Ann Turkel

Presently, the actress and former cover girl lives in Beverly Hills with her dogs Samantha and Olivia (above left). The couple was married only 8 years before they were divorced for 20, but Ann Turkel is still struggling to accept the loss of her ex-husband, Richard Harris. Turkel was born in an ethnically Jewish family and raised by her mother in Manhattan. At she was 16 she was studying under Sanford Meisner and Philip Burton Both at the Neighborhood Playhouse as well as the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Knight Rider Knights of Retreat (1985): Ann Turkel plays Bianca Morgan. Ann Turkel's eight-year marriage to Hollywood "hellraiser" Richard Harris was a wild one. The actress admits, forty years later to JAN MOIR, that the couple never found true happiness apart. Richard Harris portrayed the character of Albus Dundeeore as the wizard Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in 2001, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in 2002. Ann Turkel, who is known around the globe for her achievements in the fields of television, film and business, has had a fascinating and diverse career. Ann Turkel was born and raised in Manhattan. Her entire life she has been talented at entertaining. At the age of 5 she started dancing and continued to study art through her college period. She credits her mother for encouraging her artistic activity. Ann took classes in acting, dancing and vocal throughout her early years. Ann at the time was sixteen, was enrolled at both the Neighborhood Playhouse (formerly the Musical Theatre Academy) and at the Musical Theatre Academy under some great acting coaches within the city. These include Sandy Meisner & Philip Burton. Ann was part of her class in a group called a rock group and then began singing. The Pajama Game " and West Side Story were among her plays performed at the Berkshire Playhouse, Stockbridge in Massachusetts. Ann's appearance together with her group at an event for fashion was when Gloria Schiff, editor of Vogue Magazine, discovered Ann. In less than a week and a half, the editor-in-chief Diana Vreeland commissioned Ann to shoot her first Vogue Cover featuring photographer Richard Avedon. Ann was among America's most viewed models. She was featured on the covers of top magazines, including Vogue Bazaar, Cosmopolitan and numerous others. Ann was a successful model for various cosmetics companies like Max Factor Revlon, Chanel and Europe in Europe following two years.