Ann Turkel

The model and actress currently lives with Samantha, their dog (above) as well as Olivia. They were married for only eight years and had been separated for 20 years, but Ann Turkel is still struggling to come to terms with the loss of her ex-husband, Richard Harris. Turkel was born to an ethnically Jewish family and raised by her mother in Manhattan. At 16 years old, she had studied under Sanford Meisner and Philip Burton Both at the Neighborhood playhouse and in the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Knight Rider Knight's Retreat, 1985 -- Ann Turkel, Bianca Morgan. Ann Turkel, who spent eight wild and crazy years in the company of Hollywood hellraiser Richard Harris. She admits, 40 years later to JAN MOIR, that they never did find real happiness together. Richard Harris portrayed the wizard Albus in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, also known as Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone as well as Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Ann Turkel enjoys one of the most intriguing and diverse careers in entertainment. Her achievements in films as well as television, modeling and business is internationally recognized. Ann who was born and raised on the Upper West Side of Manhattan She has always demonstrated the ability to entertain. Ann began dancing at the age of five and continued her artistic studies through university. She is grateful for the support that she received from her mother. Ann is a vocalist, dancing, and acting from her early years. Ann at the time was 16 years old studied at both the Neighborhood Playhouse (formerly the Musical Theatre Academy) and at the Musical Theatre Academy under some of the best acting teachers in the city. They included Sandy Meisner & Philip Burton. Ann began singing at the age of 16 together with her fellow students and eventually began forming an ensemble. The Pajama Game " and West Side Story were among her plays performed at Berkshire Playhouse, Stockbridge in Massachusetts. While performing with her band at an evening of fashion shows when Ann was discovered to Gloria Schiff an editor at Vogue Magazine. Diana Vreeland's editor-inchief has Ann as well as photographer Richard Avedon shoot Ann's first Vogue cover within a couple of several days. Ann then became one the top models across the United States, appearing on covers for the biggest fashion magazines. They included Vogue Bazaar as well Cosmopolitan. Ann modeled successfully for cosmetic companies such as Max Factor Revlon, Chanel and Europe in Europe following two years.