Ann Turkel

Today, the actress and former cover model is living at Beverly Hills with her dogs Samantha and Olivia (above she left). Ann Turkel, who was married to Richard Harris for eight years before she divorced him in the year 2000, is continuing to process the demise of Richard Harris. Turkel was born in an ethnically Jewish family. She was raised by her mom in Manhattan. As a teenager, she had attended the New York Musical and Dramatic Academy. of 16, she had been studying under Sanford Meisner and Philip Burton, both at the Neighborhood Playhouse as well as the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Knight Rider Knight In Retreat (TV Episode 1985) Ann Turkel in the part of Bianca Morgan. Ann Turkel was married for eight wild years to Hollywood Hellraiser Richard Harris. In the end she confesses to JAN MOIR they weren't truly happy apart. Richard Harris is the actor who played Albus Dumbledore as the wizard of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 2001 (also released as 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 fascinating and varied professions in the entertainment business and is recognized throughout the world due to her successes in motion pictures and television, modelling, and even business. Ann Turkel was born in and was raised in Manhattan. She has always demonstrated her talent in entertainment. Ann started taking dance classes as a child, and her interest in the arts remained throughout her college. She credits her talent to her grandmother. Ann took classes in acting, dancing and voice all through her formative years. In the age group of 16, Ann had studied at the Musical Theatre Academy and the Neighborhood Playhouse with some of the top acting instructors around the city, including Sandy Meisner and Philip Burton. Ann began a band with schoolmates in high school and then began singing. They also staged a full season of summer stock theatre with the Berkshire Playhouse in Stockbridge, Massachusetts in such plays as The Pajama Game" and West Side Story. It was while performing with her group at an evening of fashion shows when Ann was discovered at the hands of 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 was one of America's most popular models. Her images appeared on the covers of major magazines like Vogue Bazaar, Cosmopolitan and many others. Ann started her modeling career in Europe as well as Japan in the fashion houses of Max Factor Revlon as well as Chanel following two years of success.