Anne Margrethe: brief biography

Ann Margret Olsson is an American singer and actress of Swedish descent. She is known mainly for her musical activity, a close friendship with Elvis Presley. Repeatedly nominated for prestigious American awards in both the film industry and music.

Childhood. Youth

Ann Margret was born in a small town in northern Sweden in April 1941. Her father, before the birth of his daughter went to work in America, was an employee of the Electrical Company. In 1942, he decided to move there for permanent residence.

The family joined him only in 1946. They settled near Chicago in the town of Wilmyth. The girl was immediately given away to various creative circles, but especially Ann managed to dance and sing.

The girl's mother sewed all her costumes with her own hands, as the family's finances were not enough to buy them in stores. And after the father of the future singer has received an industrial trauma, money at Ulsson in general were translated. Anna (mother) got a job at the funeral home office to feed the family somehow.

Anne Margrethe became a cheerleader in her school, many times took part in various talent contests, first on local channels, then on national ones. In addition, she was the main star of the school theatrical troupe. Actually, the girl did not have a question about the future profession. From an early age, she dreamed of becoming a star.

The first steps to success

In 1959, the girl entered the North-Western University, but did not study there for long. She became a member of a musical group, a soloist. Girls performed in many nightclubs in Chicago, Las Vegas and even visited Los Angeles. Actually, there and noticed Anne producer George Burns.

In 1961, Ann Margrethe began recording a solo album. The advertising company of the new singer was based on her comparison with the voice of Elvis Presley. In the booklets they wrote: "Presley in the female guise".

Her songs pleased listeners. Many stayed on the charts for up to twenty weeks. And in 1962 she performed one of the songs at the Oscar ceremony, which brought her even more popularity and admirers.

Music

In total, Anne has thirteen music albums, two nominations for "Grammy" (1962 and 2001).

Anne Margrethe plays country music, a favorite among the American population.

In 1967, her first solo concert took place in Las Vegas, where she sang live. Behind the scenes, she was supported by a friend - Elvis Presley, with whom she was close until his death.

In 1972, while performing on an open stage near Lake Tahoe, Anne fell off the scenery. She had a broken arm, cheekbone and jaw. Recovery lasted for ten weeks. At this time the singer was in complete peace, did not work, for several weeks she was allowed only liquid food. Without intervention, surgeons also did. The face was very traumatized.

In 1977 Presley died. Ann hardly experienced the loss of her friend. Three months later, she took part in the filming of a documentary about the performer, shared her secret memories. Including, she told about her novel with Elvis during the filming of the film "Viva Las Vegas".

Since then, her life was more attended by work in the cinema, but she continued to study music.

In 2001, Ann Margret, whose photo appeared in the press less and less, began recording a new album. His stylistics was unusual for the singer - church songs. The texts from the Gospel were adapted and performed by the singer very well. She received another nomination for a music award and won it.

Cinema

In 1961, after passing tests at the Metro Goldwyn Meyers, the actress signed a seven-year contract with the company. Her debut in the movie was the film "A handful of miracles", where she played with the unrepeatable Beth Davis and Peter Falk.

Her next films were musicals, where she performed musical compositions, for which she was approvingly received by both critics and spectators. And the movie "Farewell, Bird!" Made her a real star. The song from the film, performed by Anne, was known to every American.

After such success, she was invited to perform songs for the president on his birthday (as Marilyn Monroe did the year before).

In 1964, Ann meets Elvis Presley, with whom she will later record several duets.

Several times, Anne was nominated for an Oscar for the films "Cognition of the Flesh", "Tommy", and countless times for the Golden Globe Award.

Anne Margrethe, whose films mostly related to the comedy / musical genre, looked for herself in something else. But the competition in the film industry was too high.

Actress was mainly starred in the roles of the second plan. Filmography Anne Margrethe contains thirty-seven full-length films, among the most famous are "Track 60", "Made in Paris", "Divorce in American".

TV

Also, the actress was involved in television shootings. For example, she played the role of Cinderella in "The Tenth Kingdom". In 2010 she received the Emmy Award for her role in the series "Law and Order".

Since 2014 appears in various shows on the CBS channel.

Personal life

After the affair with Elvis Presley was over, Ann Margrethe got married. Her husband was Roger Smith, whom she met on the set of the film "Once upon a time there was a thief."

Roger was also an actor, among his TV films "77 Sunset Street," "A Man with a Thousand Faces," "Mr. Roberts." But in 1968 he abandoned his career and became the manager of his wife.

Roger had three children from his first marriage. Anne became their second mother for them.

Ann Margret is a Lutheran.

The actress has an unusual hobby. She loves motorcycles. And in 2000 she participated in the shooting of the advertisement of the new model and fell off the motorcycle. She had three ribs and a shoulder broken, but it did not cool her fervor.