Ann Turkel

Today, the actress and former cover girl is living in Beverly Hills with her dogs Samantha and Olivia (above and left). Ann Turkel, who was engaged to Richard Harris for eight years before she divorced him twenty years ago and is trying to accept the death of Richard Harris. She was born to a Jewish middle class family, and grew up in Manhattan, Turkel had, at the age of 16, been studying with both 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 as Bianca Morgan. Ann Turkel married Hollywood's notorious hellraiser Richard Harris for eight years. However, after forty years, she confesses to JAN MOIR they were never ever truly at peace with each other. Richard Harris played the Wizard Albus Duddoe in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2002), which was released with the name Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Ann Turkel, who is famous throughout the world for her accomplishments in television, film and in business, has had an interesting and varied career. Ann was raised and born within Manhattan. Her passion for entertainment has not diminished. As a fifth-grader she began dance classes. She continued to study art in college. She attributes her creativity to her grandmother. Ann began her formal education through studying singing, acting and dancing. Ann took acting classes at The Neighborhood Playhouse and Musical Theatre Academy alongside Sandy Meisner, Philip Burton as well as other renowned instructors by the time she turned 16. Ann, along with some students from her high school made up a school rock and roll band. The Pajama Game " and West Side Story were among the shows she played in the Berkshire Playhouse, Stockbridge in Massachusetts. Ann was spotted at a Vogue Magazine fashion show by Gloria Schiff, an editor. In just a couple of weeks the editor-in-chief Diana Vreeland commissioned Ann to shoot the very first Vogue Cover together with photographer Richard Avedon. Ann went onto become one of the most sought-after models ever, featuring her cover in the most prestigious fashion magazines such as Vogue Bazaar and Cosmopolitan. Ann was a model who had success in Europe, Japan and other world markets for 2 years. She posed as the face of giants in cosmetics like Max Factor Revlon or Chanel.