Ann Turkel

The actress, who was a former cover girl lives with her family in Beverly Hills with her dogs Samantha and Olivia (above left). Ann Turkel has been married just for eight years and has been divorced from Richard Harris since 20. But she still can't be happy about his demise. Turkel, who was raised in Manhattan and comes from an ethnically Jewish middle-class family, was a student at the Neighborhood Playhouse and the American Musical and Dramatic Academy at the age of 16 years old. She had also been studying with Sanford Meisner and Philip Burton. Knight Rider Knight In Retreat (TV Episode 1985) Ann Turkel in the part of Bianca Morgan. Ann Turkel's 8-year marriage with Hollywood "hellraiser" Richard Harris was one of the most turbulent. It's taken Ann Turkel 40 years to admit that they never got along. Richard Harris portrayed the wizard Albus in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone which is also known as Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Ann Turkel enjoys one of most fascinating and varied careers in entertainment. Her achievements in films as well as television, modeling as well as business is recognized internationally. Ann was raised and born in Manhattan. Her talent for entertainment never waned. As a fifth-grader she began dance classes. She continued to study art at the college. Her grandmother is the one she credits for encouraging her artistic activities. Ann was a student of dance, acting and vocal throughout her formative years. Ann, who was then sixteen, was enrolled at both the Neighborhood Playhouse (formerly the Musical Theatre Academy) and at the Musical Theatre Academy under some great acting coaches that were in the city. They were Sandy Meisner & Philip Burton. Ann began to join her fellow students in a group called a rock group and started singing. The Pajama Game," and West Side Story are among the stage shows she performs in during summer at the Berkshire Playhouse. Ann was brought to the attention of an Vogue Magazine fashion show by Gloria Schiff, an editor. Within a week editor-in-chief Diana Vreeland had Ann shoot her first Vogue cover in collaboration with photographer Richard Avedon. Ann was soon one of the most sought-after models ever, with her covers appearing in top fashion magazines such as Vogue Bazaar and Cosmopolitan. Ann made her international debut in Europe and Japan following her modeling stint for Max Factor Revlon.