Ann Turkel

The actress lives in Beverly Hills with Samantha (above) as well as Olivia and Olivia in Beverly Hills. The couple was married only eight years and had been divorced for twenty years. Ann Turkel is still struggling to come to terms with the death of her former husband, Richard Harris. Turkel was born into an ethnically Jewish family and grew up with her mom in Manhattan. At the age of 16, she had studied under Sanford Meisner and Philip Burton in the Neighborhood playhouse, as well as at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Knight Rider Knight's Retreat 1985 (from 1985) - Ann Turkel, Bianca Morgan. Ann Turkel married Hollywood's notorious hellraiser Richard Harris for eight years. She admitted, forty years later, to JAN MOIR, that the couple did not find peace and harmony. Richard Harris portrayed the wizard Albus in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Also known in the form of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone as well as Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Ann Turkel is a multi-faceted entertainer with a resume that covers motion pictures, television, modelling, business, as well as other fields. Born and raised in Manhattan, Ann always had an ability to entertain. She began dance lessons at the age 5 and continued her artistic studies throughout her college years. Her grandmother is the one she credits for inspiring her creative pursuits. Ann was a student in performing, voice, and various other ways of expression during her early years. Ann began acting when she was 16 years old taking classes with Sandy Meisner & Philip Burton. Ann began singing in high school alongside other students and eventually formed a group. The Pajama Game " and West Side Story were among her plays performed at the Berkshire Playhouse, Stockbridge in Massachusetts. Ann's appearance with her band at a fashion show was the point at which Gloria Schiff, editor of Vogue Magazine, discovered Ann. Within a matter of a few days and a half, the editor-in-chief Diana Vreeland commissioned Ann to shoot her first Vogue Cover, along with photographer Richard Avedon. Subsequently Ann was one of the most sought after models in the country gracing the covers of fashion's top magazines such as Vogue Bazaar and Cosmopolitan among numerous others. In the space of two years, Ann hit the international markets performing well across Europe as well as Japan as the face for such cosmetic giants as Max Factor Revlon and Chanel.