Ann Turkel

She lives with her family in 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 is a native of New York. She was born in Manhattan and comes from an ethnically Jewish middle class family, was a student at the Neighborhood Playhouse and American Musical and Dramatic Academy when she was sixteen. Also, she was learning alongside Sanford Meisner and Philip Burton. Knight Rider Knights of Retreat (1985): Ann Turkel portrays Bianca Morgan. Ann Turkel's marriage of eight years to Hollywood "hellraiser" Richard Harris was a wild one. She confesses 40 years later, to JAN MOIR, that they never did find true happiness apart. Richard Harris portrayed the wizard Albus in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, also called Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Ann Turkel, who is well-known throughout the world for her achievements in the fields of television, film and in business, has had an interesting and varied career. Ann Turkel was born and raised in Manhattan. Her entire life she has been talented at entertaining. As a fifth-grader she began dance classes. She continued to study art in college. Her grandmother is the one she credits for encouraging her artistic activity. Ann took classes in acting, dancing, and voice throughout her early years. Ann started her acting education at 16 years old, studying alongside Sandy Meisner and Philip Burton. Ann began singing in high school together with her fellow students and eventually formed a group. The Pajama Game," as well as West Side Story are among her summer stage productions at Berkshire Playhouse. Ann was discovered at an Vogue Magazine fashion show by Gloria Schiff, an editor. Diana Vreeland's editor-inchief had Ann as well as photographer Richard Avedon shoot Ann's first Vogue cover in a matter of days. Ann went on to become one of the top models in the United States, featuring as a cover model for the most prestigious magazines, such as Vogue Bazaar or Cosmopolitan. Ann was a successful model for various cosmetics companies like Max Factor Revlon, Chanel and Europe in Europe after two years.