{"id":950367,"date":"2026-11-02T22:48:15","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T22:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/950367\/"},"modified":"2026-11-02T22:48:15","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T22:48:15","slug":"hollywood-icon-ann-margret-85-looks-unrecognizable-in-wheelchair-during-rare-los-angeles-outing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/950367\/","title":{"rendered":"Hollywood Icon Ann-Margret, 85, Looks Unrecognizable in Wheelchair During Rare Los Angeles Outing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Decades after captivating audiences, Ann-Margret<\/a> looked different than fans remember.<\/p>\n

In photos obtained by Closer, Ann-Margret, 85, was photographed arriving at an event at a Los Angeles hotel on Saturday, October 31. Hotel staff met her with a wheelchair, helped her out of the vehicle and rolled her inside.<\/p>\n

The star flashed a wide smile in the shots. Her signature red hair was swapped for a golden blonde look, styled in a shoulder-length cut. She wore tinted glasses, a green blazer, a black top with a silky black neck scarf, black pants and black shoes. Her accessories included a cross necklace, a ring and a pale blue manicure.<\/p>\n

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Photo credit: GPRESS\/MEGA<\/p>\n

She became one of the most desired leading ladies of the 1960s, starring in <\/a>Bye Bye Birdie<\/a> and opposite Elvis Presley<\/a> in <\/a>Viva Las Vegas<\/a>. She later proved her dramatic range with Oscar-nominated performances in Carnal Knowledge and Tommy, then won over a new generation in Grumpy Old Men and Grumpier Old Men. She also collected five Golden Globe Awards<\/a> and an Emmy<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The actress got candid about her career and growing older in a sit-down with fellow screen legend George Hamilton<\/a> for Interview<\/a> magazine in 2014. “Can you believe we’re still here? I thought for some reason that I would be gone by 39,” she said.<\/p>\n

Ann-Margret even planned a secret exit. “So I did what I thought was a farewell tour for three weeks in 1971. Nobody knew,” she told Hamilton, 87.<\/p>\n

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Photo credit: GPRESS\/MEGA<\/p>\n

When he asked whether she thought her career was over, she replied, “I thought, ‘Well, that’s it. I’m leaving the industry.’ But then I was retired for a year, in my mind, and then I said, ‘Honey, I don’t think I want to be retired. I’d like to go on stage again.'”<\/p>\n

Taking on Carnal Knowledge, the film that helped her break away from her glamorous image, pushed her to her limits. “It was quite an experience. I actually had nightmares,” she said, per Interview.<\/p>\n

Performing was always her escape. “I’m always a different person when I get up and perform, because then I don’t have to be nervous. I don’t have to be myself,” she explained to Hamilton, adding: “Well, I love performing. I always have, since I was four years old.”<\/p>\n

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