His wife hesitated and Gustav emigrated alone but was joined by his wife and daughter in 1946. Germany had invaded Norway on April 9, 1940. After Ann-Margret's birth, Gustav wanted to emigrate again with the family. Her father had emigrated to the United States but returned to Sweden in 1937 and married Anna Aronsson.

She described Valsjöbyn as a small town of 'lumberjacks and farmers high up near the Arctic Circle'. Early life Īnn-Margret Olsson was born in Valsjöbyn, Jämtland County, Sweden, the daughter of Anna Regina ( née Aronsson) and Carl Gustav Olsson, a native of Örnsköldsvik. In April 2023, she released her first rock album, Born to be Wild. She recorded a critically acclaimed gospel album in 2001 and an album of Christmas songs in 2004.

She had a Top 20 hit song in 1961 and a charting album in 1964, and she scored a disco hit in 1979. She has a sultry, vibrant contralto voice.

Initially, she was billed as a female version of Elvis Presley. Her singing and acting careers span seven decades, starting in 1961.

She is known for her roles in Pocketful of Miracles (1961), State Fair (1962), Bye Bye Birdie (1963), Viva Las Vegas (1964), The Cincinnati Kid (1965), Carnal Knowledge (1971), The Train Robbers (1973), Tommy (1975), Magic (1978), The Villain (1979), The Return of the Soldier (1982), Who Will Love My Children? (1983), 52 Pick-Up (1986), Newsies (1992), Grumpy Old Men (1993), Grumpier Old Men (1995), Any Given Sunday (1999), Taxi (2004), The Break-Up (2006) and Going in Style (2017). 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. Ann-Margret Olsson (born April 28, 1941), credited as Ann-Margret, is a Swedish-American actress and singer.

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