Bye Bye Birdie star Ann-Margret, 84, makes rare TV appearance and reveals the secret to her iconic dance moves

Ann-Margret is still saying hi hi to the spotlight.The 84-year-old “Bye Bye Birdie” actress made a rare public appearance at Project Angel Food’s Lead With Love fundraiser in Los Angeles on Saturday.

Ann-Margret wore a black long-sleeved top, matching leggings and knee-high patterned black boots as she posed for photos on the red carpet.At one point during the televised event that raised funds for LA fire victims, Ann-Margret had a moment with “Will & Grace” actor Eric McCormack where he asked her about her 1960s dance moves that “captivated the world.”“They called you the female Elvis,” McCormack, 62, said.

“You changed how a generation hit the dance floor.And now you’re a TikTok sensation.”McCormack then asked Ann-Margret, “So where did those incredible moves come from? Does everyone in Sweden dance like that?”“My heart and my seat,” Ann-Margret responded after laughing. Ann-Margret was born in Sweden in 1941 and moved to the U.S.

as a child.She rose to fame from her roles in “Bye Bye Birdie,” “Viva Las Vegas, “The Train Robbers” and more.She also became a sought-after sex symbol during the ’60s.Last year, Ann-Margret accepted an award at the Women’s Image Network’s 25th Women’s Image Awards in Beverly Hills and reflected on her decades-long career.

“I remember wanting to be in show business all my life,” she said in an interview with People at the event.“And I remember one day I said to mother and daddy, ‘I want to talk to you.

It’s a very, very important thing for me and I want to get into show business.’”“I am so blessed.I just can’t believe all the things that have happened to me.

I never expected it,” Ann-Margret added.“Never,”The “Newsies” star also confirmed that she “of course” still rides her Harley Davidson.“It’s lavender and it’s got white daisies all over it,” she said about her motorcycle.

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