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Ann-Margret Wiki Biography

Ann-Margret Olsson was born on the 28th April 1941 in Valsjöbyn, Jämtland County, Sweden, and as Ann-Margret she is a Swedish-American singer, dancer, entertainer and actress, widely known for being a multiple winner of Emmy, Golden Globe and Golden Laurel awards, and a double Oscars nominee, as well as for starring in movies such as “Viva Las Vegas” and “Carnal Knowledge” .

You must be wondering how rich she is? According to sources, the total amount of Ann Margret’s fortune is estimated at $20 million as of early 2016, which has been accumulated through her acting career in numerous films, musicals and TV shows.

Ann Margret was raised in Sweden, by her parents Anna Regina and Carl Gustav Olsson. Right after WWII, at the age of six, she moved with her family and they settled near Chicago, Illinois, USA, and in the early years started taking dancing classes. Although she enrolled at Northwestern University, she never graduated. however, this hasn’t stopped her from making a career in the entertainment industry, and an impressive amount of money.

During her short stay at college in 1959, Ann-Margret formed a jazz combo called The Suttletones with three male classmates. In the pursuit of a singing career, she headed for the West Coast followed by her band. While on tour in Las Vegas, she caught the eye of Hollywood veteran George Burns which lead to a recording contract from RCA and a seven-year movie contract from 20th Century Fox.

In 1961, she made her big-screen debut in Frank Capra’s movie “Pocketful of Miracles” and also released her first album “And Here She Is, Ann-Margret”; her single “I Just Don’t Understand” peaked at #17 for six weeks in the Billboard Top 40 Chart. That’s when she has started making her fortune, acted in “State Fair” (1962), and by the time she starred in the 1963 Broadway play adaptation of “Bye Bye Birdie”, she was already established as a star. With two albums and several hit singles behind her, she was invited to president JFK’s 46th birthday party.

The real breakthrough came in 1964 when Ann- Margret starred opposite Elvis Presley in “Viva Las Vegas”, and she became a Top 10 Box Office star and even a Golden Globe nominee. Because of her sexy singing voice and stunning beauty, magazines and the media made her into a national superstar sex symbol. Needless to say, all this helped add a lot to the overall amount of her net worth.

During Vietnam War, she toured across Vietnam and Southeast Asia to cheer the troops. and she still shows great affection and respect to the veterans.

Since the 1970s, Ann has appeared in numerous films, musicals, and TV shows including “Carnal Knowledge”(1971), “Tommy” (1975), “Who Will Love My Children”(1983), “A Streetcar Named Desire”(1984), “Grumpy Old Men” (1993), and the “Law & Order: SVU” TV series. She has also won numerous awards among which most recently is an Emmy for a guest role in the TV series “Law & Order: SVU” in 2010, which certainly helped in enlarging her net worth. In total, Ann-Margret has appeared in almost 70 films, and 30 TV productions during a career now spanning over 50 years.

By publishing an autobiography in 1994 entitled “Ann-Margret: My Story”, she revealed her issues with alcoholism, but also gained some publicity. In 1995 the magazine Empire ranked Ann 10th of 100 Sexiest Stars in film history. It is certain that this acknowledgement made a positive impact on her net worth.

Talking about Ann-Margret’s personal life, allegedly she has been romantically connected to Eddie Fisher, Hugh O’Brian, Frankie Avalon, Vince Edwards and Burt Sugarman. She admits in her autobiography to having had a romance with Elvis Presley, that later become a lifelong bond of friendship. However, she has been married since 1967 to Roger Smith, an actor who later become her manager. Together, they raised three children from Smith’s previous marriage. Her passion when not working is for motorcycling.

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Ann-Margret Quick Info

Ann-Margret Trademarks

1. Lisp, breathless voice
2. Voluptuous figure
3. Sparkling green eyes
4. Strawberry blonde hair

Ann-Margret Quotes

• [on Elvis Presley] He’s an animal. Definitely an animal. A very interesting animal.
• I was very flattered by the sex-kitten thing because I never thought of myself as that.
• The critics had an image of me, and they wouldn’t accept any other… I was a cartoon character. A joke.

