Happy 85th birthday to showbiz legend Ann-Margret!

Don’t want to let the day go by without wishing a happy 85th birthday to showbiz legend Ann-Margret. It’s a milestone I know her legions of the Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated star’s loyal fans have marked on their calendars!

What a career she has had!

Ann-Margret got her start in movies 65 years ago opposite Bette Davis in Pocketful of Miracles then followed that up with major roles in the musicals State Fair and Bye-Bye Birdie. She went on to star opposite Elvis Presley in Viva Las Vegas and Steve McQueen in The Cincinnati Kid.

She went on to earn an Academy Award nomination and win a Golden Globe for her performance in the musical Tommy and was also nominated for an Oscar for her performance the drama Carnal Knowledge. She has won five Golden Globes overall and has far too many film roles to list here. But some of my personal favorites include Our Sons, Twice in a Lifetime, Grumpy Old Men, and A Tiger’s Tale.

She has been nominated for Emmys for her stellar dramatic work in television movies including Who Will Love My Children?, A Streetcar Named Desire, The Two Mrs. Grenvilles, Alex Haley’s Queen, and Life of the Party and, thankfully, finally won for a memorable performance on Law & Order: SVU.

Here are some videos celebrating the great Ann-Margret!