United Kingdom, Sept. 15 -- Sally Field and Reba McEntire paid an emotional tribute to the late Dolly Parton at the Emmy Awards on Monday (14.09.26).

The Jolene singer passed away last month at the age of 80 and the ceremony took some time to pay tribute to the beloved star, led by her Steel Magnolias co-star and fellow country icon.

Sally said: "Over the years, I never stopped loving her though we lived very far apart. I adored her from day one. How could you not?

"She was genuine and humble, supportive and blisteringly funny with a bawdy sense of humour that would send any rude guy looking for a place to hide.

"I couldn't see then what a real giant Dolly was - not just as an artist, but as a human. She was a humanitarian whose contr...