Dolly Parton is a singer famous for her country music. (Photo : Reuters)
Alyvia Alya Lind, 8, will finally be seen by viewers as the young version of Dolly Parton in "Coat of Many Colors" once the movie becomes released by NBC for the holiday season.
Thousands of child actors auditioned for the lead role of the movie based on Parton's life, but the singer noted that meeting Lind for the first time immediately resulted in a great impression of Lind.
Similarly, writer and producer Pamela K. Long and producer Sam Haskell were just as impressed as Parton at Lind's superb acting, according to The St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Lind noted that meeting eyes with Parton already gave a sense of connection.
Several agents actually contacted Haskell to update the producer that the respective clients were ready for the role, but Haskel noted that some were too old. The agents would be surprised since the clients would only be around 35 years old, but Haskell specified that "Coat of Many Colors" required an 8-year-old child star for the role of the young Parton.
While the complete story would have made the film about 12 hours long, Haskell chose to pick the childhood portion of Parton's life back in 1995 so that people would immediately see how Parton was inspired to develop event at a very young age and for the general viewer to ideally appreciate the heartwarming aspect of Parton even when family problems occurred.
The 69-year-old country music singer noted that Lindt was indeed the perfect choice due to the sheer acting prowess displayed by the child, but Parton jokingly quipped that that Lindt's beauty was superior from that of the American humanitarian.
"Coat of Many Colors" will premiere on NBC on Dec. 10, Thursday.
Meanwhile, Kenny Rogers remarked that Parton was a magnificent individual for prioritizing on projects that would give a large, positive impact to communities, according to Parade.
The 77-year-old country singer noted that Dolly's Imagination Library as a great example of Parton's philanthropic, humanitarian efforts. The nonprofit organization developed by Parton seeks to give the proper books to children in order to improve childhood literacy.
Over 60 million books have been provided to children in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom since the project was established back in 1995.
