Ann-Margret Olsson born 28 April , credited as Ann-Margret , is a Swedish-American actress and singer with a career spanning seven decades. Initially gaining popularity in as a singer with a sultry, vibrant contralto voice, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] she quickly rose to Hollywood stardom. She released Born to be Wild , her first classic-rock album, in April After Ann-Margret's birth, Gustav wanted to emigrate again with the family.
After World War II , his wife hesitated and Gustav emigrated alone, but was joined by his wife and daughter in Ann-Margret took her first dance lessons at the Marjorie Young School of Dance, showing natural ability from the start, easily mimicking all the steps.
Her parents were supportive, and her mother made all of her costumes by hand. To support the family, Ann-Margret's mother became a funeral parlor receptionist [ citation needed ] after her husband suffered a severe injury on his job.
Two fellow movie stars Charlton Heston and Rock Hudson , had graduated from the school many years earlier. She was part of a group known as the Suttletones, which went to the Dunes hotel and casino in Las Vegas, which also headlined Tony Bennett and Al Hirt at the time. George Burns heard of her performance, and she auditioned for his annual holiday show, for which she and Burns performed a softshoe routine.
Variety proclaimed that "George Burns has a gold mine in Ann-Margret Ann-Margret is a stepmother of three children of her husband Roger Smith , an actor, who later became her manager. She and Smith were married for 50 years from 8 May until his death on 4 June Before this, she dated Eddie Fisher [ 9 ] and was romantically linked to Elvis Presley when they co-starred in the film Viva Las Vegas in A keen motorcyclist, Ann-Margret rode a cc Triumph TC Tiger in The Swinger and used the same model, fitted with a nonstandard electric starter, in her stage show and her TV specials.
