Ann Turkel

The actress, who was once the cover model for Vogue magazine, is now living at Beverly Hills along with Samantha and Olivia. Ann Turkel, who was wed with Richard Harris for eight years before she divorced him twenty years ago, is still trying to accept the loss of Richard Harris. Turkel was born into a Jewish family, and was raised by her mom in Manhattan. By the age of 16, she been studying under Sanford Meisner and Philip Burton in the Neighborhood playhouse and at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Knight Rider Knight In Retreat (TV Episode, 1985) Ann Turkel in the character of Bianca Morgan. Ann Turkel was married for eighteen years to Hollywood Hellraiser Richard Harris. However, 40 years later she has admitted in JAN MOIR that they've never truly found love. Richard Harris played the role as the Wizard Albus Dumbledore Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001 and also released under the title Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone) as well as Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002). Ann Turkel is a multi-faceted entertainer who's career spans motion pictures, TV, modelling, business, as well as other fields. Ann was raised and born in Manhattan. Her love of entertainment has never wavered. She started dancing lessons when she was five and continued to study art through college. She attributes her grandmother to instilling her passion for art. Ann was a student of dancing, singing, acting and various other ways of expression in her earliest years. Ann was a student and voice at the Neighborhood Playhouse and Musical Theatre Academy along with Sandy Meisner, Philip Burton and other notable coaches at when she was 16. Ann began singing in high school together with her fellow students, then joined the group. The Pajama Game " and West Side Story were among her plays performed at Berkshire Playhouse, Stockbridge in Massachusetts. Ann's performance with her band at a fashion show was the moment Gloria Schiff, editor of Vogue Magazine, discovered Ann. Within a matter of a few days, editor-in chief Diana Vreeland commissioned Ann to shoot the first Vogue Cover with photographer Richard Avedon. Ann was among America's most popular models, appearing on the covers of top magazines, including Vogue Bazaar, Cosmopolitan and numerous others. Ann was a successful model for various cosmetic firms like Max Factor Revlon, Chanel and Europe in Europe after two years.