Ann Turkel

The cover girl and actress now lives with Samantha as well as the dog she adopted (above), and Olivia. Ann Turkel's ex-husband Richard Harris has passed away after just 8 years of marriage, and 20 years of divorce. Turkel was born into the midst of a Jewish family and was raised with her mom in Manhattan. When she reached she was 16 she was in the midst of studying with Sanford Meisner and Philip Burton Both at the Neighborhood playhouse and The American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Knight Rider Knight in Retreave (TV Episode 1985). Ann Turkel is Bianca Morgan. Ann Turkel's 8-year marriage with Hollywood "hellraiser" Richard Harris was a wild one. After 40 years she tells JAN MOIR the two were never happy together. Richard Harris played the Wizard Albus Duddoe in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2002) the film was released with the name Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Ann Turkel enjoys one of the most interesting and diverse professions in entertainment. Her accomplishments in film, television, models, and business is internationally recognized. Ann was born and raised in Manhattan. Her passion for entertainment has never wavered. Her first dance lesson was when she was five and continued to pursue her art studies all through the college. She credits her grandmother as a source of inspiration for her creative pursuits. Ann was a student in her early years, studying dance, acting and singing. Ann took acting classes in the Neighborhood Playhouse and Musical Theatre Academy alongside Sandy Meisner, Philip Burton and several other notable instructors before she was sixteen. Ann began to join her fellow students in a group called a rock group and started singing. The Pajama Game", and West Side Story, were some of the summer productions she did at the Berkshire Playhouse Stockbridge Massachusetts. Ann was discovered at an 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. Ann was one of America's most well-known models, appearing on the covers of prestigious magazines such as Vogue Bazaar, Cosmopolitan and numerous others. In the space of two years, Ann began to appear on international fashion shows performing well throughout Europe and Japan for the roles of face of big brands in the cosmetic industry like Max Factor Revlon and Chanel.