Ann Turkel

Presently, the actress and former cover girl lives in Beverly Hills with her dogs Samantha and Olivia (above she left). Ann Turkel's ex-husband Richard Harris has passed away after just 8 years of marriage and twenty years of divorce. She was born to an Jewish middle-class family in Manhattan, Turkel had, when she was 16, studied with both Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse, and Philip Burton at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Knight Rider Knight's Retreat, 1985 The Knight Rider Knight's Retreat 1985 Ann Turkel, Bianca Morgan. Ann Turkel married Hollywood's notorious hellraiser Richard Harris for eight years. In the last 40 years, she told JAN MOIR they have never found happiness together. 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 as well as Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in 2002. Ann Turkel's professional life is one of the most diverse and fascinating in the entertainment business. The actress has received recognition all over the world for the successes she's attained in the fields of television, motion-pictures and modeling. Ann, who was born and grew up on the Upper West Side of Manhattan and has always displayed an aptitude for entertaining. When she was 5 she started dancing as well as studying art during her college period. She credits her grandmother with encouraging her creativity. Ann was a student of singing, acting and dance in her early years. Ann started her acting education when she was 16 years old studying with Sandy Meisner and Philip Burton. Ann was part of her class as a bandleader and then began singing. The Pajama Game " and West Side Story were among her plays performed in the Berkshire Playhouse, Stockbridge in Massachusetts. While performing in her band for an event for fashion when Ann was discovered to Gloria Schiff an editor at Vogue Magazine. Within a matter of a few days the editor-in-chief Diana Vreeland commissioned Ann to shoot the first Vogue Cover together with photographer Richard Avedon. Ann was soon one of the most sought-after models ever, featuring her cover in the most prestigious fashion magazines Vogue Bazaar and Cosmopolitan. Ann was a model who had success throughout Europe, Japan and other international markets for about two several years. She posed as the face of giants in cosmetics such as Max Factor Revlon or Chanel.