Ann Turkel

The actress, once a cover girl for Vogue magazine, lives today with her family in Beverly Hills along with Samantha and Olivia. Ann Turkel has been married just for eight years she divorced with Richard Harris since 20. But she still can't take the news of his passing. The actress was born into an Jewish middle-class family within Manhattan, Turkel had, by age 16, studied alongside Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse and Philip Burton at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Knight Rider Knights of Retreat (1985): Ann Turkel plays Bianca Morgan. Ann Turkel was married for eight years with Hollywood Hellraiser Richard Harris. She admits, 40 years later, to JAN MOIR, that the couple never found real happiness together. Richard Harris played the role of the Wizard Albus Dumbledore on Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001 Also released as Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone) and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002). Ann Turkel's work is considered to be among the most varied and fascinating within the entertainment industry. The actress has received recognition all over the world by the achievements she's achieved in television, motion-pictures and modeling. Ann Turkel, born and brought up in Manhattan has a talent to entertain. At the age of 5 she started dancing as well as studying art during her college period. She is grateful for the support that she received from her mother. Ann studied acting, dance, and voice throughout her early years. When she was 16, Ann had studied at the Musical Theatre Academy and the Neighborhood Playhouse with some of the top acting instructors in the city including Sandy Meisner and Philip Burton. Ann began singing at the age of 16 along with fellow students, and then created an ensemble. The Pajama Game," as well as West Side Story are among her summer stage productions at the Berkshire Playhouse. It was while performing in her band for an event for fashion when Ann was found through Gloria Schiff an editor at Vogue Magazine. Diana Vreeland's editor in chief was able to have Ann as well as photographer Richard Avedon shoot Ann's first Vogue cover within a couple of days. Ann became one of the most well-known models in America, appearing as a cover model for leading magazines such as Vogue Bazaar or Cosmopolitan. Ann was the first model to make her debut internationally with Europe as well as Japan following her modeling stint on behalf of Max Factor Revlon.