ANN-MARGRET

Swedish born Ann-Margret Olsson rose to fame in the 1960s and has enjoyed a successful career as a dancer, singer and actress. She has appeared on stage, in TV specials and in movies. notably ‘Bye, Bye Birdie’, ‘Viva Las Vegas’ with Elvis Presley (one of Elvis’ most watchable films!) , ‘The Cincinnati Kid’ with Steve McQueen and ‘Tommy’, the extravagant film version of ‘The Who’s rock opera where she played the title character’s mother!

Ann-Margret has a vivacious screen presence and was dubbed a ‘sex kitten’ by the media of the 1960s.

This painting is inspired by one of the song and dance numbers from ‘Viva Las Vegas’. (1964).