Three Hollywood stars battle for the part of Dolly Parton
Three of Hollywood’s biggest stars are locked in a battle to play country music legend Dolly Parton in a film of her life.
Who's going to play Dolly Parton?
Oscar winners Anne Hathaway and Reese Witherspoon and Kristin Chenoweth, a Tony and Emmy winner, are vying to land the part.
Dolly, 70, who will be an executive producer on the big-budget biopic, will pick the actress to play her.
Kristin, 47, a top musical theatre performer who has been in hit TV shows like Glee, seems to be in pole position.
Anne Hathaway
Reese Witherspoon
Kristin Chenoweth also wants the part
When asked who she would like to portray her in any stage show, Dolly replied: “Kristin Chenoweth.”
Dolly is expected to make her choice before she hits the road on her Pure And Simple tour, which will be her first in a quarter of a century.