Ann Turkel

Presently, the actress and former cover girl lives in Beverly Hills with her dogs Samantha and Olivia (above she left). Ann Turkel still struggles to endure her separation of Richard Harris, even though they were just married for 8 years. Turkel was born in an ethnically Jewish family. She was raised by her mom in Manhattan. When she reached the age of 16, she completed her studies with Sanford Meisner and Philip Burton, both at the Neighborhood playhouse, as well as 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. Yet, forty years later, she has admitted to JAN MOIR that they have never really found happiness apart. Richard Harris is the actor who plays 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) as well as Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 2002. Ann Turkel has one of the most intriguing and varied careers in the entertainment industry and is recognized throughout the world due to her success in motion films, television, modeling, and business. Born and raised in Manhattan, Ann always had an eye for entertainment. Ann began dance lessons when she was five years old, and her pursuit of the arts remained throughout her college. Her grandmother is credited with instilling her passion for creativity. Ann was a student of performing, voice, and many other types of expression in her earliest years. Ann took acting classes in The Neighborhood Playhouse and Musical Theatre Academy alongside Sandy Meisner, Philip Burton as well as other renowned coaches by age 16. Ann started a band along together with her high school classmates and started singing. They also staged a full season of summer stock theatre at the Berkshire Playhouse in Stockbridge, Massachusetts with plays such as The Pajama Game" and West Side Story. The moment she performed with her band in the fashion show when Ann was discovered to Gloria Schiff an editor at Vogue Magazine. Within the next week, Vogue's editor-in chief Diana Vreeland had Ann shoot her first Vogue cover in collaboration with photographer Richard Avedon. Ann became one of the most wanted models in the United States, appearing as a cover model for high-end fashion magazines like Vogue Bazaar or Cosmopolitan. Within two years Ann was able to enter the world market with her successful modeling throughout Europe as well as Japan in the role of face of major cosmetic brands like Max Factor Revlon and Chanel.