Ann Turkel

Her home is together with Samantha (above) and Olivia and Olivia in Beverly Hills. Ann Turkel, who was wed to Richard Harris for eight years before she divorced him in the year 2000, is continuing to process the loss of Richard Harris. Born into a Jewish middle-class family and raised within Manhattan, Turkel had, as a teenager, studied alongside Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse as well as Philip Burton at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Knight Rider Knight in Retreat (TV Episode 1985) - Ann Turkel as Bianca Morgan. Ann Turkel was married for eight wild years to Hollywood Hellraiser Richard Harris. The actress admits 40 years later, to JAN MOIR, that the couple could never find peace and harmony. Richard Harris portrayed the wizard Albus in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, also known by the titles Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone as well as Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Ann Turkel's professional life is among the most varied and interesting in the world of entertainment. The actress has received recognition across the globe for the successes she's had in television, motion pictures and modeling. Ann Turkel was born and was raised in Manhattan. She's always had a knack for entertaining. When she was 5 when she first began dance lessons, she took her first steps and studied art throughout her college times. Her mother is acknowledged for instilling her passion for creativity. Ann has studied voice, dancing, and acting in her childhood. Ann trained in acting in The Neighborhood Playhouse and Musical Theatre Academy with Sandy Meisner, Philip Burton and other prominent coaches by the time she was 16. In high school Ann started singing with her fellow classmates, and then formed an all-rock and roll ensemble. Also, she performed in a season of summer stock theater in the Berkshire Playhouse in Stockbridge, Massachusetts performing in plays like The Pajama Game" and West Side Story. The moment she performed with her group at a fashion show that Ann was discovered by Gloria Schiff an editor at Vogue Magazine. Diana Vreeland, the editor in chief of Vogue Magazine, asked Ann shoot her first Vogue magazine cover within just a short period of time. Ann was one of the most sought-after models in America, appearing on cover models for the top fashion magazines such as Vogue Bazaar or Cosmopolitan. Ann modeled successfully for cosmetic firms like Max Factor Revlon, Chanel and Europe in Europe in the following two years.