Ann Turkel

The actress lives with her family in Beverly Hills, California with Samantha and Olivia. Ann Turkel has been married only eight years she divorced from Richard Harris since 20. She is still unable to accept his death. Turkel is an Jewish girl who was raised within Manhattan and born into an upper-middle class Jewish family, had already been studying under Sanford Meisner and Philip Burton at the age of 16. Knight Rider Knight's Retreat 1985 The Knight Rider Knight's Retreat 1985 Ann Turkel, Bianca Morgan. Ann Turkel was married for eight years with Hollywood Hellraiser Richard Harris. However, after forty years she says to JAN MOIR that they never ever truly at peace with each other. Richard Harris portrayed the character of Albus Dundeeore, the wizard in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in 2001, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone as well as Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in 2002. Ann Turkel's work is considered to be one of the most diverse and interesting in the world of entertainment. The actress has received recognition throughout the world by the achievements she's attained in the fields of television, motion pictures, and modeling. Ann is a native of New York and raised on the Upper West Side in Manhattan and has always displayed an aptitude for entertaining. She began dance lessons at the age of five and continued to pursue her art studies all through university. She credits the encouragement she received from her grandmother. Ann began her formal education by studying acting, singing and dancing. Ann took acting classes and voice at the Neighborhood Playhouse and Musical Theatre Academy alongside Sandy Meisner, Philip Burton and other prominent coaches by the time she reached the age of 16. Ann was part of her class as a bandleader and began singing. The Pajama Game", and West Side Story, were among the summer shows that she participated in at Berkshire Playhouse Stockbridge Massachusetts. Ann's appearance with her band in fashion events was the moment Gloria Schiff, editor of Vogue Magazine, discovered Ann. Within a week editor-in-chief Diana Vreeland had Ann shoot her first Vogue cover in collaboration with photographer Richard Avedon. Then Ann was one of the most desired models in the United States, appearing on the covers of top fashion magazines like Vogue Bazaar and Cosmopolitan among numerous others. After two years Ann began to appear on international fashion shows with her successful modeling in Europe and Japan in the role of face for big brands in the cosmetic industry like Max Factor Revlon and Chanel.