Ann Turkel

The actress, once featured as a cover star 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 was raised in Manhattan and is from an ethnically Jewish middle-class family, studied at both the Neighborhood Playhouse as well as the American Musical and Dramatic Academy when she was 16. She had also been working with Sanford Meisner and Philip Burton. Knight Rider Knight's Retreat, 1985 (from 1985) - Ann Turkel, Bianca Morgan. Ann Turkel was married for eight wild years to Hollywood Hellraiser Richard Harris. In the end she admits to JAN MOIR they weren't really happy together. Richard Harris is the actor who was Albus Dumbledore, the wizard of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 2001 (also made available as Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone) as well as Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 2002. Ann Turkel's profession is one of the broadest and intriguing in the world of entertainment. Her name has been praised all over the world for the success she has achieved in motion-picture, television and modeling. Born and raised in Manhattan, Ann always had an ability to entertain. Ann began dance lessons in the age of five and her interest in the arts remained in high school. She attributes her grandmother to encouraging her artistic activities. Ann took classes in acting, dancing, and voice throughout her early years. Ann began acting when she was just 16 years old taking classes with Sandy Meisner & Philip Burton. As a teenager, Ann began singing along with fellow classmates, and then formed a rock and roll group. Also, she performed in a season of stock productions in the summer at the Berkshire Playhouse in Stockbridge, Massachusetts with plays such as The Pajama Game" and West Side Story. It was while performing with her group at a fashion show when Ann was discovered through Gloria Schiff an editor at Vogue Magazine. Within a few days, the editor-in-chief Diana Vreeland had Ann shoot her very first Vogue cover alongside photographer Richard Avedon. In the following weeks, Ann gained a reputation as one of most sought-after models throughout America, appearing on the pages of the top fashion magazines, including Vogue Bazaar and Cosmopolitan among other magazines. Ann started her modeling career in Europe and Japan to Max Factor Revlon as well as Chanel after two successful years.