Ann Turkel

Now, the actress and former cover model is living with her family in Beverly Hills with her dogs Samantha and Olivia (above who left). Ann Turkel still struggles to manage her divorce of Richard Harris, even though they were married only for 8 years. She was born into a Jewish middle class family, and raised in Manhattan, Turkel had, when she was 16, had studied alongside Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse as well as Philip Burton at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Knight Rider Knight in Retreat (TV Episode 1985) - Ann Turkel as Bianca Morgan. Ann Turkel married Hollywood's notorious hellraiser Richard Harris for eight years. After 40 years of marriage she has admitted to JAN MOIR they were never truly happy apart. Richard Harris is the actor who was Albus Dumbledore as 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 has one of the most fascinating and varied professions in the entertainment business and is known around the world for her successes in motion pictures TV, modeling, and even business. Growing up in Manhattan, Ann always had an ability to entertain. In the midst of her 5th birthday, she began dancing lessons and pursued art all through her college period. Her inspiration for her artistic talents is her mother. Ann is a vocalist as well as dancing and acting since the age of her first child. Ann was a student in the Neighborhood Playhouse and Musical Theatre Academy with Sandy Meisner, Philip Burton and other notable coaches at the time she was 16. Ann began singing in high school along with fellow students, and then formed an ensemble. They also staged a full season of summer stock stage in the Berkshire Playhouse in Stockbridge, Massachusetts with plays such as The Pajama Game" and West Side Story. Ann was discovered at the Vogue Magazine fashion show by Gloria Schiff, an editor. Within the next week, Vogue's editor-in chief Diana Vreeland had Ann shoot her very first Vogue cover with photographer Richard Avedon. Ann went on to become one of the most sought-after models in America, appearing on cover models for top fashion magazines like Vogue Bazaar or Cosmopolitan. Ann was modeling in Europe and Japan in the fashion houses of Max Factor Revlon as well as Chanel following two years of success.