Dolly Parton's Life, in Pictures

Dolly Parton poses on set for the "Light Of A Clear Blue Morning" music video in Los Angeles on March 15, 1992. —Jeffrey Mayer—Getty Images Dolly Parton poses for a portrait in circa 1955 in Tennessee. —Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Dolly Parton and her collaborator Porter Wagoner perform onstage in circa 1967. —Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Dolly Parton performs with her goddaughter, Miley Cyrus, during "Miley's New Year's Eve Party" in 2022. —Vijat Mohindra—NBC/Getty Images A crew member takes a measurement with Dolly Parton on the set of the film "9 to 5." —Steve Schapiro—Corbis/Getty Images Inductee Dolly Parton performs onstage during attends the 37th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Nov.

5, 2022. —Kevin Mazur—The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame/Getty Images Dolly Parton attends the Opening Weekend Celebration of Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, on April 24, 1993. —Ron Galella—Ron Galella Collection/Getty Images Dolly Parton greets fans and leaves her handprints at an in-store appearance Peaches Records in Atlanta, Georgia, on May 3, 1977. —Tom Hill—Getty Images Dolly Parton visits Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, in 1987. —John Seakwood—Disney General Entertainment Content/Getty Images Dolly Parton launches Imagination Library, her children's literacy scheme, at the Magna Science Adventure Centre in Rotherham, South Yorkshire. —Rui Vieira—PA Images/Getty Images Dolly Parton performs at Harrah's Club in Lake Tahoe, Nevada, in 1980. —George Rose—Getty Images Sylvester Stallone points to Dolly Parton in a scene from the film "Rhinestone" in 1984. —20th Century-Fox/Getty Images Shirley MacLaine, Daryl Hannah, Sally Field, Dolly Parton, and Julia Roberts attend the New York City premiere of "Steel Magnolias" at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York City on Nov.

5, 1989. —Vinnie Zuffante—Getty Images Dolly Parton performs during halftime in the game between the Washington Commanders and the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Nov.

23, 2023. —Ron Jenkins—Getty Images Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers perform together onstage at Brendan Byrne Arena (later Meadowlands Arena) in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on Oct.

20, 1988. —Gary Gershoff—Getty Images Dolly Parton attends the opening of Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum's new exhibit "Dolly Parton: Journey of a Seeker" in Nashville on May 19, 2025. —Jason Kempin—Getty Images Dolly Parton is interviewed at Monroe Carell Jr.

Vanderbilt Children's Hospital to share music and her own family's story of hope with kids and their parents in Nashville on Oct.

13, 2017. —Jason Davis—Pandora/Getty Images Dolly Parton leaves the "Ms Magazine's Women of the Year" ceremony, held at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City on Jan.