Ann Turkel

Today, the actress and former cover model lives in Beverly Hills with her dogs Samantha and Olivia (above left). Ann Turkel's former husband Richard Harris has passed away after just 8 years of marriage and 20 years of divorce. She was born in the Jewish middle-class family and raised in Manhattan, Turkel had, by age 16, studied 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) The character of Ann Turkel as Bianca Morgan. Ann Turkel was married for eight years with Hollywood Hellraiser Richard Harris. Ann Turkel has had to wait forty years to acknowledge that she and Richard Harris have never had a happy marriage. Richard Harris played the Wizard Albus Duddoe in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2002) the film was released with the title Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Ann Turkel is a multi-faceted entertainer whose career spans motion pictures, TV modeling, business and many more. Ann Turkel was born and brought up in Manhattan was a natural talent to entertain. Ann began taking dance classes when she was five years old, and her pursuit of the arts continued through university. She credits the encouragement she received from her grandmother. Ann was a student of dance, acting as well as voice during her early years. Ann was 16 when she started her studies at the Neighborhood Playhouse, the Musical Theatre Academy. She also took classes with Sandy Meisner. At the age of 16, Ann started singing with her schoolmates and formed a rock and roll band. The Pajama Game", and West Side Story, were two of the summer productions she did at the Berkshire Playhouse Stockbridge Massachusetts. The moment she performed in her band for an evening of fashion shows when Ann was discovered by Gloria Schiff an editor at Vogue Magazine. Diana Vreeland ordered Ann to perform her first Vogue photo shoot alongside Richard Avedon within one week. Ann became one of most coveted models of all time and her work was featured in the most prestigious fashion magazines Vogue Bazaar and Cosmopolitan. Ann modeled successfully for cosmetic companies including Max Factor Revlon, Chanel and Europe in Europe within two years.