Dolly Parton Net Worth

Dolly Parton's Quotes

• I'm not offended by dumb-blonde jokes because I know that I'm not dumb. I also know I'm not blonde.
• I describe my look as a blend of Mother Goose, Cinderella, and the local hooker!
• It takes a lot of money to make a person look this cheap!
• I like to buy clothes that are two sizes too small and then take them in a little.
• I have little feet because nothing grows in the shade.

Interesting Facts about Dolly Parton

1. One of 12 children, she grew up in a one-room cabin in Tennessee.
2. Owner/namesake of Smoky Mountain area theme park "Dollywood," located in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, USA.
3. During the early 1990s, she filmed a series of sitcom pilots for CBS-TV. In 1994, "Heavens to Betsy" was made, starring Dolly and Constance Shulman; six episodes were completed before the sitcom was scrapped and the story revamped for the Movie of the Week Unlikely Angel (1996). Following the television movie, she was to develop a sitcom where she would star as a "caterer to the stars," which would have aired as Mindin' My Own Business (1996), but the pilot was never broadcast.
4. When Drew Barrymore spoke about her film Home Fries (1998) prior to its release, she revealed that her character was a huge fan of Dolly Parton. She said that several of Parton's songs would appear in the film, and that they spent a two-day shoot at Dollywood. When the film was finally released, the only reference to Dolly Parton was on the walls of Drew's bedroom, which are covered with posters and pictures of Dolly.
5. Reportedly has her breasts insured for $600,000.
6. Dolly's classic song "Jolene" was covered by Sherrié Austin (aka Sherrie Austin) on her third album "Followin' a Feelin" (2001).
7. Her father Robert was one of 15 children and her mother Avie Lee (Owens) was one of 10.
8. The world's first cloned mammal, Dolly the sheep, was named after Parton.
9. Was a candidate for the hosting duties on Family Feud (1999) before Louie Anderson was hired.
10. Inducted to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1999.
11. Sister-in-law of Richard Dennison.
12. Various tabloids have reported that her breast implants--which she has never disputed having--have increased her measurements to anywhere from 38CC to 48DD.
13. The children's television series Sesame Street (1969) introduced a character in homage to Dolly Parton. She had purple skin and blonde hair and went by the name of Polly Darton.
14. She and her husband Carl Dean raised five of her younger siblings.
15. Distant cousin of screenwriter R.J. O'Sullivan.
16. Her song "Jolene" was also covered by Olivia Newton-John, who sang it at a taped concert in the Dee Events Center in Ogden, Utah.
17. Ranked #34 on VH1's Greatest Women of Rock N Roll
18. Her Oscar nominated song "Nine to Five" from Nine to Five (1980) was ranked #78 while her song writing contribution, "I Will Always Love You", from The Bodyguard (1992) came in at #65 on The American Film Institute's list of AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies (2004).
19. Her iconic hit song, "I Will Always Love You," was voted the No. 1 song on CMT 100 Greatest Love Songs of Country Music (2004).
20. Covered Collective Soul's "Shine," turning the alternative-rock ballad into a bluegrass song.