• Faith: Christian
• Career: Musician
• Birthday:  January 19, 1946

Dolly Parton is an actress, singer-songwriter, philanthropist, and author known primarily for her decades-long career in country music. After achieving success as a songwriter for others, she made her album debut in 1967 with "Hello, I'm Dolly," which led to success during the remainder of the 1960s before her sales and chart peak came during the 1970s and continued into the 1980s. Some of her albums in the 1990s didn't sell as well, but she achieved commercial success again in the new millennium and has released albums on various independent labels since 2000, including her label, Dolly Records. With a career spanning over 50 years, Parton has been described as a "country legend" and has sold over 100 million records worldwide, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time.

Parton's music includes RIAA-certified gold, platinum and multi-platinum awards. She's had 25 singles reach No. 1 on the Billboard country music charts, a record for a female artist, tied with Reba McEntire. She has 44 career Top 10 country albums, a record for any artist, and she has 110 career-charted singles over the past 40 years. She's composed over 3,000 songs, including "I Will Always Love You,” "Jolene,” "Coat of Many Colors," and "9 to 5." As an actress, Parton has starred in movies including "9 to 5" and "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas," for which she earned Golden Globe nominations for Best Actress and "Rhinestone,” "Steel Magnolias,” "Straight Talk," and "Joyful Noise." She's received 11 Grammys out of 50 nominations, including the Lifetime Achievement Award, 10 Country Music Association Awards, five Academy of Country Music Awards, and three American Music Awards.

She's also in a select group to have received at least one nomination from the Academy Awards, Grammy Awards, Tony Awards, and Emmy Awards. In 1999, Parton was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame and in 2005, she received the National Medal of Arts. In 2022, she was nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, a nomination she'd initially declined but ultimately accepted and was subsequently inducted. Outside of her work in the music industry, Parton also co-owns The Dollywood Company, which manages a number of entertainment venues, including the Dollywood theme park, the Splash Country water park, and a number of dinner theatre venues like The Dolly Parton Stampede and Pirates Voyage. She's founded a number of philanthropic and charitable organizations, chief among them is the Dollywood Foundation, which manages a number of projects to bring education and poverty relief to East Tennessee, where she grew up.

What religion is Dolly Parton?

Dolly Parton is a creative songwriter, having begun by writing country music songs with strong folk music elements based on her upbringing in humble mountain surroundings and reflecting her family's Christian background. In a 2003 interview with Larry King, Parton said, "I grew up in a very religious background. I trust God, I love God, and I love the thoughts of it. Even if there was no God, I'd prefer to believe it because I prefer to believe in something greater than we are. It takes all of the pressure off of you. You don't have a bunch of ego problems."