Ann Turkel

The actress, once an Vogue cover girl magazine, is now living in Beverly Hills along with Samantha and Olivia. Ann Turkel's ex-husband Richard Harris has passed away after only 8 years of marriage and 20 years divorce. Born to the Jewish middle-class family within Manhattan, Turkel had, by age 16, studied with both Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse and Philip Burton at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Knight Rider Knights of Retreat (1985): Ann Turkel is Bianca Morgan. Ann Turkel, who spent 8 wild, crazy years in the company of Hollywood hellraiser Richard Harris. The actress admits, forty years later to JAN MOIR, that they never did find the true love they were looking for. Richard Harris portrayed the character of Albus Dundeeore as the wizard Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in 2001. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in 2002. Ann Turkel's professional life is one of the most interesting and intriguing in the entertainment business. She has been recognized throughout the world by the achievements she's had in motion-pictures and modeling. Born and raised in Manhattan, Ann always had a gift for entertaining. 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 mother. Ann studied acting, dance as well as voice during her childhood. Ann took acting classes at The Neighborhood Playhouse and Musical Theatre Academy with Sandy Meisner, Philip Burton as well as other renowned instructors before she turned 16 years old. Ann as well as a number of her classmates from high school created a school-based rock and roll band. The Pajama Game", and West Side Story, were among the summer shows that she performed at the Berkshire Playhouse Stockbridge Massachusetts. Ann's performance as a member of her band at a fashion event was the first time Gloria Schiff, editor of Vogue Magazine, discovered Ann. In just a couple of weeks the editor-in-chief Diana Vreeland commissioned Ann to shoot the first Vogue Cover featuring photographer Richard Avedon. Ann later became one of the most wanted models in the nation, gracing covers for the biggest magazines for fashion. These included Vogue Bazaar as well Cosmopolitan. Ann was the first model to make her debut internationally with Europe as well as Japan after modeling for Max Factor Revlon.