Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Dolly Parton opened up about her career in her first-ever ET interview from all the way back in 1982. The country icon offered a health update after severe stomach pain caused her to cancel her concert tour, and reacted to the critics who panned her film, 'The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas,' after it became a box office phenomenon. Dolly also gave a hint at what might have been, opening up about a potential part in 1984's 'Supergirl,' a role that eventually went to Faye Dunaway.

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