Ann Turkel

The model and actress now lives with Samantha, the dog she adopted (above), and Olivia. Ann Turkel has been married only eight years and has been divorced with Richard Harris since 20. But she still can't take the news of his passing. Turkel has been raised in Manhattan and comes from an ethnically Jewish, middle class family, studied at both the Neighborhood Playhouse and the American Musical and Dramatic Academy at the age of 16 years old. She had also been learning with Sanford Meisner and Philip Burton. Knight Rider Knight's Retreat, 1985 - Ann Turkel, Bianca Morgan. Ann Turkel's 8-year marriage to Hollywood "hellraiser" Richard Harris was one of the most turbulent. The actress admits, forty years later, to JAN MOIR, that the couple did not find true happiness apart. Richard Harris portrayed the character of Albus Dundeeore as the wizard Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in 2001. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone as well as Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in 2002. Ann Turkel enjoys one of the most interesting and diverse career paths in the world of entertainment. Her accomplishments in film, television, models, as well as business is recognized internationally. Growing up in Manhattan, Ann always had an ability to entertain. As a fifth-grader she began dance classes. She continued to study art at university. She is grateful to her mother for encouraging her artistic activities. Ann started her formal schooling with a focus on acting, singing and dancing. Ann aged 16 when she started her studies at the Neighborhood Playhouse, the Musical Theatre Academy. Ann also trained alongside Sandy Meisner. In high school Ann started singing with her schoolmates and formed a rock and roll band. The band also took part in a year of summer stock theater on stage at the Berkshire Playhouse in Stockbridge, Massachusetts in such plays as The Pajama Game" and West Side Story. Ann's appearance as a member of her band at fashion events was the first time Gloria Schiff, editor of Vogue Magazine, discovered Ann. Within one week, editor-in-chief Diana Vreeland had Ann shoot her first Vogue cover in collaboration with photographer Richard Avedon. Ann was one of the top models in America, appearing as a cover model for leading magazines such as Vogue Bazaar or Cosmopolitan. Ann was the first model to make her debut internationally with Europe and Japan as a model on behalf of Max Factor Revlon.