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Kaley Cuoco Dreams of Playing Dolly Parton in Biopic, Joins Fan Casting

Kaley Cuoco has publicly expressed her desire to play country music legend Dolly Parton in a biopic, citing her admiration for Parton. She is not alone, as actress Amanda Seyfried has also admitted she would love to portray Parton. Parton herself has been in talks to turn her life story into a feature film or musical and has previously suggested Kristin Chenoweth for the role. The project would likely require multiple actresses to portray Parton at different stages of her long career.

Key Points: Kaley Cuoco Wants to Play Dolly Parton in Biopic

  • Cuoco inspired by Parton's marriage
  • Biopic discussions are ongoing
  • Multiple actresses interested in role
  • Parton previously suggested Kristin Chenoweth
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Kaley Cuoco wants to play this iconic star in biopic

Kaley Cuoco expresses her wish to portray Dolly Parton in a film, joining Amanda Seyfried and Kristin Chenoweth as potential candidates for the role.

"Oh yes! That is a great idea. I am in love with her. - Kaley Cuoco"

Los Angeles, March 3

Hollywood actress Kaley Cuoco has expressed her wish to play Dolly Parton in a biopic. 'The Big Bang Theory' star, 40, is "in love" with the 9 to 5 hitmaker, and has heard such "nice things" about the country music icon.

Recently, her 'Vanished' co-star Sam Claflin suggested she could play Parton one day, and she replied, "Oh yes! That is a great idea. "I am in love with her, I just hear the nicest things about her", reports 'Female First UK'.

During an interview with NME, she said, "You know what I love about her? Her and her husband live in separate houses. I know he's passed, but she always talked about that, they were together forever and I'm like, 'That's how to do it'. Just live in different homes. That's great! Knock knock, let's have dinner, let's go".

As per 'Female First UK', Dolly and her late husband Carl Dean, who died in March 2025, aged 82 - were married for 58 years, and they largely kept their relationship out of the spotlight.

Earlier this year, Amanda Seyfried admitted she would love to play Dolly one day. Speaking to Deadline, she said, "Dolly Parton is one of the best human beings on the planet. So it would be fun to portray her".

In 2022, Dolly told how she was in talks to turn her life story into a biopic, and she is keen for Kristin Chenoweth to play her.

Appearing on the Mr. Nashville Talks podcast, she said, "We were talking about doing my Broadway musical and we were really, really far out ahead of that, and then COVID hit and that changed my mind about a whole lot of things. I do intend someday to be on Broadway, but I'm thinking now that I might do my life story as a feature. Maybe possibly even a musical feature, so we're in talks about that. I love Kristin Chenoweth".

"She's just absolutely fantastic. I thought she'd be an ideal person to do that... We'd probably have to have, as long as my career has been, like a little Dolly and a middle Dolly and then the older one", she added.

- IANS

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Rohit P
Dolly and her husband living in separate houses but being together for 58 years is the real story here! In our Indian joint families, that concept is unheard of. Maybe there's something to be said for having your own space even in a marriage. Respect to them.
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Aryan P
First of all, who is Kaley Cuoco? I know Dolly Parton's music is famous worldwide, but I had to Google this actress. Hollywood biopics about Western music icons don't really create buzz here unless it's someone like Freddie Mercury.
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Sarah B
Dolly Parton is a global treasure! Her philanthropy, especially with children's literacy, is inspiring. If they make a biopic, I hope they focus on that as much as her music. Kaley seems sweet, but it's a big role to fill.
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Vikram M
Honestly, I'd rather see a biopic on Lata Mangeshkar or Asha Bhosle. Their life stories and contribution to Indian music are epic. But if Dolly's movie gets made, it should release here with good subtitles. Her song "Jolene" is a classic!
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Nisha Z
It's nice to read a light-hearted Hollywood story for a change. So many actresses want to play Dolly, she must be a truly special person. The separate houses thing is fascinating—shows there's no one formula for a successful marriage. 👍

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