Ann Turkel

Today, the actress and former cover girl is living with her family in Beverly Hills with her dogs Samantha and Olivia (above and left). Ann Turkel's former husband Richard Harris has passed away after just 8 years of marriage, and 20 years divorce. Turkel was born to an ethnically Jewish family, and was raised with her mom in Manhattan. When she reached 16 years old, she had studied under Sanford Meisner and Philip Burton Both at the Neighborhood Playhouse as well as in the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Knight Rider Knight's Retreat, 1985 - Ann Turkel, Bianca Morgan. Ann Turkel was married for eight years with Hollywood Hellraiser Richard Harris. However, 40 years later she admits to JAN MOIR that the couple never really found happiness apart. Richard Harris played the part of Albus Dumbledore who was the wizard, in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 2001 (also known in the form of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone), and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 2002. Ann Turkel, who is well-known throughout the world for her success in television, film and in business, has had a very interesting and diverse career. Ann Turkel was born in and raised in Manhattan. The actress has always had a knack for entertaining. Ann started dancing at age five, and her studies in the arts continued throughout university. Her inspiration for her artistic talents is her grandmother. Ann is a vocalist as well as dancing and acting from her early years. Ann was 16 when she started her studies at the Neighborhood Playhouse, the Musical Theatre Academy. Also, she studied alongside Sandy Meisner. Ann joined her classmates as a bandleader and then began singing. The Pajama Game " and West Side Story were among the plays she performed at Berkshire Playhouse, Stockbridge in Massachusetts. Ann's appearance as a member of her band at fashion events was the moment Gloria Schiff, editor of Vogue Magazine, discovered Ann. Within a matter of a few days and a half, the editor-in-chief Diana Vreeland commissioned Ann to shoot the very first Vogue Cover together with photographer Richard Avedon. Ann went on to become one of the top models in America, appearing as a cover model for leading magazines such as Vogue Bazaar or Cosmopolitan. Ann began modeling in Europe as well as Japan in the fashion houses of Max Factor Revlon as well as Chanel following two years of success.