Ann Turkel

Today, the actress and former cover model lives with her family in Beverly Hills with her dogs Samantha and Olivia (above she left). They were together for 8 years before they were divorced for 20, but Ann Turkel is still struggling in a state of denial over her husband's death, Richard Harris. Turkel is a native of New York. She was born in Manhattan and is from an ethnically Jewish middle-class family, went to the Neighborhood Playhouse as well as the American Musical and Dramatic Academy at the age of 16. She had also been taking classes in the company of Sanford Meisner and Philip Burton. Knight Rider Knight's Retreat 1985 The Knight Rider Knight's Retreat 1985 Ann Turkel, Bianca Morgan. "I had this strong feeling that either of us was going to get killed off by the other' Ann Turkel spent eight wild years married to Hollywood hellraiser Richard Harris. Yet, forty years later, she confesses to JAN MOIR that they have never truly found love. Richard Harris portrayed the wizard Albus in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, also known by the titles Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Ann Turkel's professional life is one of the most interesting and intriguing within the world of entertainment. The actress has received recognition throughout the world for the success she has achieved on television, motion picture as well as modeling. Ann Turkel was born and raised in Manhattan. The actress has always performed well in entertaining. She began dance lessons at the age of five and continued to pursue her art studies throughout college. She attributes her creativity to her maternal grandmother. Ann studied acting, dance and voice all through her early years. At the age of sixteen, Ann had studied at the Musical Theatre Academy and the Neighborhood Playhouse with some of the top acting instructors within the city like Sandy Meisner and Philip Burton. When she was in high school, Ann began singing along with friends and formed a rock and roll group. The Pajama Game " and West Side Story were among the plays she performed at Berkshire Playhouse, Stockbridge in Massachusetts. Ann was discovered at a Vogue Magazine fashion show by Gloria Schiff, an editor. Within a few days, the editor-in-chief Diana Vreeland had Ann shoot her very first Vogue cover using photographer Richard Avedon. Ann was among America's most popular models, appearing on the covers of top magazines including Vogue Bazaar, Cosmopolitan and other magazines. After two years Ann was able to enter the world market performing well in Europe as well as Japan in the role of face of major cosmetic brands like Max Factor Revlon and Chanel.