Freida Estelle Parton is a musical artist but she is mostly identified as the sister of Dolly Rebecca Parton, a singer-songwriter, actress, philanthropist, and businesswoman. Freida’s sister, Dolly Parton is remembered for her work in country music. She has been successful in her career and she is one of the most beloved entertainers of her time. She has sold over 100 million records worldwide. She has earned 11 Grammy Awards out of 50 nominations.

Freida Estelle Parton: Bio Summary

Facts About Freida Estelle Parton

Freida Estelle Parton was born on June 1, 1957, in East Tennessee, the United States. She is among the 12 children of her parents Robert Lee Parton and Avie Lee Owens. Her parents had six boys and six girls.

Freida Estelle Parton’s siblings are Willadeene, David Wilburn, Coy Denver, Dolly Rebecca, Robert Lee Parton Jr., Stella Mae, Cassie Nan, Randel Huston “Randy,” Larry Gerald, Floyd Estel, and Rachel Ann.

Freida’s maternal grandparents are Rena Kansas Owens and Jake Robert Owens. Her grandfather, Jake Robert Owens was a Pentecostal preacher. Her paternal grandparents are Bessie Rayfield and Walter Parton.

Freida Estelle Parton is a former singer who used to sing back up for sister Dolly. She dabbled in the punk rock genre for a bit. She did not have a successful singing career. She is reportedly known for Oriental Dolls, Sing for the Common Man, Heart Tracks, Hit and Run Love, etc.

Freida Estelle Parton recently realized a song dubbed If Love Don’t Come To Me. Freida is reportedly an ordained minister and opened up a wedding chapel and antique shop in Sevierville, Tennessee called Parton Family Wedding Chapel & Antiques.

Freida Estelle Parton’s Parents

Freida Estelle Parton’s parents are Robert Lee Parton and Avie Lee Owens. They got married in 1939. Freida Estelle Parton’s mother Avie Lee Owens was born on October 5, 1923, in Sevierville, Tennessee, in the United States of America. Her mother, Avie was a very hardworking woman who took care of her large family as a stay home mother.

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Avie Lee Owens died on December 5, 2003, from a series of strokes before died. She died in Sevierville, Tennessee at the age of 80 years. Freida’s father Robert Lee Parton was born on March 22, 1921. He worked as a sharecropper in the mountains of East Tennessee. He eventually started tending his small tobacco farm and acreage.

Robert Lee Parton also worked hard to support his wife and twelve children. He later took some construction jobs. He also died on November 19, 2000, at the age of 79, at the Baptist Hospital of East Tennessee after several complications of one or more strokes.

Freida Estelle Parton Personal Life

Freida Estelle Parton was once a drug addict and had a seductive personality for the media. She got married to her husband Mark Andersen. The couple has a daughter together called Jada Andersen, known professionally as Jada Star.

Freida’s daughter Jada Star has reportedly released her debut album with her best friend Barry J. Jada Star and Barry are both Dollywood performers. They met while performing together at Dollywood’s “My People, My Music” show a few years ago and became friends.

Jada Star and Barry began to perform music together outside of the show including a song Barry wrote to help those affected by the 2016 Gatlinburg wildfires, called “Mountain Strong.” Jada Star was encouraged by some family members to write down their music and pitch it in Nashville. Jada Star and Barry began working with Soundbiscuit Productions, who suggested they make an album themselves.

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However, Freida Estelle Parton and her husband Mark Andersen’s relationship started to get problematic and they decided to separate while co-parenting their daughter. Freida has married three times but all three times it failed cause of a bad image Freida had in the sight of the media.

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