Ann Turkel

Now, the actress and former cover girl lives in Beverly Hills with her dogs Samantha and Olivia (above who left). They were together for eight years, and separated for 20 years, but Ann Turkel is still struggling to accept her husband's death, Richard Harris. Turkel was born in an ethnically Jewish family. She was raised by her mom in Manhattan. When she reached the age of 16, she had trained under Sanford Meisner and Philip Burton, both at the Neighborhood playhouse and at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Knight Rider Knight In Retreat (TV Episode 1985) Ann Turkel in the role of Bianca Morgan. Ann Turkel married Hollywood's notorious hellraiser Richard Harris for eight years. However, after forty years she has admitted to JAN MOIR they were never ever truly at peace with each other. Richard Harris is the actor who performed the role of Albus Dumbledore as the wizard, in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 2001 (also released under the title Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone), and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 2002. Ann Turkel has one of the most exciting and diverse professions in the entertainment business and is admired throughout the world due to her achievements in motion picture as well as television, modeling as well as business. Ann Turkel was born in and raised in Manhattan. She has always been talented at entertaining. Ann started taking dance classes when she was five years old, as well as her study of the arts remained in high school. She credits her grandmother for instilling her passion for art. Ann was a student of dance, acting, and voice throughout her early years. Ann trained in acting in the Neighborhood Playhouse and Musical Theatre Academy together with Sandy Meisner, Philip Burton and other prominent coaches by age 16. As a teenager, Ann started singing with her classmates and joined a rock and roll band. The band was based in Stockbridge, Massachusetts she also had a summer time at the Berkshire Playhouse performing plays like The Pajama Game and West Side Story. Ann was spotted at a Vogue Magazine fashion show by Gloria Schiff, an editor. In less than a week, editor-in chief Diana Vreeland commissioned Ann to shoot the very first Vogue Cover with photographer Richard Avedon. Then Ann was one of the most sought after models in the United States, appearing on the covers of some of the most prestigious fashion magazines, including Vogue Bazaar and Cosmopolitan among other magazines. Ann has been a model who was successful for cosmetic firms like Max Factor Revlon, Chanel and Europe in Europe after two years.