Ann Turkel

Presently, the actress and former cover girl is living at Beverly Hills with her dogs Samantha and Olivia (above left). They were together for just eight years and had been separated for 20 years, but Ann Turkel is still struggling to deal with her divorce from husband, Richard Harris. Turkel was an Jewish girl born within Manhattan and born to a middle-class Jewish family, studied under Sanford Meisner and Philip Burton when she was just 16 years old. Knight Rider Knight In Retreat (TV Episode 1985) Ann Turkel in the role of Bianca Morgan. Ann Turkel married Hollywood's notorious hellraiser Richard Harris for eight years. She tells JAN MOIR that the couple have never found happiness together. Richard Harris played the role of Wizard Albus Dumbledore on Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001; also released under the title Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone) and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002). Ann Turkel is a multi-faceted entertainer whose career spans motion pictures, TV, modelling, business, and many more. Ann Turkel was born in and raised in Manhattan had an innate talent to entertain. As a fifth-grader she began dance classes. Then she continued her studies in the arts in university. She is grateful to her mother as a source of inspiration for her creative pursuits. Ann spent her childhood studying dancing, acting and singing. By the age of 16, Ann had studied at the Musical Theatre Academy and the Neighborhood Playhouse with some of the best acting coaches in the city including Sandy Meisner and Philip Burton. Ann began to join her fellow students as a bandleader and started singing. The Pajama Game", as well as West Side Story, were among the summer shows that she participated in at the Berkshire Playhouse Stockbridge Massachusetts. Ann was discovered during her appearance at the Vogue Magazine Fashion Show by Gloria Schiff. In less than a week and a half, the editor-in-chief Diana Vreeland commissioned Ann to shoot the very first Vogue Cover with photographer Richard Avedon. Ann was soon one of most coveted models of all time, featuring her cover in top fashion magazines such as Vogue Bazaar and Cosmopolitan. Ann started modeling for Max Factor Revlon in Europe and Japan in the fashion houses of Max Factor Revlon as well as Chanel following two years of success.