Ann Turkel

The actress, who was a former cover girl lives with her family in Beverly Hills with her dogs Samantha and Olivia (above she left). Ann Turkel, who was engaged with Richard Harris for eight years before he divorced her twenty years ago she is still struggling to accept the death of Richard Harris. She was born into an Jewish middle-class family and raised within Manhattan, Turkel had, when she was 16, studied at the same time with Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse as well as Philip Burton at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Knight Rider Knight in Retreave (TV Episode 1985). Ann Turkel is Bianca Morgan. Ann Turkel married Hollywood's notorious hellraiser Richard Harris for eight years. She admits, 40 years later, to JAN MOIR, that the couple did not find the true love they were looking for. Richard Harris played the Wizard Albus Duddoe in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2002) The film was also released under the name Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Ann Turkel, who is known around the globe for her achievements in film, television as well as business, has enjoyed an interesting and varied career. Ann Turkel was born in and raised in Manhattan was a natural talent to entertain. When she was 5 she started dancing and studied art throughout her college years. She credits her grandmother as a source of inspiration for her creative pursuits. Ann studied acting, dance and vocal throughout her early years. At the age of sixteen, Ann had studied at the Musical Theatre Academy and the Neighborhood Playhouse with some of the most prominent acting coaches around the city, including Sandy Meisner and Philip Burton. Ann together with a few of her high-school classmates created a school-based rock and roll band. In Stockbridge, Massachusetts she also performed in the summer at the Berkshire Playhouse performing plays like The Pajama Game and West Side Story. Ann was discovered during her performance in the Vogue Magazine Fashion Show by Gloria Schiff. Within one week, editor-in-chief Diana Vreeland had Ann shoot her very first Vogue cover using photographer Richard Avedon. Ann became one of the best-known American models, working as a cover model for leading magazines such as Vogue Bazaar or Cosmopolitan. Ann was a successful model for Europe, Japan and other international markets for 2 years. She posed as the face of giants in cosmetics like Max Factor Revlon or Chanel.