Ann Turkel

The cover girl and actress now lives with Samantha and the dog she adopted (above) and Olivia. Ann Turkel has been married only eight years and divorced with Richard Harris since 20. She is still unable to accept his death. Turkel was born into an ethnically Jewish family and was raised by her mother in Manhattan. By she was 16 she was studying under Sanford Meisner and Philip Burton Both at the Neighborhood playhouse and in the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Knight Rider Knights in Retreat (1985): Ann Turkel plays Bianca Morgan. Ann Turkel's 8-year marriage with Hollywood "hellraiser" Richard Harris was an adventure. After 40 years of marriage she admits to JAN MOIR they weren't truly happy apart. Richard Harris played the part of Albus Dumbledore who was the wizard from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 2001 (also released in the form of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone), and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 2002. Ann Turkel has one of the most fascinating and diverse professions in the entertainment business and is well-known around the world for her accomplishments in motion-picture as well as television, modeling and in business. Growing up in Manhattan, Ann always had a gift for entertaining. Ann started taking dance classes at age five, and her studies in the arts continued into university. Her grandmother is the one she credits for encouraging her artistic activities. Ann started her formal training by studying acting, singing and dancing. Ann was just 16 when she began her study at the Neighborhood Playhouse, the Musical Theatre Academy. Also, she trained in the studio of Sandy Meisner. In high school Ann started singing together with her fellow students and formed an all-rock and roll ensemble. The Pajama Game", and West Side Story, were two of the summer productions that she performed at the Berkshire Playhouse Stockbridge Massachusetts. While performing in her band for an event for fashion when Ann was discovered through Gloria Schiff an editor at Vogue Magazine. Diana Vreeland, the editor in chief of Vogue Magazine, requested Ann shoot her first Vogue magazine cover in just two days. Ann became one of the most sought-after models ever, with her covers appearing in the most prestigious fashion magazines Vogue Bazaar and Cosmopolitan. Ann was the first model to make her debut internationally in Europe and Japan following her modeling stint on behalf of Max Factor Revlon.