Ann-Margret shared that she fell and broke her elbow in April. (Amanda Edwards/Getty Images)
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Hollywood icon Ann-Margret was recently photographed outside a Los Angeles hotel in a wheelchair.
The 85-year-old actress was spotted arriving at a hotel for an event, where its staff met her outside and helped her out of her car.
She was seen smiling as she was led to the event by her staff, in an all-black outfit, which she paired with a green blazer, glasses and a necklace.
Her appearance at the event came just months after the actress said she suffered a fall at her home in April, which resulted in a broken elbow.
Ann-Margret was photographed in Los Angeles just months after announcing she broke her elbow in a fall. (G Press/Méga)
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“I fell the other day and now my right elbow is broken,” Ann-Margret told Parade magazine at the time. “It’s no big deal. …I’ve fallen so many times. I don’t mean to, but I do! What can I say?”
Although she was forced to cancel a fan event while she was signing autographs, she assured the outlet that she was on the mend, telling them, “Yes, I am. Of course!”
Nicknamed “The Female Elvis,” Ann-Margret’s breakthrough performance in the 1963 musical, “Bye Bye Birdie,” established her as a leading lady early in her career. She then starred alongside Elvis Presley in the 1964 film “Viva Las Vegas.”
Her transition to dramatic films took place in the 1970s, with the actress receiving the first of two Academy Award nominations in 1972 for her role in “Carnal Knowledge.”
Ann-Margret and Elvis Presley ride scooters in a scene from the 1964 film “Viva Las Vegas.” (Screen Archives/Getty Images)
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Throughout her career, the sex symbol has received five Golden Globe Awards, an Emmy Award, two Academy Award nominations and two Grammy Award nominations.
During a conversation with Fox News Digital in June, Ann-Margret shared her love of motorcycles, revealing that she first rode one as a child in Sweden with her uncle, later saying “I had to have one myself.” After all these years of cycling, the actress said she has never been afraid.
Ann-Margret has spoken many times about her love for motorcycles. (Cleopatra Files)
“Isn’t that something?” she said. “I’ve never been there. I like speed. I try not to go too fast, even though I like speed. I’m happy when I get on this bike. I’m not afraid. That’s the problem!”
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She previously spoke to People magazine in February 2024 about her love for motorcycles, noting, “I like speed. Not drugs.”
After years in the business, Ann-Margret says she has no plans to slow down anytime soon. (Hulton Archives/Getty Images)
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The performer also spoke to the outlet about her decades-long career in Hollywood, saying she has no intention of slowing down. Ann-Margret described how she took dance lessons early in life to prove to her parents that she was born to entertain.
“I remember wanting to be in show business my whole life,” Ann-Margret told the outlet. “And I remember one day I said to Mom and Dad, ‘I want to talk to you. This is a very, very important thing to me and I want to get into show business.'”
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