Ann Margret is the stepmother of the three children of her husband, Roger Smith, an actor who later became her manager. She and Smith were married for 50 years from May 8, 1967, until his death on June 4, 2017.

Ann Margret’s singing and acting careers span six decades, starting in 1961. She had a Top 20 hit sing in 1961 and a charting album in 1964, and she scored a disco hit in 1979.

In 1961, she filmed a screencast at 20th Century Fox and signed a seven-year contract. Ann-Margret made her film debut on a loan to United Artists in Pocketful of Miracles with Bette Davis. It was a remake of the 1933 movie, Lady For a Day. Frank Capra directed both versions.

In 2018, Ann-Margaret guest starred in The Kominsky Method portraying Diane, a widow and possible love interest for the recently widowed Norman, played by Alan Arkin.