Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors follows the singer's poverty-stricken childhood in the Smokey Mountains of Tennessee, a story that will have you reaching for a box of tissues.
"The ups and downs in her family make it a very emotional role," the film's 8-year-old star, Alyvia Alyn Lind, who plays young Parton, tells People.
As one of the executive producers, Parton herself was very hands on in the making of the film – especially when it came to casting her family members.
"She told me, 'I loved your little eyes," says Lind of auditioning in front of Parton.
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"The ups and downs in her family make it a very emotional role," the film's 8-year-old star, Alyvia Alyn Lind, who plays young Parton, tells People.
As one of the executive producers, Parton herself was very hands on in the making of the film – especially when it came to casting her family members.
"She told me, 'I loved your little eyes," says Lind of auditioning in front of Parton.
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- 11/18/2015
- by Danielle Anderson, @dak5000
- People.com - TV Watch
First Look: See Jennifer Nettles and Ricky Schroder as Dolly Parton's Parents in Coat of Many Colors
Dolly Parton's colorful life is coming to the small screen in December and People has the first look at the film.
The movie is based on the inspiring true story of Parton's upbringing as one of 12 children living in poverty in rural Appalachia.
And Parton herself was very hands on in the making of the film – especially in regards to the casting. Alyvia Alyn Lind, 8, stars as a young Dolly, while Jennifer Nettles plays her mom Avie Lee Parton and Ricky Schroder plays her dad Robert Lee Parton. "Dolly told me I reminded her so much of her father,...
The movie is based on the inspiring true story of Parton's upbringing as one of 12 children living in poverty in rural Appalachia.
And Parton herself was very hands on in the making of the film – especially in regards to the casting. Alyvia Alyn Lind, 8, stars as a young Dolly, while Jennifer Nettles plays her mom Avie Lee Parton and Ricky Schroder plays her dad Robert Lee Parton. "Dolly told me I reminded her so much of her father,...
- 10/23/2015
- by Danielle Anderson, @dak5000
- People.com - TV Watch
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