Ann Turkel

The actress, once a cover girl for Vogue magazine, is now living in Beverly Hills along with Samantha and Olivia. The couple was married only eight years, but divorced for twenty years. Ann Turkel is still struggling in a state of denial over her divorce from husband, Richard Harris. Her family was the Jewish middle-class household and grew up in Manhattan, Turkel had, by age 16, studied at the same time with Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse as well as Philip Burton at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Knight Rider Knight In Retreat (TV Episode 1985) Ann Turkel in the part of Bianca Morgan. 'I had this feeling either of us was going to have to kill the other' Ann Turkel spent eight exciting years in the marriage of Hollywood hellraiser Richard Harris. But 40 years on she admits in JAN MOIR that the couple never had a real time of happiness together. Richard Harris played the role as the Wizard Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001; also released in the form of 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 models, business as well as other fields. Born and raised in Manhattan, Ann always had a gift for entertaining. Her first dance lesson was in the age of 5 and continued to study art all through college. Her mother is acknowledged for inspiring her creativity. Ann has been studying voice dance, acting, and dancing since her early childhood. Ann trained in acting at The Neighborhood Playhouse and Musical Theatre Academy together with Sandy Meisner, Philip Burton and other prominent coaches by age 16. Ann began singing in high school alongside other students and eventually formed the group. In Stockbridge, Massachusetts she also did a summer season at the Berkshire Playhouse performing plays like The Pajama Game and West Side Story. Ann's participation with her group as part of a fashion-themed event was the moment Gloria Schiff, editor of Vogue Magazine, discovered Ann. Within less than a week the editor-in-chief Diana Vreeland commissioned Ann to shoot the very first Vogue Cover with photographer Richard Avedon. Ann was one of the most sought-after models in the United States, appearing on cover models for leading fashion magazines such as Vogue Bazaar or Cosmopolitan. Ann modeled successfully for cosmetic companies such as Max Factor Revlon, Chanel and Europe in Europe within two years.