Ann-Margret was born Ann-Margret Olsson in Valsjöbyn, Jämtland, Sweden to Anna Aronsson and Gustav Olsson, a native of Örnsköldsvik. She grew up in a small town 'of lumberjacks and farmers high up near the Arctic Circle'. Her father worked in the United States during his youth and immigrated back in 1942, working with the Johnson Electrical Company. Ann-Margret and her mother moved to the USA four years later. When she filmed Viva Las Vegas with Elvis Presley the two began an affair.

Elvis Presley and Ann Margret - Viva Las Vegas 1964

Elvis Presley and Ann Margret - Viva Las Vegas 1964

Ann Margret and Elvis Presley - Viva Las Vegas 1964
- Viva Las Vegas - MGM 1964 |