Ann-Margret

Ann-Margret

Swedish, Actress
more_vert
Ann-Margret
pencil

Ann-Margret Olsson (born April 28, 1941) is a Swedish-American actress and singer credited as Ann-Margret. 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.

View details Hide details
expand_more
Ann-Margret was born on 28 April 1941 in Valsjöbyn, Jämtlands län, Sweden. Her full name at birth was Ann-Margaret Olsson. She is best known as an actress. She attended high school at New Trier High School, Winnetka, Illinois, USA. For university, she studied at Northwestern University, Illinois, USA. Her religion is listed as Lutheran. She is 5' 5" (165 cm) tall and weighs 119 lbs (54 kg) with a slim build. She has green eyes and dyed red hair (color). Her net worth is reported to be $20,000,000 US dollars. Her zodiac star sign is Taurus.
Full name at birth
Ann-Margaret Olsson
pencil
Claim to fame
her role as Kim McAfee in the 1963 hit musical comedy film Bye Bye Birdie
pencil
Date of birth
28 April 1941
pencil
Place of birth
Valsjöbyn, Jämtlands län, Sweden
pencil
Age
82
Occupation
Actress, Singer, Dancer
pencil
Occupation category
pencil
Nationality
pencil

PERSONAL DETAILS

Height
5' 5" (165 cm)
pencil
Weight
119 lbs (54 kg)
pencil
Build
pencil
Hair color
pencil
Eye color
pencil
Gender
pencil
Ethnicity
pencil
Sexuality
pencil
Religion
pencil
Zodiac sign
Distinctive feature
  • Lisp, breathless voice
  • Voluptuous figure
add_black pencil
Dress size
6
pencil
Shoe size
7
pencil
Pets
  • Cat
  • Birdie (Cat)
  • Ariel (Cat)
  • Peachie (Cat)
  • Jezebel (Cat)
  • Slugger (Cat)
  • Mei-Ling (Cat)
add_black pencil

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

Net worth
$20,000,000 USD
pencil
High school
New Trier High School, Winnetka, Illinois, USA
add_black pencil
University
Northwestern University, Illinois, USA
add_black pencil
Talent agency
  • AM Productions & Management
  • Celebrity Talent International
  • Entertainment Booking Agency
add_black pencil
Political affiliation add_black political affiliation
Political party add_black political party
[on Elvis Presley] He`s an animal. Definitely an animal. A very interesting animal.
  • She appeared as Pamela Harriman in the drama movie, Life of the Party in 1998 and was nominated both for a Golden Globe Award in the “Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film” category as well as a Primetime Emmy Award in the “Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie” category.
  • As a musician, Ann-Margret has worked on a number of projects like Pocketful of Miracles, Bye Bye Birdie, The Flintstones, Tommy, The Way They Were, A Little Trip to Heaven, and Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who.
  • She shared a strong bond with singer and actor, Elvis Presley, who used to send a bouquet of flowers to all of her stage-show appearances, until his death.
  • In 1995, Empire Magazine chose her as one of the “100 S*xiest Stars in Film History”.
  • She starred as Kim McAfee in the 1963 American musical comedy film, Bye Bye Birdie, alongside the likes of Janet Leigh, Maureen Stapleton, Bobby Rydell, Jesse Pearson, and Ed Sullivan. For this role, Ann-Margret won the Golden Laurel Award in the “Top Female Comedy Performance” category and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in the “Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy” category.

This page is the FamousFix profile for Ann-Margret. Content on this page is contributed by editors who belong to our editorial community. We welcome your contributions... so please create an account if you would like to collaborate with other editor's in helping to shape this website.

On the Ann-Margret page you will be able to add and update factual information, post media and connect this topic to other topics on the website. This website does skew towards famous actors, musicians, models and sports stars, however we would like to expand that to include many other interesting topics.

Terms of Use · Copyright · Privacy
Copyright 2006-2023, FamousFix · 0.19s