{"id":5373530,"date":"2026-05-05T13:19:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T17:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/?p=5373530"},"modified":"2026-05-05T13:20:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T17:20:40","slug":"how-old-is-dolly-parton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/how-old-is-dolly-parton-5373530\/","title":{"rendered":"How Old Is Dolly Parton? See the Country Music Star&#8217;s Age Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Dolly Parton has been in the music industry for as long as many can remember. After spending decades in the spotlight, learn how old the singer is now here.<\/span><!--more--><span class=\"s1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/pics\/dolly-parton-photos\/country-music-stars-donate-to-nashville-tornado-relief-3\"  ><strong>Dolly Parton<\/strong><\/a><\/span> has long been an icon \u2014 not just for her contributions to country music and her unforgettable stage presence, but also for her resilience and spirit. Even in 2025, she continues to engage new generations, collaborating with <span class=\"s1\"><strong><a  href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/celeb\/sabrina-carpenter\/\"  >Sabrina Carpenter<\/a><\/strong><\/span> on \u201cPlease Please Please.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-1\">Tragically, Dolly\u2019s personal life took a painful turn when her husband of nearly six decades,<span class=\"s1\"> <a  href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/dolly-parton-husband-4573323\/\"  ><strong>Carl Thomas Dean<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, passed away on March 3, 2025. In an <span class=\"s1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DGwdXPoPvoj\/?igsh=MWx1NzN0emYwYnhtcQ==\"  target=\"_blank\"  >Instagram<\/a><\/span> post, she shared<span class=\"s1\">, &#8220;<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carl and I spent many wonderful years together. Words can\u2019t do justice to the love we shared for over 60 years. Thank you for your prayers and sympathy.&#8221; The statement continued, &#8220;The family has asked for privacy during this difficult time.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-2\">In the months since, Dolly has been candid about the toll her loss has taken, admitting in a video that she let her <a  href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/dolly-parton-health-5472417\/\"  target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener\"  >health<\/a> slide while mourning Carl. In 2025, she postponed her Las Vegas residency and missed several appearances due to issues with kidney stones and infection, citing the need for medical procedures and recovery time.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I ain\u2019t dead yet! <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Mp553laadI\"  rel=\"nofollow\"  target=\"_blank\"  >pic.twitter.com\/Mp553laadI<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-3\">&mdash; Dolly Parton (@DollyParton) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DollyParton\/status\/1975970769407705160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"  target=\"_blank\"  >October 8, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-4\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Learn more about her net worth, age, and Carl\u2019s age below.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C90eVw4v9fh\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:500px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C90eVw4v9fh\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\"  style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\"  target=\"_blank\"  > <\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex;flex-direction: row;align-items: center\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 40px;margin-right: 14px;width: 40px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex;flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 100px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 60px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display:block;height:50px;margin:0 auto 12px;width:50px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px\">\n<div style=\"color:#3897f0;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:550;line-height:18px\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex;flex-direction: row;margin-bottom: 14px;align-items: center\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px;flex-grow: 0;margin-right: 14px;margin-left: 2px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 20px;width: 20px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 2px solid transparent;border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4;border-bottom: 2px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-right: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;flex-grow: 0;height: 12px;width: 16px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex;flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center;margin-bottom: 24px\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 224px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 144px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-5\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-6\"><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">Dolly Parton\u2019s Net Worth<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Dolly has a net worth of $650 million, according to <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.celebritynetworth.com\/richest-celebrities\/singers\/dolly-parton-net-worth\/\"  target=\"_blank\"  ><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Celebrity Net Worth<\/span><\/a><\/span><span class=\"s1\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">How Old Is Dolly Parton?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Dolly is 80 years old. She celebrated her 80th birthday on January 19, 2025.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">How Old Was Carl Thomas Dean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Carl was 82 at the time of his passing. He and Dolly had been married since 1966, keeping their relationship mostly private over the years.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">Does Dolly Parton Have Children?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Dolly never had children. In a 2020 interview with Oprah Winfrey for <a  href=\"https:\/\/tv.apple.com\/us\/show\/the-oprah-conversation\/umc.cmc.49yt85r7ow6904u0177r694qy\"  target=\"_blank\"  ><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Oprah Conversation<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/span><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0on Apple TV, she explained her decision.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;I didn&#8217;t have children because I believed that God didn&#8217;t mean for me to have kids so everybody&#8217;s kids could be mine, so I could do things like Imagination Library because if I hadn&#8217;t had the freedom to work, I wouldn&#8217;t have done all the things I&#8217;ve done,&#8221; Dolly said. &#8220;I wouldn&#8217;t be in a position to do all of the things I&#8217;m doing now.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-7\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> added, &#8220;Since I had no kids, and my husband was pretty independent, I had freedom.\u201d The singer continued, &#8220;So I think a big part of my whole success is the fact that I was free to work.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dolly Parton has been in the music industry for as long as many can remember. 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