Ann Turkel

The actress, who was once a cover girl for Vogue magazine, lives today at Beverly Hills along with Samantha and Olivia. Ann Turkel still struggles to deal with the divorce she received of Richard Harris, even though they only dated for eight years. Turkel, who was a Jewish girl raised in Manhattan and born into a middle-class Jewish family, had already studied under Sanford Meisner and Philip Burton when she was just 16 years old. Knight Rider Knight In Retreat (TV Episode, 1985) Ann Turkel in the character of Bianca Morgan. Ann Turkel was married for 8 years and was a fling with Hollywood Hellraiser Richard Harris. After 40 years she tells JAN MOIR that the couple were never happy together. Richard Harris played the part of Albus Dumbledore, the wizard, in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 2001 (also released in the form of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone) and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 2002. Ann Turkel has one of the most intriguing and varied careers in the entertainment industry and is recognized around the world for her accomplishments in motion-picture as well as television, modeling and in business. Ann who was born and grew up on the Upper West Side of Manhattan and has always displayed an aptitude for entertaining. When she was 5 she started dancing and continued to study art through her college years. Her grandmother is the one she credits with encouraging her creativity. Ann studied in school for the arts of acting, dancing and singing. Ann studied acting at The Neighborhood Playhouse and Musical Theatre Academy along with Sandy Meisner, Philip Burton and several other notable instructors by the time she turned 16. Ann started singing in highschool along with fellow students, and then created the group. The Pajama Game " and West Side Story were among the shows she played in the Berkshire Playhouse, Stockbridge in Massachusetts. Ann was discovered when she was performing at the Vogue Fashion Show together with her band. In less than a week, editor-in chief Diana Vreeland commissioned Ann to shoot her first Vogue Cover with photographer Richard Avedon. Subsequently Ann began to become one of the most sought after models in America, landing on the cover of the top fashion magazines including Vogue Bazaar and Cosmopolitan among many others. Ann began her modeling career in Europe and Japan in the fashion houses of Max Factor Revlon as well as Chanel after two consecutive years of successful modeling.