Dolly Parton Filmography

Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous

Actors: Sandra Bullock, Regina King, Enrique Murciano Jr., William Shatner, Ernie Hudson

Synopsis: FBI agent-turned-reluctant beauty queen Gracie Hart (played by Sandra Bullock) is taking on both bad guys and high glamour again in this sequel to the comedy smash Miss Congeniality. After her undercover mission at the Miss United States pageant becomes public knowledge, Gracie becomes something Read More

For the Love of Dolly

Synopsis: A quintet of Dolly Parton super-fans are profiled in this documentary from first-time director Tai Uhlmann. Through intimate interviews and archival home-movie footage, Uhlmann seeks to learn what exactly has led these people to develop such an affinity for the country & western singer. Parton Read More

Norah Jones and the Handsome Band: Live in 2004

Actors: Norah Jones

Synopsis: A jazz chanteuse with a taste for pop, country, and blues at their best, Norah Jones became an overnight sensation in 2002 with the release of her album {^Come Away With Me}, which earned both critical acclaim and blockbuster sales. In 2004, Jones was touring in support of her well-received second Read More

Country Superstars: Video Hits

Synopsis: This release features ten music videos from some of the biggest country music superstars of all time. Included are the promotional clips for Waylon Jennings' "Wild Ones," Dolly Parton's "Potential New Boyfriend," Alan Jackson's "Chattahoochee," and Martina McBride's "Wild Angels." ~ Perry Seibert Read More

Dolly Parton: Live and Well

Crew: Producer

Actors: Dolly Parton

Synopsis: Dolly Parton: Live and Well documents two concerts Parton played on December 12 and 13, 2002, at the Celebrity Theater located in her very own tourist attraction, Dollywood. She plays a total of 22 songs that are taken from nearly every phase of her lengthy career. The set list includes such Read More

Our Country

Synopsis: Directed by Steve Goldmann, Our Country chronicles the development of country music from its origins in the last century all the way up to modern times. This IMAX feature is packed with footage of country musicians, and includes music ranging from Jimmie Rodgers to Lyle Lovett and Dolly Parton. Read More

Frank McKlusky, C.I.

Actors: Dave Sheridan

Synopsis: David Sheridan, comic actor and star of MTV's Buzzkill, co-created this goofy comedy with debut screenwriter Mark Perez as the first in a two-picture deal with Disney. Frank McKlusky (Sheridan) is an insurance claims investigator who has been zealously safety conscious since witnessing a horrible Read More

Chet Atkins: A Life in Music

Actors: Chet Atkins

Synopsis: Chet Atkins was a hero of country music, not just for his fingerpicking guitar solos but also for his studio wizardry. Throughout his career, Atkins recorded nearly 70 records and won 13 Grammy awards. This program captures the remarkable career of this musician through a blend of interviewers and Read More

Blue Valley Songbird

Crew: Executive Producer

Actors: Dolly Parton, John Terry, Billy Dean

Synopsis: Dolly Parton stars as an up-and-coming country & western singer (a role that obviously stirred up some memories for her) in this made-for-TV drama. Leanna Taylor (Parton) ran away from home when she was a teenager to escape her abusive family, hoping to find a career in Nashville as a singer. Read More

Jackie's Back

Actors: Jenifer Lewis, Tim Curry, TV Blake, Tangie Ambrose, Whoopi Goldberg

Synopsis: Soul diva Jackie Washington is determined to hit the comeback trail but seems to be having trouble finding the on-ramp in the mock-documentary comedy Jackie's Back. Jackie (played by Jenifer Lewis) was a Rhythm and Blues singer who had a few late '60's and early 70's hits, including "Yield" and Read More

Karaoke: Country, Vol. 5 - The Ladies of Country

Synopsis: This specially-recorded karaoke disc features hit songs made famous by some of the leading female artists in country music. Songs include Crazy, You Don't Even Know Who I Am, Girls Night Out, How Can I Unlove You and I Try To Think About Elvis. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide Read More

