I wanted to be successful. And then when I saw the movie, that little character Willowdean, Dumplin' - her mother affectionately calls her Dumplin' because she's overweight - when I saw her little heart, I just pictured her going to the movies, living through other people, dreaming that she might one day could be that.

Though Dolly Parton never technically appeared in the 2018 Netflix movie Dumplin', she served at film's true inspiration. Her music scores the charming coming-of-age story, featuring pageant queens and drag queens, about a teenager who idolizes the country singer.

Hit-making producer Linda Perry says she knew Dolly Parton loved her when they first met to create the soundtrack for Netflix's Dumplin', a result of their shared appreciation for working hard and if need be, staying in a studio all night to make movie magic (in this case, movie music magic) happen.

Storyline. Willowdean ('Dumplin'), the plus-size teenage daughter of a former beauty queen, signs up for her mom's Miss Teen Bluebonnet pageant as a protest that escalates when other contestants follow her footsteps, revolutionizing the pageant and their small Texas town.

Dolly Parton co-starred with Burt Reynolds in the movie The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, and she once had some choice words to say about the actor. Here's why Parton called Reynolds an “old, dreadful, unsexy thing,” and what else she had to say about her former castmate.

A major theme of Dumplin' is learning to find yourself beautiful, no matter what you look like, despite society's traditional definition of “beauty.” Because Willowdean has spent her whole life in Clover City, she assumes that even more than football players and cheerleaders, the beauty queens are the ones who are the ...

Believe it or not, Dolly Parton is Miley Cyrus's godmother! Dolly opened up about their special bond in a 2019 interview with SiriusXM's Just Jenny, explaining how she came to be Miley's godmother after working with her father, fellow country singer Billy Ray Cyrus, in the early 1990s.

Dolly Parton and Miley Cyrus share a special bond. Aside from being two of the most successful singers in the music industry, they also share a familial connection: Parton is Cyrus' godmother. Over the years, the two have given several glimpses of their tight-knit relationship, both on screen and stage.

Her initial success came as a songwriter, having signed with Combine Publishing shortly after her arrival; with her frequent songwriting partner, her uncle Bill Owens, she wrote several charting singles during this time, including two Top 10 hits for Bill Phillips: "Put It Off Until Tomorrow," and "The Company You Keep ...

Dolly Parton's net worth is estimated to be around $650 Million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. Much of this is thanks to her success in music, which includes 41 top-10 country albums, as well as 25 number one singles.

dump·​ling ˈdəmp-liŋ plural dumplings. 1. a. : a small mass of dough cooked by boiling or steaming.

A Chinese-American family spends the summer in Taiwan, immersing their three daughters into the local culture. The main character, Pacy, is also the heroine of Grace Lin's The Year of the Dog and The Year of the Rat. Pacy experiences some discrimination both at home in America and during her trip to Taiwan.