Dolly Parton, one of the greatest singer-songwriters in country music, has died aged 80Country music star Dolly Parton has died aged 80. Photograph: Richard E Aaron/Redferns Dolly Parton, the “Queen of Country” who emerged from extreme poverty in rural Tennessee to become one of America’s most distinguished songwriters and wealthiest self-made women, has died aged 80.From her music career to film roles and philanthropy, below is a look at Parton’s life in pictures.Dolly Parton in Tennessee circa 1955. Photograph: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner circa 1968 in Nashville, Tennessee. Photograph: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Dolly Parton in New York, in 1975. Photograph: Jack Manning/The New York Times Dolly Parton at Heathrow Airport IN 1976. Photograph: PA Dolly Parton during an interview with Johnny Carson in January 1977. Photograph: NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images Dolly Parton performing in New York in 1977. Photograph: Marilynn K Yee/The New York Times Dolly Parton and Cher on an ABC special in 1978. Photograph: American Broadcasting Companies via Getty Images Dolly Parto in 1978 in Los Angeles, California. Photograph: Harry Langdon/Getty Images Dolly Parton in 1979. Photograph: UPI/Bettmann Archive/Getty Images Dolly Parton performing at Harrah's Club, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, in 1980. Photograph: George Rose/Getty Images Lily Tomlin, Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda in the 1980 film 9 to 5. Photograph: 20th Century Fox/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock Dolly Parton performing on her ABC variety show Dolly in 1987. Photograph: John Seakwood/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images Dolly Parton at Dollywood in 1988 in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Photograph: Ron Davis/Getty Images Dolly Parton, Shirley MacLaine, Olympia Dukakis and Daryl Hannah in Steel Magnolias in 1989. Photograph: Tri-Star Pictures Dolly Parton eating a chocolate mousse cake in New York in 1992. Photograph: Edward Keating/The New York Times Dolly Parton performing at Carnegie Hall in New York in 1993. Photograph: Monica Almeida/The New York Times Dolly Parton performing in New York in 2002. Photograph: Tyler Hicks/The New York Times Dolly Parton launching Imagination Library, her children's literacy scheme, in 2007. Photograph: Rui Vieira/PA Dolly Parton performing on the Pyramid Stage during day three of the Glastonbury Festival in 2014. Photograph: Jim Dyson/Getty Images Dolly Parton reading her book The Coat of Many Colors to schoolchildren in 2018. Photograph: Shannon Finney/Getty Images Dolly Parton perforning with goddaughter Miley Cyrus in 2019. Photograph: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording A Dolly Parton performing during half-time in a game between the Washington Commanders and the Dallas Cowboys in 2023. Photograph: Ron Jenkins/Getty Images Dolly Parton performing during Dolly: An Original Musical in 2025. Photograph: Jason Kempin/Getty Images IN THIS SECTION