco farmer, and Avie Lee Parton (née Owens). Dolly grew up on a run-down farm in Locust Ridge, TN. At 12, she was appearing on Knoxville TV and, at 13, she was already recording on a small label and appearing at the Grand Ole Opry. After graduating from high school in Sevier County, Tennessee, in 1964, she moved to Nashville to launch her career as a country singer. She fell in love with Carl Dean, who ran an asphalt-paving business; they got married on May 30, 1966 (and they are still together). The next year, Dolly's singing caught the attention of Porter Wagoner. He hired Dolly to appear on his program, "The Porter Wagoner Show" (1960). Dolly stayed with the show for 7 years, their duets became famous, and she appeared with his group at the Grand Ole Opry; she also toured and sold records. By the time her hit "Joshua" reached #1 in 1970, her fame had overshadowed Porter's, and she struck out on her own, though still recording duets with him. She left him for good to become a solo artist in 1974. Dolly gained immense popularity as a singer/songwriter. Dolly won numerous Country Music Association awards (1968, 1970, 1971, 1975, 1976). This petite (5'0") beauty was a natural for television and, by the mid-1970s, Dolly was appearing frequently on TV specials and talk shows. Dolly then got her own show, aptly titled "Dolly" (1976). In 1977, Dolly got her first Grammy award: Best Female Country Vocal Performance, for her song "Here You Come Again". Dolly's movie debut was in Nine to Five (1980), where she got an Oscar nomination for writing the title tune, and also Grammy awards 2 and 3, Best Country Song, and Best Female Country Vocal Performance for the song "Nine to Five". Dolly got more fame for appearing in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982), and in Rhinestone (1984) with the song "Tennessee Homesick Blues". She is the head of Dolly Parton Enterprises, a $100 million media empire, and, in 1986, she founded Dollywood, a theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, celebrating her Smokey Mountain upbringing. She appeared as herself in the "Dolly" (1987) TV series. In 1988, she won another Grammy award: Best Country Performance Duo or Group with Vocals, for "Trio". Dolly was in the acclaimed picture Steel Magnolias (1989) with Julia Roberts, and went on to appear in 15 movies and TV-movies for the 1990s, and of course garnered more Country Music Association awards. In 2000, Dolly received her 5th Grammy award: Best Country Collaboration with Vocals. She also released a Bluegrass Album. Dolly is known for beautiful songs such as "Coat of Many Colors" and "Jolene" and "I Will Always Love You". Dolly said in an interview, "My music is what took me everywhere I've been and everywhere I will go. It's my greatest love. I can't abandon it. I'll always keep making records".
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125. 38th Annual Country Music Association Awards (2004)
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TV Herself - Presenter: Entertainer of the Year
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147. 33rd Annual Country Music Association Awards (1999)
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171. 27th Annual Country Music Association Awards (1993)
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182. 21st Annual Gospel Music Association's Dove Awards (1990)
TV Herself - Special Guest Performance "He's Alive"
TV Herself - Special Guest Performance "He's Alive"
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273. Olivia Newton-John and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Live at the Sydney Opera House (2007)
TV (writer: "Jolene")
TV (writer: "Jolene")
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275. Race to the Red Carpet: 2006 Country Music Awards (2006)
TV (performer: "When I Get Where I'm Going", "I Still Miss Someone")
TV (performer: "When I Get Where I'm Going", "I Still Miss Someone")
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279. CMT: Class of 1975 (2005)
TV (writer: "Love Is Like a Butterfly") (performer: "Love Is Like a Butterfly")
TV (writer: "Love Is Like a Butterfly") (performer: "Love Is Like a Butterfly")
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281. CMT Stacked: Dolly Parton (2004)
TV (writer: "I'm Gone", "Light of a Clear Blue Morning", "Welcome Home") (performer: "I'm Gone", "Light of a Clear Blue Morning", "Shine", "Why'd You Come In Here Lookin' Like That?", "Welcome Home")
TV (writer: "I'm Gone", "Light of a Clear Blue Morning", "Welcome Home") (performer: "I'm Gone", "Light of a Clear Blue Morning", "Shine", "Why'd You Come In Here Lookin' Like That?", "Welcome Home")
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286. Dolly Parton & Friends on the Country Train (2003)
V (writer: "Little Sparrow", "Mountain Angel", "Marry Me", "Coat of Many Colors", "I Will Always Love You") (performer: "Train, Train", "Little Sparrow", "Shine", "Mountain Angel", "Marry Me", "A Tender Lie", "I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby", "Coat of Many Colors", "I Will Always Love You")
V (writer: "Little Sparrow", "Mountain Angel", "Marry Me", "Coat of Many Colors", "I Will Always Love You") (performer: "Train, Train", "Little Sparrow", "Shine", "Mountain Angel", "Marry Me", "A Tender Lie", "I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby", "Coat of Many Colors", "I Will Always Love You")
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288. Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years (2000)
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TV (writer: "Nine to Five") (performer: "Nine to Five")
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290. Vanessa-Mae: The Red Hot Tour - Live at the Royal Albert Hall (1995)
V (writer: "I Will Always Love You")
V (writer: "I Will Always Love You")
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292. The Crazy World of Dolly Parton (1994)
V (writer: "9 to 5") (performer: "9 to 5", "Calling My Children Home")
V (writer: "9 to 5") (performer: "9 to 5", "Calling My Children Home")
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298. Norma Rae (1979)
(writer: "It's All Wrong, But It's All Right" (uncredited)) (performer: "It's All Wrong, But It's All Right" (uncredited))
(writer: "It's All Wrong, But It's All Right" (uncredited)) (performer: "It's All Wrong, But It's All Right" (uncredited))
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