Ann Turkel

The actress, who was a former cover girl is living with her family in Beverly Hills with her dogs Samantha and Olivia (above who left). Ann Turkel, who was wed with Richard Harris for eight years prior to the divorce in the year 2000, is in a constant struggle to reconcile the death of Richard Harris. Turkel was born to the midst of a Jewish family. She was raised by her mom in Manhattan. By the age of 16, she trained under Sanford Meisner and Philip Burton who both attended the Neighborhood Playhouse as well as the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Knight Rider Knight In Retreat (TV Episode 1985) Ann Turkel in the role as Bianca Morgan. "I was afraid that one of us would be killed by the other' Ann Turkel spent eight wild years married to Hollywood hellraiser Richard Harris. In the past, she has admitted to JAN MOIR that they have never had a real time of happiness together. Richard Harris played the role of Wizard Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001 as well as Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone) and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002). Ann Turkel is a multi-faceted entertainer with a career that encompasses motion picture, TV modeling, business as well as other fields. Ann was born and raised in Manhattan. Her love of entertainment has not waned. As a young girl she started dancing as well as studying art during her college time. She credits her talent to her grandmother. Ann was an avid student of acting, voice, dance and many other types of expression through her early days. Ann took acting classes at The Neighborhood Playhouse and Musical Theatre Academy together with Sandy Meisner, Philip Burton along with other top coaches around age 16. As a teenager, Ann began to sing with her fellow classmates, and then formed an all-rock and roll ensemble. Also, she performed in a season of stock productions in the summer in the Berkshire Playhouse in Stockbridge, Massachusetts in such plays as The Pajama Game" and West Side Story. Ann was discovered during an Vogue Magazine fashion show by Gloria Schiff, an editor. Within less than a week, editor-in chief Diana Vreeland commissioned Ann to shoot the debut Vogue Cover together with photographer Richard Avedon. After that, Ann gained a reputation as one of most sought-after models across America, appearing on the pages of top fashion magazines, including Vogue Bazaar and Cosmopolitan among several others. Ann was modeling in Europe as well as Japan with Max Factor Revlon as well as Chanel after two successful years.