Ann Turkel

She lives at Beverly Hills, California with Samantha and Olivia. Ann Turkel's former husband Richard Harris has passed away after only 8 years of marriage, and 20 years of divorce. Turkel was born to the midst of a Jewish family and was raised by her mother in Manhattan. When she reached 16 years old, she had studied under Sanford Meisner and Philip Burton, both at the Neighborhood playhouse and in the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Knight Rider Knight's Retreat 1985 The Knight Rider Knight's Retreat 1985 Ann Turkel, Bianca Morgan. 'I had this feeling the other of us could be killed by the other' Ann Turkel spent eight wild years married to Hollywood hellraiser Richard Harris. It's taken Ann Turkel 40 years to admit that they never had a happy marriage. Richard Harris portrayed the character of Albus Dundeeore, the wizard in 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, who is known around the globe for her achievements in television, film and business, has had an interesting and varied career. Ann Turkel was born and was raised in Manhattan. The actress has always had a knack for entertaining. At the age of 5 when she first began dance lessons, she took her first steps and studied art throughout her college time. The grandmother of her is believed to be responsible for encouraging her creative activities. Ann studied acting, dance, and voice throughout her early years. Ann was 16 when she started her studies in the Neighborhood Playhouse, the Musical Theatre Academy. Also, she trained with Sandy Meisner. Ann was part of her class in a group called a rock group and began singing. The band was based in Stockbridge, Massachusetts she also performed in the summer at Berkshire Playhouse performing plays like The Pajama Game and West Side Story. Ann's appearance with her band in a fashion event was the moment Gloria Schiff, editor of Vogue Magazine, discovered Ann. In just a couple of weeks the editor-in-chief Diana Vreeland commissioned Ann to shoot her first Vogue Cover together with photographer Richard Avedon. Ann was soon one of the top models across the nation, gracing covers for the biggest fashion magazines. They comprised Vogue Bazaar as well Cosmopolitan. In the space of two years, Ann was able to enter the world market with her successful modeling throughout Europe and Japan in the role of face of such cosmetic giants as Max Factor Revlon and Chanel.