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Ann-Margret
Swedish actress (born 1941)
Not to be confused with Anna Margaret.
Ann-Margret | |
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Ann-Margret in the 1960s | |
| Born | Ann-Margret Olsson (1941-04-28) 28 April 1941 (age 83) Krokom, Sweden |
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| Years active | 1961–present |
| Spouse | Roger Smith (m. 1967; died 2017) |
Ann-Margret Olsson (born 28 April 1941), credited as Ann-Margret, is a Swedish actress and singer with a career spanning seven decades. Initially gaining popularity in 1961 as a singer with a sultry, vibrant contralto voice,[1][2] she quickly rose to Hollywood stardom.
Her many screen roles include Pocketful of Miracles (1961), State Fair (1962), Bye Bye Birdie (1963), Viva Las Vegas (1964), Carnal Knowledge (1971), The Train Robbers (1973), Tommy (1975), The Return of the Soldier (1982), 52 Pick-Up (1986), Newsies (1992), Grumpy Old Men (1993), Any Given Sunday (1999), Taxi (2004), and Going in Style (2017).
Her accolades include five Golden Globe Awards and an Emmy Award in addition to two Academy Award nominations and two Grammy nominations. She released Born to be Wild, her first classic-rock album, in April 2023.[3]
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Actress and singer Ann-Margret is one of the most famous sex symbols and actresses of the 1960s and beyond. She continued her career through the following decades and into the 21st century.
Ann-Margret was born Ann-Margret Olsson in Valsjöbyn, Jämtland County, Sweden, to Anna Regina (Aronsson) and Carl Gustav Olsson, who worked for an electrical company. She came to America at age 6. She studied at Northwestern University and left for Las Vegas to pursue a career as a singer. Ann-Margret was discovered by George Burns and soon afterward got both a record deal at RCA and a film contract at 20th Century Fox. In 1961, her single "I Just Don't Understand" charted in the Top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100 Charts. Her acting debut followed the same year as Bette Davis' daughter in Frank Capra's Pocketful of Miracles (1961). She appeared in the musical State Fair (1962) a year later before her breakthrough in 1963. With Bye Bye Birdie (1963) and Viva Las Vegas (1964) opposite Elvis Presley, she became a Top 10 Box Office star, teen idol and even Golden Globe nominated actress. She was marketed as Hollywood's hottest young star and in the years to come got awarded the infamous nickname "sex kitten." Her following pictures were sometimes ripped apart
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Ann-Margret: Sugar & Spice
'Spice' Run through The Act; 'Sugar' Crack The Reach Ann-Margret
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