{"id":596090,"date":"2026-08-26T01:56:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T01:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/596090\/"},"modified":"2026-08-26T01:56:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T01:56:10","slug":"dolly-parton-movies-ranked-by-tomatometer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/596090\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolly Parton Movies Ranked by Tomatometer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/dolly-parton-700x250-1.jpg\" alt=\"Dolly Parton\" class=\"wp-image-295968\"  \/>(Photo by Ian Gavan\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are only a handful of celebrities so beloved by the general public that they transcend all boundaries, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/celebrity\/dolly_parton\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dolly Parton<\/a> was arguably the most beloved of them all. The country music legend and American icon was not only an accomplished singer-songwriter but also a celebrated philanthropist and talented actress, parlaying her multiple Grammy-winning music career into a life of humanitarian work and several notable appearances in film and television.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Parton made her TV debut in the 1960s and 1970s on variety shows, doing what she does best: performing music. On 1978\u2019s Cher\u2026 Special, a TV special centered on the titular singer-actress, Parton\u2019s performance earned her an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Music Program. She would go on to earn three more nominations for her work on her own TV movies, finally winning one in 2021 for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/dolly_partons_christmas_on_the_square\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dolly Parton\u2019s Christmas on the Square<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/dolly-parton-700x380-1.jpg\" alt=\"Dolly Parton in 1976\" class=\"wp-image-295963\"  \/>(Photo by David Redfern\/Redferns)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her feature film debut came in 1980\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/9_to_5\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">9 to 5,<\/a> a workplace comedy in which she starred opposite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/celebrity\/jane_fonda\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jane Fonda<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/celebrity\/lily_tomlin\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lily Tomlin<\/a> as a secretary who plots with her peers to bring down their company\u2019s sexist vice president. Not only was it a breakout role for Parton, but it garnered her widespread awards attention, including a Golden Globe nod for Best Motion Picture Actress \u2013 Musical\/Comedy and both Golden Globe and Oscar nominations for her song \u201c9 to 5\u201d, which went on to win two Grammys.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Parton went on to have memorable roles 1982\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/best_little_whorehouse_in_texas\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas<\/a>, 1989\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/steel_magnolias\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Steel Magnolias<\/a>, and 1992\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/straight_talk\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Straight Talk<\/a>, with plenty of cameos and personal appearances across film and TV, from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/miss_congeniality_2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Miss Congeniality 2<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/tv\/the_simpsons\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Simpsons<\/a>. She played longtime family friend Aunt Dolly in three episodes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/tv\/hannah_montana\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hannah Montana<\/a>, guest-starred on Seth McFarlane\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/tv\/orville\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Orville<\/a> as a simulation of herself, and played small roles in episodes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/tv\/reba\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reba<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/tv\/the_magic_school_bus\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Magic School Bus<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/tv\/grace_and_frankie\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Grace &amp; Frankie<\/a>, the latter of which reunited her with her 9 to 5 co-stars Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/dolly-parton-steel-magnolias-700x380-1.jpg\" alt=\"Dolly Parton and Olympia Dukakis in 1989's 'Steel Magnolias'\" class=\"wp-image-295967\"  \/>(Photo by TriStar Pictures\/Courtesy Everett Collection)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sadly, Parton passed away after a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/dolly-parton-died-after-a-brief-battle-with-cancer-her-team-confirms-12067930?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">brief battle with cancer<\/a>\u201d on August 25, 2026 at the age of 80, just months after health concerns in late 2025 led to the cancellation of a December residency in Las Vegas. And while she will be best remembered for her staggering body of work in music, she also turned in awards-worthy performances on both the big screen and television. We celebrate the life of Dolly Parton by looking back at all of her movies ranked by Tomatometer.<\/p>\n<p>Dolly Parton Movies<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"(Photo by Ian Gavan\/Getty Images) There are only a handful of celebrities so beloved by the general public&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":596091,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[146,85,46,397],"class_list":["post-596090","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-entertainment","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-movies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/596090","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=596090"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/596090\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/596091"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=596090"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=596090"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=596090"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}