Biography
Dolly Parton is an American actress. She made her feature film debut in 1980 as Doralee Rhodes in 9 to 5, opposite Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin.
In 1982 she played Mona Stangley in the musical comedy The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, co-starring with Burt Reynolds. Her other film roles include Truvy Jones in Steel Magnolias (1989), Jake Farris in Rhinestone (1984) and Shirlee Kenyon in Straight Talk (1992). She has also appeared in television series and made cameo appearances in later films such as Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005) and provided voice work in Gnomeo & Juliet (2011). Parton was born in Sevierville, Tennessee, and died in 2026.
