Ann Turkel

The model and actress is now living with Samantha, the dog she adopted (above), and Olivia. Ann Turkel still struggles to deal with the divorce she received of Richard Harris, even though they only got married for eight years. Turkel has been raised in Manhattan and has an Jewish middle class family, attended both the Neighborhood Playhouse and the American Musical and Dramatic Academy when she was sixteen. She had also been studying with Sanford Meisner and Philip Burton. Knight Rider Knight in Retreat (TV Episode 1985) The character of Ann Turkel as Bianca Morgan. 'I had this feeling we'd both have to kill the other' Ann Turkel spent eight wild years married to Hollywood Hellraiser Richard Harris. But 40 years on she has admitted to JAN MOIR that the couple never ever found peace. Richard Harris played the part of Albus Dumbledore, the wizard from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 2001 (also known as Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone) as well as Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 2002. Ann Turkel enjoys one of the most intriguing and diverse careers in entertainment. Her achievements in films, television, models, and in business has been recognized worldwide. Growing up in Manhattan, Ann always had a gift for entertaining. Ann started dancing at age five, and her studies in the arts continued throughout university. Her grandmother is credited with encouraging her creative activities. Ann is a vocalist dance, acting, and dancing since the age of her first child. Ann took acting classes in the Neighborhood Playhouse and Musical Theatre Academy with Sandy Meisner, Philip Burton and other prominent instructors by the time she turned sixteen. At the age of 16, Ann began to sing along with her classmates and forming an all-rock and roll ensemble. In Stockbridge, Massachusetts she also had a summer time at the Berkshire Playhouse performing plays like The Pajama Game and West Side Story. Ann was first noticed when she performed at the Vogue Fashion Show in her group. Diana Vreeland, the editor in chief of Vogue Magazine, requested Ann take her picture for her debut Vogue magazine cover in only several days. In the following weeks, Ann began to become one of the most sought after models in America, landing on the cover of the top fashion magazines, including Vogue Bazaar and Cosmopolitan among several other publications. Ann was a model who had success for Europe, Japan and other global markets for two several years. She posed as the face of cosmetics giants like Max Factor Revlon or Chanel.