Ann-Margret Important Facts

• $275,000
• $35,000
• $300 per week
• During the war in Vietnam, she went visiting the US troops and confessed that she was badly upset because some soldiers whose she had shaken hands died a few days later.
• Her favorite impersonator was Michael A. Andrews.
• Is one of five Swedish actresses to be nominated for an Academy Award. The others are Greta Garbo, Ingrid Bergman, Lena Olin and Alicia Vikander. The only Swedish actor to be nominated is Max von Sydow.
• Is one of six Swedish actresses to be nominated for a Golden Globe Award. The others are Ingrid Bergman, Anita Ekberg, Lena Olin, Ann-Margret,Rebecca Ferguson and Alicia Vikander.
• She was cast as Peter Fonda’s ex-wife in the crime drama The Limey (1999), but all her scenes ended up on the cutting room floor.
• Is one of 26 actresses to have received an Academy Award nomination for their performance in a musical; hers being Tommy (1975). The others, in chronological order, are: Bessie Love (The Broadway Melody (1929)), Grace Moore (One Night of Love (1934)), Jean Hagen (Singin’ in the Rain (1952)), Marjorie Rambeau (Torch Song (1953)), Dorothy Dandridge (Carmen Jones (1954)), Deborah Kerr (The King and I (1956)), Rita Moreno (West Side Story (1961)), Gladys Cooper (My Fair Lady (1964)), Julie Andrews (Mary Poppins (1964), The Sound of Music (1965), and Victor Victoria (1982)), Debbie Reynolds (The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964)), Peggy Wood (The Sound of Music (1965)), Carol Channing (Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)), Kay Medford (Funny Girl (1968)), Barbra Streisand (Funny Girl (1968)), Liza Minnelli (Cabaret (1972)), Ronee Blakley (Nashville (1975)), Lily Tomlin (Nashville (1975)), Lesley Ann Warren (Victor Victoria (1982)), Amy Irving (Yentl (1983)), Nicole Kidman (Moulin Rouge! (2001)), Queen Latifah (Chicago (2002)), Catherine Zeta-Jones (Chicago (2002)), Renée Zellweger (Chicago (2002)), Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls (2006)), Penelope Cruz (Nine (2009)), Anne Hathaway (Les Misérables (2012)), and Meryl Streep (Into the Woods (2014)).
• Performed in her first nightclub act in more than a decade at the MGM Grand Las Vegas. Her last live performance was at Caesars Atlantic City 11 years prior. [March 2003]
• In 2013, she experienced a resurge in popularity thanks to her most famous film being the center of attention during an episode of the television series Mad Men (2007).
• She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6501 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on February 8, 1960.
• Paul Lynde played her father in Bye Bye Birdie (1963). He later appeared as a producer on an episode of I Dream of Jeannie (1965), and a character asks him what Ann-Margret is really like.
• She became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1949 and took dance lessons at the Marjorie Young School of Dance, showing her natural ability from the beginning, easily mimicking all the steps.
• Almost married Burt Sugarman in 1962.
• Combining her previous work in Viva Las Vegas (1964) with Elvis Presley and guest starring on The Flintstones (1960) as Ann-Margrock, she sang the title song in the Flintstones live action movie prequel The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000).
• She and George Burns (who discovered her) were both Oscar nominees in 1975 (respectively for Tommy (1975) and The Sunshine Boys (1975). Burns won but she did not.
• Turned down the leading roles in Cat Ballou (1965) and Bonnie and Clyde (1967) for better-paying but lower-quality films.
• Wrote her autobiography when she heard that an unauthorized biography was in the works and wanted to beat the unauthorized biography to press.
• Both films for which she was Oscar nominated, Carnal Knowledge (1971) and Tommy (1975), also co-starred Jack Nicholson.
• Is not a natural redhead. That was Sydney Guilaroff’s idea. The legendary hairdresser was also responsible for turning Lucille Ball into a redhead.
• Was the first choice to play Gypsy Rose Lee in Gypsy (1962), before Natalie Wood was cast.
• She had two Billboard Club Play charting hits: in 1979 with “Love Rush” which climbed to #8, and in 1980 with “Midnight Message” that peaked at #12.
• During the Vietnam War, she toured with the USO to entertain U.S. troops in Vietnam and other parts of Southeast Asia. She still has great affection for the veterans and refers to them as “my gentlemen”.
• Rode a 500cc Triumph T100C Tiger motorcycle in The Swinger (1966) and the same model fitted with a non-standard electric starter in her stage show. A keen motorcyclist, she was featured in Triumph Motorcycles’ official commercials in the 1960s — for obvious reasons.
• Is a member of Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority. She was initiated in the Tau chapter (Northwestern University) in 1960.
• Speaks Swedish fluently.
• Has appeared on a network television show featuring up-and-coming talent, and lost to a man who played “Lady of Spain” by blowing onto a leaf.
• Discovered by actor/comedian George Burns when he heard her sing in a campus musical at Northwestern University and hired her to be a part of his Las Vegas act. [November 1960]
• On August 19, 2000, she suffered three broken ribs and a fractured shoulder when she was thrown off a motorcycle she was driving in rural Minnesota.
• She formed a lifelong bond of friendship with Elvis Presley in their first pairing in Viva Las Vegas (1964). It was kept alive by Elvis’ habit of sending a bouquet of flowers to all of her stage-show appearances, until he died in 1977. She reveals her romance with Elvis in her autobiography.
• Attended Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois but did not graduate.
• Was a cheerleader at New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois. Other New Trier graduates include Ralph Bellamy, Charlton Heston, Rock Hudson, Hugh B. O’Brien, Bruce Dern, Penelope Milford, Virginia Madsen and Liz Phair.
• Survived a dramatic 22-foot fall from a stage in a Lake Tahoe, Nevada concert. She broke an arm, suffered five fractures of five facial bones including a smashed cheekbone, and a brain concussion. 10 weeks later to the day, she was back on stage in Las Vegas (1972).
• Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#10) (1995).

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