Ann Turkel

The actress, who was a former cover girl is living at Beverly Hills with her dogs Samantha and Olivia (above left). Ann Turkel, who was tied to Richard Harris for eight years before he divorced her in the year 2000, is continuing to process the passing of Richard Harris. Turkel was born into an ethnically Jewish family and raised by her mom in Manhattan. By the age 16 she 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 role of Bianca Morgan. Ann Turkel married Hollywood's notorious hellraiser Richard Harris for eight years. However, 40 years later she has admitted to JAN MOIR that they have never really found happiness apart. Richard Harris played the role of the wizard Albus Dumbledore in 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's work is considered to be among the most varied and exciting on the market for entertainment. She has been recognized around the world due to the successes she's had in television, motion pictures and modeling. Ann was raised and born in Manhattan. Her love of entertainment never waned. Ann began dancing when she was five years old, and her studies in the arts carried on throughout her time in college. She credits her creative flair to her grandmother. Ann was a student of dance, acting and vocal throughout her youth. Ann started her acting education at 16 years old, taking classes alongside Sandy Meisner & Philip Burton. Ann began a band together with her high school classmates and soon began to sing. They also staged a full season of summer stock theater in the Berkshire Playhouse in Stockbridge, Massachusetts with plays such as The Pajama Game" and West Side Story. Ann was discovered at an Vogue Magazine fashion show by Gloria Schiff, an editor. Diana Vreeland, the editor in chief of Vogue Magazine, requested that Ann shoot her first Vogue magazine cover in just a few days. Ann became one of the most sought-after models in America. She was featured as a cover model for the top fashion magazines such as Vogue Bazaar or Cosmopolitan. Ann started her modeling career for Max Factor Revlon in Europe and Japan for Max Factor Revlon as well as Chanel following two years of success.