Ann Turkel

The actress, who was a former cover model lives with her family in Beverly Hills with her dogs Samantha and Olivia (above she left). Ann Turkel has been married only eight years and divorced from Richard Harris since 20. However, she isn't able to be happy about his demise. She was born into a Jewish middle-class family and raised in Manhattan, Turkel had, when she was 16, studied alongside Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse as well as Philip Burton at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Knight Rider Knights of Retreat (1985): Ann Turkel plays Bianca Morgan. Ann Turkel, who spent eight wild and crazy years together with Hollywood rock star Richard Harris. In the last 40 years, she told JAN MOIR that the couple have never found happiness together. Richard Harris portrayed the wizard Albus in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Also called Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone as well as Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Ann Turkel has one of the most interesting and diverse career paths in the world of entertainment and is recognized around the world for her accomplishments in motion-picture as well as television, modeling as well as business. Ann who was born and grew up on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, has always shown the ability to entertain. At the age of 5, she began dancing lessons as well as studying art during her college period. She is grateful for the support that she received from her mother. Ann was a student of singing, acting and dance in her childhood. Ann studied acting and voice at the Neighborhood Playhouse and Musical Theatre Academy along with Sandy Meisner, Philip Burton and several other notable coaches by the time she was 16 years old. Ann began singing at the age of 16 along with fellow students, and then created 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's performance as a member of her band at fashion events was the moment Gloria Schiff, editor of Vogue Magazine, discovered Ann. In less than a week and a half, the editor-in-chief Diana Vreeland commissioned Ann to shoot her first Vogue Cover with photographer Richard Avedon. Subsequently Ann was one of the most sought after models in the United States, appearing on the covers of top fashion magazines like Vogue Bazaar and Cosmopolitan among many other magazines. Ann has been a model who was successful for cosmetic companies such as Max Factor Revlon, Chanel and Europe in Europe following two years.