Ann Turkel

Today, the actress and former cover model lives in Beverly Hills with her dogs Samantha and Olivia (above left). Ann Turkel, who was married with Richard Harris for eight years before she divorced him 20 years ago and is trying to reconcile the death of Richard Harris. The actress was born to a Jewish middle-class family and raised in Manhattan, Turkel had, when she was 16, studied with both Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse and Philip Burton at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Knight Rider Knights in Retrench (1985): Ann Turkel portrays Bianca Morgan. Ann Turkel was married for 8 years and was a fling with Hollywood Hellraiser Richard Harris. However, 40 years later she has admitted that to JAN MOIR that they never ever found peace. Richard Harris played the part of Albus Dumbledore as the wizard, in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 2001 (also known as Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone) as well as Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 2002. Ann Turkel has one of the most interesting and diverse careers in the entertainment industry and is well-known around the world for her accomplishments in motion-picture as well as television, modeling and in business. Growing up in Manhattan, Ann always had an ability to entertain. When she was 5 when she first began dance lessons, she took her first steps and studied art throughout her college period. She credits the encouragement she received from her grandmother. Ann studied in school for dance, acting and singing. Ann began acting when she was 16 years old working with Sandy Meisner and Philip Burton. Ann started singing in highschool together with her fellow students and eventually created a group. Also, she performed in a season of summer stock theater in the Berkshire Playhouse in Stockbridge, Massachusetts in such plays as The Pajama Game" and West Side Story. Ann was discovered in her performance in the Vogue Magazine Fashion Show by Gloria Schiff. Within a week editor-in-chief Diana Vreeland had Ann shoot her very first Vogue cover using photographer Richard Avedon. Then Ann became one of the sought after models in America, landing on the cover of top fashion magazines like Vogue Bazaar and Cosmopolitan among several other magazines. After two years Ann hit the international markets with her successful modeling throughout Europe as well as Japan in the role of face of major cosmetic brands like Max Factor Revlon and Chanel.