Get to the Heart: The Barbara Mandrell Story

Synopsis: If there is any doubt that this made-for-TV movie is the authorized biography of singer Barbara Mandrell, the fact that the singer plays "herself" in the wraparound sequences should settle all bets. Otherwise, former Brady Bunch regular Maureen McCormick is seen as Barbara, whose life is Read More

Unlikely Angel

Crew: Executive Producer, Songwriter

Actors: Dolly Parton, Roddy McDowall

Synopsis: Dolly Parton stars in this light-hearted story as Ruby Diamond, a singer who unexpectedly dies in an auto wreck and finds herself meeting the man at the pearly gates. Ruby discovers she did not rack up enough good deed points to enter the kingdom of Heaven, but she's given a second chance to come Read More

The Magic School Bus: Holiday Special (Recycling)

Synopsis: The "Holiday Special" episode of The Magic School Bus focuses on the importance of recycling, and includes guest star Dolly Parton (as the voice of Murph) singing four seasonal tunes by Peter Lurye. Just before school gets out for winter recess, Wanda prepares to attend the Nutcracker by bringing Read More

Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge

Actors: Ashley Judd, Kathleen York

Synopsis: The struggle of country music's mother-daughter duo The Judds is told in this made-for-television drama. Kathleen York stars as Naomi Judd (then known as Diana Judd) a single mother of two daughters, who turned to music as way to help positively influence her increasingly belligerent and Read More

Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music

Actors: Bill Monroe

Synopsis: Bill Monroe was inarguably the single most important and influential figure in the history of bluegrass music. Fusing the fiddle and madolin sounds of the Eastern Kentucky Hills with the guitars of rural blues and adding a streamlined speed and emotional passion to the music, Monroe was truly the Read More

The Beverly Hillbillies

Actors: Diedrich Bader, Dabney Coleman, Erika Eleniak, Cloris Leachman, Rob Schneider, Jim Varney

Synopsis: Penelope Spheeris directed this compulsively faithful film adaptation of the popular 1960s television series. The familiar story 'bout a man named Jed Clampett (Jim Varney), a poor mountaineer who barely kept his family fed, continues to follow the TV show's format. Jed discovers oil on his Read More

Straight Talk

Crew: Composer (Music Score), Songwriter

Actors: Dolly Parton, James Woods, Griffin Dunne, Jerry Orbach, Michael Madsen, Deirdre O'Connell

Synopsis: Dolly Parton and James Woods as the screen's hottest new romantic team? That's only one of several casting surprises in this romantic comedy. Shirlee Kenyon (Dolly Parton) has had enough of life in her small Arkansas town, not to mention her small-minded Arkansas boyfriend Steve (Michael Madsen). Read More

Wild Texas Wind

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Gary Busey, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton

Synopsis: Dolly Parton goes dramatic in Wild Texas Wind--with plenty or songs in her repertoire to gloss over the script's shortcomings. This made-for-TV movie costars a curiously hammy Gary Busey as the manager of a country western band fronted by Parton. Through his business acumen, Parton's aggregation Read More

Steel Magnolias

Actors: Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Shirley MacLaine, Daryl Hannah, Olympia Dukakis, Julia Roberts

Synopsis: The title refers to those seemingly frail Southern belles who survive any and all deprivations through whims of iron. Robert Harling's original stage play was set exclusively in a Louisiana beauty parlor where an all-female cast of characters laughed, cried and compared menfolk. The film expands Read More

Grand Ole Opry Country Music Celebration

Synopsis: Enjoy the performances of Minnie Pearl, Loretta Lynn, Roy Acuff, and Dolly Parton in this video of country music at the Grand Ole Opry house. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

Saturday Night Live: Dolly Parton

Actors: Dolly Parton

Synopsis: This 1989 episode of Saturday Night Live is hosted by Dolly Parton, who also serves as the musical guest. ~ Skyler Miller, All Movie Guide Read More

