Dolly Parton, who built a second home in the hearts of Los Angeles through Hollywood films, two Walk of Fame stars and a lifetime of philanthropy, died Tuesday, Aug. 25, in Nashville. She was 80.

Her nephew Bryan Seaver announced the death in a video posted to Parton's Instagram page. "Dolly has lived the light and is in the arms of Jesus, surely met by Carl, her parents, and countless others who have watched her and longed for her to meet them in the heavens," Seaver said.

Fans gathered at Parton's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday to pay tribute, according to NBC News.

Parton's ties to Los Angeles ran deep. She signed with L.A.-based talent manager Sandy Gallin in the mid-1970s, launching a pop crossover career that led to her breakout film role in the 1980 Hollywood comedy "9 to 5" alongside Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, the Los Angeles Times reported. She earned her first Walk of Fame star in 1984 and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2022 at the ceremony held at Microsoft Theater in downtown L.A.

Her last major public appearance in the city came Nov. 16, 2025, when she accepted the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the Academy's 16th Governors Awards. "I grew up in a house with 12 kids. Now, that alone teaches you how important sharing is. … It makes me want to dream up new ways to help lift people up. And isn't that what we're supposed to be here for?" Parton told the audience.

Parton's death followed a series of health setbacks. In September 2025 she missed a Dollywood event to recover from a kidney stone. She delayed, then canceled, a Las Vegas residency, saying in May 2026 that her "immune system and digestive system got all out of whack over the past couple three years."

Her California legacy extended beyond the screen. The Imagination Library, her program that mails free books to young children, expanded statewide in California with a fully bilingual English-Spanish option, according to the Desert Sun.

Tributes poured in from Hollywood. Lily Tomlin, her "9 to 5" co-star, posted a photo of the pair to Instagram with the caption: "No words..."

Julia Roberts, who starred alongside Parton in "Steel Magnolias," wrote that "the sun has dimmed today." President Trump announced flags would be lowered nationwide for one week beginning the evening of Aug. 25, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Parton sold more than 100 million records, won 11 Grammy Awards and scored 25 No. 1 country hits. Her husband, Carl Thomas Dean, died in March 2025 at 82. The couple had been married since 1966.

A private service will be held for immediate family. The family has asked that donations be made to the Imagination Library in lieu of flowers.