Dolly Parton net worth: How the country icon built a $450 million fortune from a 'dirt poor' Tennessee childhood

Dolly Parton, the country music legend who rose from rural Tennessee to become one of America’s and the world's most recognizable entertainers, has passed away at 80. According to her representatives, she had been fighting a “brief battle with cancer” before she passed away on August 25, 2026.

Parton’s death marks an end to the career of a legend spanning nearly seven decades, one that made her a music superstar, actor, author, entrepreneur and philanthropist. Per Reuters, Parton died peacefully in Nashville, while tributes poured in from across the entertainment world.