Young Country

A Smoky Mountain Christmas

Actors: Dolly Parton, Lee Majors, Bo Hopkins

Synopsis: Smoky Mountain Christmas is the sort of fare that always seems to pop up exclusively during the Yuletide season: an original made-for-TV musical fantasy. Dolly Parton plays a country-music star (imaginative casting, this) who finds herself stranded in the Tennessee backwoods with taciturn Read More

Country Love Songs

Nashville Story

Synopsis: View the Grand Ole Opry from backstage with plenty of great music. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

Video Love Songs

Captain Kangaroo and His Friends

Synopsis: This children's video features the popular television personality in various segments as he, along with special guests, educates and entertains young children. ~ Kristie Hassen, All Movie Guide Read More

Kenny and Dolly: Real Love

Synopsis: This musical presentation features Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton doing "Lady" and other favorites. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

Single Bars, Single Women

Crew: Singer

Actors: Shelley Hack, Paul Michael Glaser, Tony Danza, Keith Gordon, Christine Lahti

Synopsis: In this made-for-TV movie, a group of lonely, unattached people meet up in a local bar in search of love and friendship. ~ Iotis Erlewine, All Movie Guide Read More

Rhinestone

Crew: Composer (Music Score), Songwriter

Actors: Sylvester Stallone, Dolly Parton, Richard Farnsworth, Ron Leibman, Tim Thomerson

Synopsis: After a big-time country singer (Dolly Parton) brags that she can turn anybody in to a country-singin' star, she's out to prove she can live up to her talk when she recruits a cab-driver (Sylvester Stallone) as a country singer. He's scheduled to sing at a big-time NYC country night club and Dolly Read More

Dolly in London

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

Crew: Songwriter

Actors: Burt Reynolds, Dolly Parton, Dom DeLuise, Charles Durning, Jim Nabors

Synopsis: In this filmization of the hit Broadway musical, a popular brothel is threatened with a shutdown by Texas authorities. Burt Reynolds plays the Sheriff, while Dolly Parton portrays the Chicken Ranch madam. While this film has its moments, it never reaches the entertainment heights of its stage Read More

Nine to Five

Crew: Songwriter

Actors: Brad David, Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Dolly Parton, Dabney Coleman, Sterling Hayden

Synopsis: Judy Bernly (Jane Fonda), a housewife whose husband has left her for his secretary, begins her own secretarial career at a huge corporation. Violet Newstead (Lily Tomlin), a feisty, veteran office manager, instructs her on the perils and procedures of office life -- and of working for Franklin Read More

The Nashville Sound

Synopsis: Some of the leading names in country music are on hand for this documentary shot in "Music City U.S.A." Filmmakers Robert Elfstrom and David Hoffman traveled to Nashville, TN, in 1969 for a country disc jockeys convention that coincided with the 44th anniversary celebration of the famed radio show Read More

Grand Ole Opry Video: Collection: Love Ballads

Actors: Mary Stuart, Sonny James, Hank Locklin, Ferlin Husky, Patsy Cline

Grand Ole Opry Video Collection: Queens

Actors: Jeanine Seely, Jean Shepard, Kitty Wells, Patsy Cline, Skeeter Davis

Opry Video Classics: Legends

Actors: George Jones, Marty Robbins, Don Gibson, Jim Reeves, Faron Young

Synopsis: The country-and-western compilation release Opry Video Classics: Legends presents a series of fifteen vintage live performances by such artists as Jim Reeves, Conway Twitty, Marty Robbins and Loretta Lynn. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide Read More

Grand Ole Opry Video Collection: Duets

Actors: Marty Stuart, Conway Twitty, Loretta Lynn, Porter Wagoner, Dolly Parton

Grand Ole Opry Video Collection: The Hall of Fame

Actors: Porter Wagoner, Little Jimmy Dickens, Jan Howard, Mary Stuart, Johnny Cash