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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
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Ann-Margret is a Swedish singer and actor who has worked in stage, film, and television. Born on April 28, 1941, in Stockholm, she began her professional career in 1961. She is a graduate of Northwestern University and speaks both English and Swedish. Her musical genre is pop, and she performs with her voice.
Her acting career has been recognized with several Golden Globe Awards, including New Star of the Year – Actress, Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture, Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, and Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film. She has also received nominations for Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress and Best Actress, as well as a Grammy Award for Best New Artist. Ann-Margret is recognized in the Hollywood Walk of Fame collection.
She is married to Roger Smith. Ann-Margret has authored works, including *Ann-Margret, my story*.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1941
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Ann-Margret, my story
- Ann-Margret
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Film & TV
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
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1941
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 60,276
- Total plays
- 377,929
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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
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,938x
- Multiplex Genome Engineering Using CRISPR/Cas Systems
· 2013 · cited 14,149x
- 2015 American Thyroid Association Management Guidelines for Adult Patients with Thyroid Nodules and Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: The American Thyroid Association Guidelines Task Force on Thyroid Nodules and Differentiated Thyroid Cancer
· 2016 · cited 12,591x
- Strategies for Theorizing from Process Data
· 1999 · cited 11,283x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,989x
via Crossref · CC0
Key facts
- Person.name
- Ann-Margret
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- Ann Margret 1968.jpg
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- Ann-Margret in the 1960s
- Person.birth_name
- Ann-Margret Olsson
- Person.birth_place
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Person.citizenship
- United States (from 1949)
- Person.years_active
- 1961–present
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
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
- Bibliography
- External links
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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