Ann Turkel

Presently, the actress and former cover model lives with her family in Beverly Hills with her dogs Samantha and Olivia (above left). Ann Turkel, who was tied to Richard Harris for eight years before he divorced her 20 years ago, is still trying to accept the demise of Richard Harris. Turkel was born in a Jewish family and grew up with their mother, who lived in Manhattan. As a teenager, she had attended the New York Musical and Dramatic Academy. 16 she been studying under Sanford Meisner and Philip Burton Both at the Neighborhood playhouse, as well as at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Knight Rider Knight's Retreat, 1985 -- Ann Turkel, Bianca Morgan. Ann Turkel married Hollywood's notorious hellraiser Richard Harris for eight years. She admitted, forty years later, to JAN MOIR, that they never did find true love and happiness. Richard Harris portrayed the wizard Albus in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone also referred to in the form of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Ann Turkel is a multi-faceted entertainer with a career that encompasses motion picture, TV modeling, business and many more. Ann was born and raised in Manhattan. Her talent for entertainment has not waned. Ann began taking dance classes when she was five years old, as well as her study of the arts carried on throughout her time in college. She credits her creative flair to her grandmother. Ann has been studying voice along with dancing and acting in her childhood. Ann began acting at the age of 16, studying with Sandy Meisner & Philip Burton. In high school Ann began to sing with her friends and formed a rock and roll band. At Stockbridge, Massachusetts she also had a summer time at the Berkshire Playhouse performing plays like The Pajama Game and West Side Story. Ann was spotted during a Vogue Magazine fashion show by Gloria Schiff, an editor. Diana Vreeland, the editor in chief at Vogue Magazine, requested Ann snap her first Vogue magazine cover within couple of days. Ann was one of the sought-after models in the United States, appearing on cover models for top fashion magazines like Vogue Bazaar or Cosmopolitan. Ann started her modeling career in Europe and Japan in the fashion houses of Max Factor Revlon as well as Chanel after two successful years.