23 Facts About Stella Parton

Stella Mae Parton was born on May 4,1949 and is an American country singer and songwriter widely known for a series of country singles that charted during the mid-to-late-1970s, her biggest hit being "I Want to Hold You in My Dreams Tonight" in 1975.

Stella Parton is a younger sister of singer-songwriter Dolly Parton and an older sister of the late Randy Parton and former actress Rachel Parton George.

When Stella Parton was seven, she and Dolly appeared on a Knoxville television program, and two years later she debuted on radio.

Stella Parton married Marvin Carroll Rauhuff just before her high school graduation in 1966.

In 1967, Stella Parton released her first album, In the Garden.

Stella Parton had an additional top-40 hit with her sister Dolly's composition, "Steady as the Rain", in 1979.

Stella Parton recorded three albums for Elektra up to 1979.

In 1984, Stella Parton performed a song with Kin Vassey for the soundtrack of the movie Rhinestone, in which Dolly starred.

Stella Parton has released a DVD, Live in Nashville, of footage from a 1990 concert in Nashville taken from the Attic Entertainment archives.

Stella Parton performed George Hamilton IV's "Break My Mind" with sisters Dolly and Cassie.

In 1979, Stella Parton starred in The Dukes of Hazzard episode titled "Deputy Dukes" as Mary Beth Malone, a woman who impersonates a police officer to settle a family score with a prisoner who ends up being transported by Bo and Luke during a change of venue.

Stella Parton wrote and staged several Dollywood shows the opening season, as well as appearing on The Dukes of Hazzard, Live with Regis and Kathy Lee, The Today Show and Good Morning America.

Stella Parton has been on several international radio programs, including Get Focused Radio with host Kate Hennessy.

Stella Parton appeared with Gena Rowlands and Louis Gossett in the 2000 TV movie The Color of Love: Jacey's Story which was nominated for a Primetime Emmy award.

In 2006, Stella Parton made appearances in two films, A Dance for Bethany and Ghost Town, both scheduled for release in 2007.

Stella Parton appeared in Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors with Jennifer Nettles and Ricky Schroder, an NBC made-for-TV movie based on Dolly's song of the same name that was first broadcast on NBC in December 2015.

In 2016, Stella Parton appeared in Dolly Stella Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love as Corla Bass.

Stella Parton appeared as a mystery guest on To Tell the Truth hosted by Anthony Anderson in 2021, and none of the panelists guessed her as the real sibling of Dolly Parton.

Stella Parton devotes much of her time to causes such as domestic violence and teaches at the New Opportunity School for Women at Berea College, Kentucky, using her knowledge of hair and make-up to help women build self-esteem.

Stella Parton has been a national spokesperson for Mothers Against Drunk Driving and the Christian Appalachian Project and National Honorary Country Music Ambassador to the American Cancer Society.

Stella Parton went viral on Twitter in December 2020 with a tweet criticizing "old moldy politicians" over the sluggish COVID-19 vaccine rollout in the United States.

Stella Parton has a consulting business, Attic Entertainment Artist Development and Entertainment Consulting, which teaches stage presence, hair, make-up, wardrobe techniques and video coaching.

Stella Parton has written three cookbooks, including State Fairs and Church Bazaars.