Ann Turkel

The actress who was featured as a cover star for Vogue magazine, lives with her family in Beverly Hills along with Samantha and Olivia. Ann Turkel, who was engaged to Richard Harris for eight years before he divorced her twenty years ago, is still trying to accept the demise of Richard Harris. Turkel has been raised in Manhattan and comes from a Jewish middle-class family, went to the Neighborhood Playhouse and the American Musical and Dramatic Academy at the age of 16. It was also her first time working alongside Sanford Meisner and Philip Burton. Knight Rider Knight In Retreat (TV Episode 1985) Ann Turkel in the role of Bianca Morgan. "I was afraid that either of us was going to be killed by the other' Ann Turkel spent eight thrilling years of marriage to Hollywood horror star Richard Harris. Yet, forty years later, she has admitted that to JAN MOIR that the couple never had a real time of happiness together. Richard Harris played the role of wizard Albus Dumbledore on Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001 as well in the form of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone) as well as Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002). Ann Turkel is a multi-faceted entertainer who's career encompasses motion picture, TV modeling, business and more. Born and raised in Manhattan, Ann always had a gift for entertaining. As a young girl when she first began dance lessons, she took her first steps as well as studying art during her college years. She credits her grandmother for encouraging her artistic activities. Ann was an avid student of acting, voice, dance as well as other expressions through her early days. Ann took acting classes with The Neighborhood Playhouse and Musical Theatre Academy together with Sandy Meisner, Philip Burton and other prominent coaches by when she was 16. At the age of 16, Ann started singing with her friends and formed a rock and roll band. The Pajama Game " and West Side Story were among the plays she performed at Berkshire Playhouse, Stockbridge in Massachusetts. Ann's performance with her band as part of a fashion-themed event was the point at which Gloria Schiff, editor of Vogue Magazine, discovered Ann. Within a matter of a few days after that, editor-in Chief Diana Vreeland commissioned Ann to shoot the very first Vogue Cover featuring photographer Richard Avedon. Ann was one of the United States' most popular models. She was featured on the cover of top magazines including Vogue Bazaar, Cosmopolitan and many others. Two years later, Ann hit the international markets performing well throughout Europe as well as Japan for the roles of face for companies like Max Factor Revlon and Chanel.