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Ann-Margret
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Ann-Margret Olsson (born 28 April 1941), credited as Ann-Margret, is an American actress, dancer, and singer with a career spanning seven decades. 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), Grumpier Old Men (1995), Any Given Sunday (1999), Taxi (2004), and Going in Style (2017). Her accolades include five Golden Globe Awards, an Emmy Award, two Academy Award
Ann-Margret is an American actress, dancer, and singer born in 1941 whose career has spanned seven decades with roles in numerous films ranging from musicals like *Bye Bye Birdie* to dramas like *Carnal Knowledge*. She is a highly acclaimed performer who has won five Golden Globe Awards, an Emmy Award, and has received two Academy Award nominations.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1941
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- Ann-Margret, my story
- Ann-Margret
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Acting · Valsjöbyn, Jämtlands län, Sweden
Ann-Margret Olsson (born April 28, 1941) is a Swedish-American actress, singer and dancer whose professional name is Ann-Margret. She is best known for her roles in Bye Bye Birdie (1963), Viva Las Vegas (1964), The Cincinnati Kid (1965), Carnal Knowledge (1971), and Tommy (1975). She has won five Golden Globe Awards and been nominated for two Academy Awards, two Grammy Awards, a Screen Actors…
Known for
- Elvis: A Life in Music — Self (archive footage)2026
- Willie Nelson Presents: King of the Roadies — Self (archive footage)2025
- Commitment to Life — Self (archive footage)2023
- A Holiday Spectacular — Grand-mère Margret2022
- Queen Bees — Margot Clark2021
- Kaye Ballard - The Show Goes On! — Self2019
- Papa — Barbara2018
- Elvis Presley: The Searcher — Self (archive footage)2018
- The Kominsky Method — Diane2018
- Going in Style — Annie Santori2017
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- Female
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- United States
- Active from
- 1941
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Ann-Margret (born April 28, 1941) is a Swedish actress and singer who was born Ann-Margret Olsson in Valsjöbyn, Jämtland, Sweden. She moved to the United States when she was young and grew up in Wilmette, Illinois. She attended Northwestern University and was discovered singing in a nightclub by George Burns. She was often referred to as a "sex-kitten" and the "female Elvis". Ann-Margret started recording for RCA in 1961, but her recording career was not as successful as her concurrent movie ca
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- Ann-Margret in the 1960s
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- Ann-Margret Olsson
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- Stockholm, Sweden
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- United States (from 1949)
- Person.years_active
- 1961–present
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26 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Career
- Music career
- Rapid rise to Hollywood stardom (1961–1964)
- Decline in fortunes and European sojourn (1965–1969)
- Critical acclaim in supporting roles (1970s)
- Television-movie era (1980s)
- Continuing film and television career (1990–present)
- Personal life
- Portrayal
- Filmography
- Film
- Box-office ranking
- Television
- Discography
- Albums
- Singles
- Soundtrack appearances
- Theatre productions
- Orders
- Awards and nominations
- See also
- Notes
- References
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Ann-Margret Olsson (born 28 April 1941), credited as Ann-Margret, is an American actress, dancer, and singer with a career spanning seven decades. 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), Grumpier Old Men (1995), Any Given Sunday (1999), Taxi (2004), and Going in Style (2017). Her accolades include five Golden Globe Awards, an Emmy Award, two Academy Award nominations and two Grammy nominations.
==Early life== Ann-Margret Olsson was born on 28 April 1941, in Stockholm, Sweden, to Anna Regina () and Carl Gustav Olsson, a native of Örnsköldsvik. The family moved to Valsjöbyn, Krokom Municipality, Jämtland County, Sweden in 1942. She described Valsjöbyn as a small town of "lumberjacks and farmers high up near the Arctic Circle". Her father had emigrated to the United States, but returned to Sweden in 1937 and married Anna Aronsson. After Ann-Margret's birth, Gustav wanted to emigrate again with the family.
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