Ann Turkel

Her home is in Beverly Hills, California with Samantha and Olivia. Ann Turkel has been married just for eight years and has been divorced with Richard Harris since 20. But she still can't accept his death. Turkel, a Jewish girl born within Manhattan and born to a middle-class Jewish family, had already studied under Sanford Meisner and Philip Burton when she was just 16 years old. 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 confesses 40 years later, to JAN MOIR, that the couple did not find real happiness together. Richard Harris played the part of Albus Dumbledore who was the wizard in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 2001 (also released in the form of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone) and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 2002. Ann Turkel's professional life is among the most varied and interesting within the entertainment industry. Her name has been praised across the globe for the success she has had in motion-pictures and modeling. Growing up in Manhattan, Ann always had an aptitude for entertaining. Her first dance lesson was when she was five and continued her artistic studies all through college. Her mother is acknowledged for inspiring her creativity. Ann was a student in her early years, studying the arts of acting, dancing and singing. Ann began her acting training at the age of 16, studying alongside Sandy Meisner and Philip Burton. Ann formed a band together with her high school classmates and then began singing. In Stockbridge, Massachusetts she also did a summer season at Berkshire Playhouse performing plays like The Pajama Game and West Side Story. The moment she performed 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 in chief was able to have Ann along with photographer Richard Avedon shoot Ann's first Vogue cover within a couple of days. Ann became one of the top American models, working as a cover model in top magazines like Vogue Bazaar or Cosmopolitan. Ann became a popular model for Europe, Japan and other global markets for two years. She posed as the model for giants of cosmetics such as Max Factor Revlon or Chanel.