These Celebrities Were All Cheerleaders Before Making It Big

Ann Margret

Born in Sweden in 1941, Anne was an accomplished singer, spry dancer, and peppy cheerleader for New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois. She happily smiled for the cameras and the crowds even before she was famous. The starlet went on to act in pictures like Bye Bye Birdie, Carnal Knowledge, Grumpy Old Men, and The Cheap Detective.

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