Ann Turkel

Presently, the actress and former cover girl lives at Beverly Hills with her dogs Samantha and Olivia (above left). Ann Turkel, who was wed to Richard Harris for eight years before she divorced him 20 years ago, is still trying to reconcile the death of Richard Harris. Turkel is a native of New York. She was born in Manhattan and is from an ethnically Jewish middle class family, was a student at the Neighborhood Playhouse and the American Musical and Dramatic Academy when she was 16. Also, she was studying alongside Sanford Meisner and Philip Burton. Knight Rider Knight In Retreat (TV Episode 1985) Ann Turkel in the character of Bianca Morgan. Ann Turkel, who spent 8 wild, crazy years in the company of Hollywood hellraiser Richard Harris. In the past, she has admitted to JAN MOIR that they have never really found happiness apart. Richard Harris played the role as the wizard Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001 Also released in the form of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone) as well as Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002). Ann Turkel's career is among the most varied and fascinating in the world of entertainment. The actress has received recognition all over the world for the successes she's had in motion pictures and modeling. Ann who was born and grew up on Manhattan's Upper West Side, has always shown an aptitude for entertaining. Ann started dancing when she was five years old, and her pursuit of the arts continued through college. Her grandmother is the one she credits for encouraging her artistic activity. Ann spent her childhood studying the arts of acting, dancing and singing. Ann aged 16 years old studied at at the Neighborhood Playhouse (formerly the Musical Theatre Academy) and at the Musical Theatre Academy under some top acting instructors within the city. This included Sandy Meisner & Philip Burton. Ann started singing in highschool along with fellow students, and then began forming a group. The Pajama Game", and West Side Story, were two of the summer productions that she performed at Berkshire Playhouse Stockbridge Massachusetts. Ann was brought to the attention of a Vogue Magazine fashion show by Gloria Schiff, an editor. Diana Vreeland ordered Ann to do her first Vogue photo shoot with Richard Avedon within one week. Subsequently Ann was one of the sought-after models across the country gracing the covers of some of the most prestigious fashion magazines, including Vogue Bazaar and Cosmopolitan among several others. Ann made her international debut with Europe and Japan as a model for Max Factor Revlon.