Ann-Margret is a Swedish-born actress and singer. She was often referred to as a "sex-kitten" and the "female Elvis". In 1961, she made her film début in "Pocketful of Miracles", starring Bette Davis, and she followed that role with the successful "State Fair" in 1962. Her next starring role, as the all-American teenager in "Bye Bye Birdie", made her a star.