Ann-Margret

Ann-Margret
Ann-Margret in the 1960s
Born
Ann-Margret Olsson

(1941-04-28) April 28, 1941 (age 83)
Valsjöbyn, Jämtland County, Sweden
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
  • dancer
Years active1961–present
Spouse
(m. 1967; died 2017)

Ann-Margret Olsson (born April 28, 1941), credited as Ann-Margret, is a Swedish-American actress and singer. She has won five Golden Globe Awards and been nominated for two Academy Awards, two Grammy Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and six Emmy Awards, winning in 2010 for a guest role in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

She is known for her roles in Pocketful of Miracles (1961), State Fair (1962), Bye Bye Birdie (1963), Viva Las Vegas (1964), The Cincinnati Kid (1965), Carnal Knowledge (1971), The Train Robbers (1973), Tommy (1975), Magic (1978), The Villain (1979), The Return of the Soldier (1982), Who Will Love My Children? (1983), 52 Pick-Up (1986), Newsies (1992), Grumpy Old Men (1993), Grumpier Old Men (1995), Any Given Sunday (1999), Taxi (2004), The Break-Up (2006) and Going in Style (2017).

Her singing and acting careers span seven decades, starting in 1961. Initially, she was billed as a female version of Elvis Presley. She has a sultry, vibrant contralto voice.[1][2] She had a Top 20 hit song in 1961 and a charting album in 1964, and she scored a disco hit in 1979. She recorded a critically acclaimed gospel album in 2001 and an album of Christmas songs in 2004. In April 2023, she released her first rock album, Born to be Wild.[3]

  1. ^ Henderson, Eric (February 1, 2011). "Ann-Margret Is the...Kitten with a Whip!". Slant Magazine. Archived from the original on May 4, 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  2. ^ Hamilton, Anita (April 28, 2016). "Celebrating Seniors – Ann-Margret is 75". 50+ World. Archived from the original on February 19, 2022. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  3. ^ "Ann-Margret Rocks With New Album, 'Born to Be Wild'".

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