According to Entertainment Weekly<\/em><\/a>, Parton was offered $7 million to play the villain in Supergirl<\/em>, a role that ultimately went to Faye Dunaway.<\/p>\n Think about that for a second. $7 million was an even larger amount of money in 1984, and Parton still decided it wasn\u2019t worth taking the role.<\/p>\n During a 1992 interview with Entertainment Tonight<\/em><\/a>, Parton talked about the offer and explained why she turned it down. She said she wasn\u2019t interested in playing a character who was simply evil, and apparently the way the role was presented to her didn\u2019t sit right.<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong>\u00a0Brad Paisley and Dolly Parton\u2019s \u2018When I Get Where I\u2019m Going\u2019 Hits Different After Her Death<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Not even $7 million could get Parton to sway away from her persona.<\/p>\n In the end, Parton passed.<\/p>\n Dunaway took the role of Selena, the villain in Supergirl<\/em>, and Parton went on with her career without the movie being part of her\u00a0resume.<\/p>\n The incident shows something about Parton that was consistent throughout her career: She always had full control of her image and likeness.<\/p>\n Parton was very\u00a0selective about the\u00a0movie roles she chose. She wasn\u2019t just looking for the biggest paycheck or the role. Instead, she cared about how she was portrayed and the kind of characters she wanted to play.<\/p>\n The country queen turned 80 years old on Jan. 19, 2026. Consider this our birthday card, or a long letter that states all the ways she’s appreciated.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Billy Dukes<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Love hurts sometimes, and nothing can express that pain better than a great country lyric. We’ve tallied up 28 country love songs all about the painful parts of love, from heartache to missed connections to betrayal. Get a box of tissues ready and keep scrolling.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Carena Liptak<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n![\"Taste](\"https:\/\/townsquare.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/tasteofcountry.png?w=100\")
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