{"id":14929,"date":"2025-04-08T13:40:09","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T13:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=14929"},"modified":"2025-04-08T13:40:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T13:40:09","slug":"she-stole-hearts-at-just-eight-years-old-bringing-little-dolly-parton-to-life-in-coat-of-many-colors-a-tiny-girl-with-a-big-talent-audiences-couldnt-get-enough-of-alyvia-alyn-lind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=14929","title":{"rendered":"She stole hearts at just eight years old, bringing little Dolly Parton to life in Coat of Many Colors\u2014a tiny girl with a big talent. Audiences couldn\u2019t get enough of Alyvia Alyn Lind\u2019s charm, and she lit up the screen again in the heartfelt sequel, Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love. Fast forward nearly a decade, and that bright-eyed girl is now 17, with an acting career that\u2019s still going strong. See how much she\u2019s grown and discover what she\u2019s been up to since she first stepped into Dolly\u2019s legendary shoes."},"content":{"rendered":"
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Alyvia Alyn Lind Is The Young Actress Who Played Dolly Parton In The\u00a0Coat Of Many Colors<\/em>\u00a0Movies \u2013 Where Is She Now?<\/span><\/h2>\n

In December 2015,\u00a0Dolly Parton\u00a0released the\u00a0Coat of Many Colors\u00a0<\/em>movie on NBC. The film tells the story of her childhood, and was inspired by her beloved song of the same title. The young actress who played Dolly Parton in the films was\u00a0Alyvia Alyn Lind.<\/p>\n

Dolly followed up by releasing a sequel the next year. That movie was called\u00a0Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love.<\/em><\/p>\n

Country singer Jennifer Nettles played Dolly\u2019s mother Avie Lee, while Ricky Schroder played her father Robert Lee. But the star of both films was the actress who played young Dolly,\u00a0Alyvia.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Dolly Parton and Alyvia Alyn Lind at a red carpet event for the \u201cCoat of Many Colors\u201d movie. (Photo Credit: Matt Winkelmeyer \/ WireImage \/ Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n

What Did Dolly Think Of Alyvia\u2019s Performance?<\/h3>\n

Prior to starring in\u00a0Coat of Many Colors<\/em>, Alyvia had multiple roles in TV shows and movies. She was perhaps most well-known for playing Faith Newman on the soap opera\u00a0The Young and the Restless<\/em>. Alyvia started portraying Faith in 2011 and continued to play her through 2021.<\/p>\n

Additionally, Alyvia had recurring roles on the TV shows\u00a0Revenge, See Dad Run,\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Transparent.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Alyvia was only eight years old when the first\u00a0Coat of Many Colors<\/em>\u00a0movie was released.<\/strong>\u00a0She made quite the impression on Dolly,\u00a0who said:<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026here comes little Aly, and she just absolutely, just blew us away.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0She continued,\u00a0\u201cShe is an amazing little thing. She\u2019s gonna make me look good as a child, I never was that cute.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n