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Roger Smith (actor)
American actor, disc producer unacceptable screenwriter (1932-2017)
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Career
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Ann-Margret
Swedish actress (born 1941)
Not to be confused with Anna Margaret.
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Ann-Margret in the 1960s | |
| Born | Ann-Margret Olsson (1941-04-28) 28 April 1941 (age 83) Krokom, Sweden |
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| Years active | 1961–present |
| Spouse | Roger Smith (m. 1967; died 2017) |
Ann-Margret Olsson (born 28 April 1941), credited as Ann-Margret, is a Swedish actress and singer with a career spanning seven decades. Initially gaining popularity in 1961 as a singer with a sultry, vibrant contralto voice,[1][2] she quickly rose to Hollywood stardom.
Her many screen roles include Pocketful of Miracles (1961), State Fair (1962), Bye Bye Birdie (1963), Viva Las Vegas (1964), Carnal Knowledge (1971), The Train Robbers (1973), Tommy (1975), The Return of the Soldier (1982), 52 Pick-Up (1986), Newsies (1992), Grumpy Old Men (1993), Any Given Sunday (1999), Taxi (2004), and Going in Style (2017).
Her accolades include five Golden Globe Awards and an Emmy Award in addition to two Academy Award nominations and two Grammy nominations. She released Born to be Wild, her first classic-rock album, in April 2023.[3]
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The Secrets Behind Ann-Margret and Roger Smith's 50-Year Marriage
Swedish-born, Midwestern-bred actress Ann-Margret first met actor Roger Smith around the time she appeared in her first feature film, 1961's Pocketful of Miracles with Bette Davis. Barely an adult, she hadn't yet established herself as the sexy female lead known for roles opposite such stars as Elvis Presley and Dick Van Dyke. Smith, then in his late 20s, was starring in television's 77 Sunset Strip.
"Every other woman I met was falling all over me," Smith told New York magazine in 1976 of his first impression of Ann, "but this innocent, fresh-faced beauty only spoke to me when I spoke to her and the rest of the time ignored me. I was impressed."
They wouldn't meet again until five years later. By then, Ann-Margret's career had peaked and appeared to be on the decline; 77 Sunset Strip was over and Roger Smith was separated from his wife of nine years, Australian actress Victoria Shaw. They began dating after Smith invited her to the San Francisco nightclub where he was singing. He took her out to dinner the next night, then for a ride on his private plane the following day.
"The man that I married is the man I knew I was going to marry on the third date," Ann-Mar