October 9, 2025
โ€˜Bye Bye Birdieโ€™ Star Ann-Margret Makes Rare TV Appearance


More than six decades after she first wowed moviegoers, Ann-Margret still has all the right moves.

The two-time Academy Award nominee, 84, made a rare public appearance June 28 at Project Angel Foodโ€™s Lead With Love fundraiser in Los Angeles.

Video of her with โ€œWill & Graceโ€ star Eric McCormack during the telethon on Los Angelesโ€™ KTLA appeared on Ann-Margretโ€™s Instagram page, as well as the pages for the station and Project Angel Food.

The โ€œViva Las Vegasโ€ and โ€œBye Bye Birdieโ€ star got a rousing round of applause as she walked onto the set toward McCormack.

โ€œI was telling you before I have a lot of male friends that are very, very jealous of me tonight because I get to stand with you,โ€ McCormack said, alluding to her sex symbol status.

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Ann-Margret attends Project Angel Food’s Lead with Love fundraising event on June 28, 2025, in Los Angeles.Tommaso Boddi / Getty Images

He then mentioned how Ann-Margret, who was born in Sweden, rose to fame and won over fans with her dancing.

โ€œObviously, your โ€˜60s dance moves captivated the world,โ€ McCormack said. โ€œThey called you the female Elvis. You changed how a generation hit the dance floor, and now youโ€™re a TikTok sensation. So, where do those incredible moves come from, Sweden? Does everyone in Sweden dance like that?โ€

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Ann-Margret and Eric McCormack share a moment.Tommaso Boddi / Getty Images

โ€œMy heart and my seat,โ€ she replied with a laugh, as she gently touched her posterior.

Fans certainly loved seeing Ann-Margret.

โ€œโค๏ธGod bless Ann Margretโ€ฆ a true legend โค๏ธ,โ€ one person commented.

โ€œBEAUTIFUL! SHE STILL CAPTIVATES THE WORLD! LOVE YOU ANN-MARGRET! XX,โ€ someone else raved.

โ€œShe looks wonderful!!๐Ÿ˜Šโค๏ธ,โ€ another fan wrote.

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Ann-Margret dances while looking over her shoulder, circa 1960s. Hulton Archive / Getty Images

โ€œAnn-Margret, A legend whose talent and beauty continue to shine brightly โœจ,โ€ someone else gushed.

Ann-Margret is an icon whose life is in the works to become a movie, with Lindsay Lohan attached to play her.

โ€œWeโ€™re working on the story,โ€ Lohan told Andy Cohen on โ€œWatch What Happens Liveโ€ in November 2024. โ€œItโ€™s exciting.โ€

โ€œIt has to be the way that she wants it to be, so I really want it to be special in that way,โ€ she added.



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