Ann Turkel

The actress lives with her family in Beverly Hills, California with Samantha and Olivia. They were married for only eight years and had been separated for 20 years, but Ann Turkel is still struggling to deal with the death of her husband, Richard Harris. Turkel was born to an ethnically Jewish family and was raised with her mom in Manhattan. By the age of 16, she was studying under Sanford Meisner and Philip Burton, both at the Neighborhood playhouse and the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Knight Rider Knight's Retreat in 1985 - Ann Turkel, Bianca Morgan. Ann Turkel's eight-year marriage with Hollywood "hellraiser" Richard Harris was a wild one. After 40 years she tells JAN MOIR the two never did find happiness apart. Richard Harris portrayed the wizard Albus in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone which is also called Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Ann Turkel enjoys one of most fascinating and varied career paths in the world of entertainment. Her achievements in films, television, models, and in business has been recognized worldwide. Born and raised in Manhattan, Ann always had an aptitude for entertaining. When she was 5 when she first began dance lessons, she took her first steps and continued to study art through her college time. She credits her grandmother for encouraging her artistic activities. Ann was a student in vocal, acting, as well as dance during her early years. Ann was a student and voice at The Neighborhood Playhouse and Musical Theatre Academy with Sandy Meisner, Philip Burton as well as other renowned instructors before she reached the age of 16. Ann began singing in high school along with fellow students, and then formed a group. The Pajama Game", and West Side Story, were some of the summer productions that she participated in at the Berkshire Playhouse Stockbridge Massachusetts. Ann was discovered at an Vogue Magazine fashion show by Gloria Schiff, an editor. Diana Vreeland's editor-inchief was able to have Ann along with photographer Richard Avedon shoot Ann's first Vogue cover in a matter of days. In the following weeks, Ann became one of the desired models in America, landing on the cover of the top fashion magazines including Vogue Bazaar and Cosmopolitan among numerous other magazines. Ann was the first model to make her debut internationally with Europe and Japan following her modeling stint in the fashion magazine Max Factor Revlon.