Ann Turkel

The model and actress currently lives with Samantha and her dog (above), and Olivia. Ann Turkel has been married only eight years she divorced her husband Richard Harris since 20. But she still can't accept his death. Turkel has been raised in Manhattan and comes from an ethnically Jewish middle class family, attended both the Neighborhood Playhouse as well as the American Musical and Dramatic Academy by the time she turned 16 years old. Also, she was learning alongside Sanford Meisner and Philip Burton. Knight Rider Knight's Retreat, 1985 - Ann Turkel, Bianca Morgan. Ann Turkel married Hollywood's notorious hellraiser Richard Harris for eight years. After 40 years of marriage she admits to JAN MOIR they were never truly happy apart. 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 enjoys one of the most intriguing and diverse professions in entertainment. Her accomplishments in film, television, models, as well as business is recognized internationally. Ann Turkel was born and raised in Manhattan had an innate ability to entertain. As a young girl when she first began dance lessons, she took her first steps and continued to study art through her college years. She attributes her creativity to her grandmother. Ann began her formal education with a focus on acting, singing as well as dancing. Ann at the time was 16 years old studied at both the Neighborhood Playhouse (formerly the Musical Theatre Academy) and the Musical Theatre Academy under some top acting instructors in the city. This include Sandy Meisner & Philip Burton. At the age of 16, Ann began to sing together with her fellow students and formed a rock and roll band. She also performed a season of summer stock theater on stage at the Berkshire Playhouse in Stockbridge, Massachusetts with plays such as The Pajama Game" and West Side Story. Ann was discovered at a Vogue Magazine fashion show by Gloria Schiff, an editor. Diana Vreeland ordered Ann to do her first Vogue photo shoot with Richard Avedon within one week. Subsequently Ann began to become one of the desired models in America, landing on the cover of top fashion magazines, including Vogue Bazaar and Cosmopolitan among several other magazines. Ann has been a model who was successful for cosmetic companies including Max Factor Revlon, Chanel and Europe in Europe within two years.