Ann Turkel

The actress, who was a cover girl for Vogue magazine, lives today at Beverly Hills along with Samantha and Olivia. Ann Turkel, who was married to Richard Harris for eight years prior to her divorce 20 years ago she is still struggling to come to terms with the loss of Richard Harris. Turkel was born to an ethnically Jewish family, and was raised with her mom in Manhattan. When she reached the age of 16, she was in the midst of studying with Sanford Meisner and Philip Burton Both at the Neighborhood playhouse and in the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Knight Rider Knights in Retreat (1985): Ann Turkel is Bianca Morgan. Ann Turkel was married for eight years with Hollywood Hellraiser Richard Harris. In the past, she admits her lover JAN MOIR that they have never really found happiness apart. Richard Harris played the part of Albus Dumbledore, the wizard, in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 2001 (also known as Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone) and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 2002. Ann Turkel's professional life is among the most varied and interesting in the entertainment business. She has been recognized across the globe for the successes she's achieved in television, motion-pictures and modeling. Ann Turkel was born in and lived in Manhattan. She has always performed well in entertaining. As a young girl she started dancing and studied art throughout her college time. Her grandmother is the one she credits with encouraging her creativity. Ann is a vocalist, dancing, and acting from her early years. Ann aged 16 when she began studying in the Neighborhood Playhouse, the Musical Theatre Academy. Also, she trained alongside Sandy Meisner. Ann, along with some of her high-school classmates, formed a school rock and roll group. She also performed a season of summer stock theatre on stage at the Berkshire Playhouse in Stockbridge, Massachusetts performing in plays like The Pajama Game" and West Side Story. While performing in her band for an event for fashion that 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 with photographer Richard Avedon. Ann was soon one of the top models across the United States, appearing on covers for the biggest magazines for fashion. This included Vogue Bazaar as well Cosmopolitan. In the space of two years, Ann hit the international markets performing well for a number of companies in Europe and Japan in the role of face of major cosmetic brands like Max Factor Revlon and Chanel.