Dolly Parton’s life and career as a country music icon, actor and philanthropist, in photos

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FILE - Dolly Parton performs at Glastonbury music festival, June 29, 2014. (Photo by Jonathan Short/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Dolly Parton performs at Glastonbury music festival, June 29, 2014. (Photo by Jonathan Short/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Dolly Parton, left, and Burt Reynolds appear at the premier of their film "The Best little Whorehouse in Texas" in Austin, on July 12, 1982. (AP Photo/Ted Powers, File)
FILE - Dolly Parton, left, and Burt Reynolds appear at the premier of their film "The Best little Whorehouse in Texas" in Austin, on July 12, 1982. (AP Photo/Ted Powers, File)
FILE - Dolly Parton performs in concert in Tokyo, July 30, 1979. (AP Photo/Tsugufumi Matsumoto, File)
FILE - Dolly Parton performs in concert in Tokyo, July 30, 1979. (AP Photo/Tsugufumi Matsumoto, File)
FILE - Dolly Parton, center, stands with other 2006 Kennedy Center honorees being celebrated for their contributions to American culture at the State Department in Washington, Dec. 2, 2006. From left are Zubin Mehta, Steven Spielberg, Dolly Parton, Smokey Robinson, and Andrew Lloyd Webber. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) Corrects spelling of Spielberg's first name to Steven.
FILE - Dolly Parton, center, stands with other 2006 Kennedy Center honorees being celebrated for their contributions to American culture at the State Department in Washington, Dec. 2, 2006. From left are Zubin Mehta, Steven Spielberg, Dolly Parton, Smokey Robinson, and Andrew Lloyd Webber. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) Corrects spelling of Spielberg's first name to Steven.
FILE - Dolly Parton performs at a United Way of America convention in Detroit, Friday, May 15, 2009. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
FILE - Dolly Parton performs at a United Way of America convention in Detroit, Friday, May 15, 2009. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
FILE - Dolly Parton, left, and Kenny Rogers rehearse a song for their appearance on the TV show "Live... And in Person" in Los Angeles on Sept. 27, 1983. (AP Photo/Doug Pizac, File)
FILE - Dolly Parton, left, and Kenny Rogers rehearse a song for their appearance on the TV show "Live... And in Person" in Los Angeles on Sept. 27, 1983. (AP Photo/Doug Pizac, File)
FILE - Dolly Parton, left, and Miley Cyrus perform "Jolene" at the 61st annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 10, 2019. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Dolly Parton, left, and Miley Cyrus perform "Jolene" at the 61st annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 10, 2019. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Dolly Parton, center, stands on stage with Lily Tomlin, left, and Jane Fonda at the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, Sept. 17, 2017. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
FILE - Dolly Parton, center, stands on stage with Lily Tomlin, left, and Jane Fonda at the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, Sept. 17, 2017. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
FILE - Dolly Parton appears at Dollywood's Season Passholder and Media Day in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., March 8, 2024. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Dolly Parton appears at Dollywood's Season Passholder and Media Day in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., March 8, 2024. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)
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2:23 PM on Tuesday, August 25

By The Associated Press

Photos of Dolly Parton’s rise from humble Tennessee roots to country music icon, actor, businesswoman and philanthropist. Known for hits including “Jolene” and “I Will Always Love You,” Parton has died at 80.

 

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