Ann Turkel

The actress lives with her family in Beverly Hills, California with Samantha and Olivia. Ann Turkel's ex-husband Richard Harris has passed away after only 8 years of marriage and twenty years of divorce. Turkel was born into the midst of a Jewish family and raised by her mother in Manhattan. When she reached the age of 16, she was in the midst of studying with Sanford Meisner and Philip Burton in the Neighborhood Playhouse as well as The American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Knight Rider Knight's Retreat 1985 -- Ann Turkel, Bianca Morgan. Ann Turkel's marriage of eight years with Hollywood "hellraiser" Richard Harris was one of the most turbulent. She tells JAN MOIR they were never happy 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's career is one of the most interesting and interesting in the world of entertainment. She has been recognized across the globe for the successes she's achieved in television, motion-pictures and modeling. Ann was born and raised within Manhattan. Her talent for entertainment never waned. When she was in the 5th grade she began dance classes. She continued to study the arts in university. Her grandmother is the one she credits with encouraging her creativity. Ann was a student in her early years, studying dance, acting and singing. Ann was a student at the Neighborhood Playhouse and Musical Theatre Academy along with Sandy Meisner, Philip Burton and several other notable instructors before she turned sixteen. 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, were some of the summer productions that she participated in at Berkshire Playhouse Stockbridge Massachusetts. It was while performing with her group at an evening of fashion shows that Ann was found by Gloria Schiff an editor at Vogue Magazine. Diana Vreeland's editor-inchief has Ann and photographer Richard Avedon shoot Ann's first Vogue cover in a matter of several days. Ann was soon one of the most sought-after models across the country, appearing on the covers of some of the most popular fashion magazines. This include Vogue Bazaar as well Cosmopolitan. Ann started modeling for Max Factor Revlon in Europe as well as Japan for Max Factor Revlon as well as Chanel after two consecutive years of successful modeling.