A COUNTRY CHRISTMAS STORY, NOVEMBER 9
LOS ANGELES, CA (November 4, 2013) – Grammy® Award winner Dolly Parton (Nine to Five, Steel Magnolias), to star along with Megyn Price (Rules of Engagement), Brian McKnight (American Dreams), newcomer Desiree Ross (Crossing the River) in the upcoming Lifetime Original Movie A Country Christmas Story, Saturday, November 9, at 8:00 pm ET/PT.
A Country Christmas Story follows a young bi-racial
Appalachian Mountain girl (Ross) as she defies her mother (Price) and
goes against stereotype when she takes up guitar in pursuit of her dream
of becoming a country star. Her journey to the stage at Dollywood and a
singing competition hosted by Dolly Parton reunites her itinerant
musician father (McKnight) with her family, as well as uncovering the
musical legacy of African Americans in the world of country music. Mary
Kay Place (Big Love, Being John Malkovich) will portray her grandmother.
Dolly Parton’s career has spanned nearly five decades and is
showing no signs of slowing down. An internationally-renowned
superstar, the iconic and irrepressible Parton has contributed countless
treasures to the worlds of music, film and television. Some of her hit
films have included Nine to Five, Steel Magnolias, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas and Rhinestone. Parton received two Oscar® nominations – one for writing the title tune to Nine to Five and the other for Travelin’ Thru from the film Transamerica. Throughout her career, she has penned such classic songs as Jolene, Coat of Many Colors, her mega-hit I Will Always Love You and Here You Come Again and
garnered seven Grammy Awards. In 1986, Parton opened up her own them
park called Dollywood, in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, at the base of the
Great Smoky Mountains.