Sally Field is mourning her "Steel Magnolia," Dolly Parton.
The Oscar-winning actress, who costarred with Parton in the iconic '80s dramedy "Steel Magnolias," paid tribute to the country music legend following the news of Parton's death.
The "Queen of Country" died on Tuesday, Aug. 25 at the age of 80, Parton's family revealed in a video statement. A cause of death was not disclosed.
"If there are truly angels on earth, then we have just lost one, Dolly Parton," Field wrote alongside a throwback cast photo, which also featured costars Julia Roberts, Shirley MacLaine and Olympia Dukakis. "There will never be another. I adored her with all my heart and will always cherish our time together. Forever. Rest in peace beautiful Dolly."
Parton had been facing health issues in the last year of her life and had canceled a number of public appearances prior to her death.
Linda Ronstadt
Linda Ronstadt, who collaborated with Parton and Emmylou Harris on the iconic country album "Trio," paid tribute to their artistic relationship in a statement to USA TODAY.
"I am deeply saddened by the passing of my friend, Dolly Parton," Ronstadt, 80, said. "One of the most extraordinary musical experiences of my life was recording with her. The world is a poorer place without her."
Jamie Lee Curtis
Jamie Lee Curtis praised Parton's enduring legacy in an Instagram post, which featured a photo of the women posing together.
"They say don't meet your heroes," Curtis wrote. "Her bravery to know that she was more than they thought she was and that she needed to break away and move on into new work and new possibilities led her to write 'I Will Always Love You' as her way of thanking and loving, but moving on. She is a great example for us all."
Reba McEntire
Fellow country singer Reba McEntire, who collaborated with Parton on the 2021 duet "Does He Love You," mourned Parton's death in a lengthy Instagram post.
"Well, I just got the news that my buddy Dolly passed onto the higher and greater side," McEntire wrote alongside a photo of the pair. "Dolly, thank you for all the wonderful things you did for us here on earth. Your love, your music and you gave so much with your huge, huge heart. There will never ever be another you. We will remember and cherish every memory and every note you ever played and sang."
McEntire added that the singer was going to "have a blast in heaven singing all her favorite songs with all her family and friends who have gone on before her."
"I'll never forget the first time I met you, and I'll never forget our last conversation. I hold it with love in my heart," McEntire concluded. "I will always love you."
Carol Burnett
Actress Carol Burnett, who costarred with Parton in the 1979 TV special "Dolly & Carol in Nashville," fondly recalled her time working with the singer.
"I'm so sad right now," Burnett wrote on Instagram. "One of my favorite memories was taping the special 'Carol and Dolly' in Nashville. We shot the week of Thanksgiving and Dolly made individual turkey dinners for every one of us, that she cooked herself. We were a family. That's who she was."
Sarah Jessica Parker
Sarah Jessica Parker was one of Parton's biggest fans.
"No!!!!!! I never met @dollyparton but my gosh, did I love her," Parker wrote on Instagram. "I don't think any of us had to know her to love her. One of the greatest this country ever produced. Legend. For real."
Aside from Parton's musical prowess, Parker said the singer was "always advocating for those she knew and understood needed a champion."
"What a loss," Parker concluded. "But aren't we so lucky, so fortunate for the endless gifts she shared with the world. Godspeed and RIP. You will be terribly missed."
Contributing: Melissa Ruggieri and Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY; Devarrick Turner, Knoxville News Sentinel
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Dolly Parton death: Sally Field mourns 'Steel Magnolias' costar
