Ann Turkel

They live with Samantha (above) and Olivia at Beverly Hills. Ann Turkel's former husband Richard Harris has passed away after just eight years of marriage and 20 years of divorce. Turkel has been raised in Manhattan and comes from an ethnically Jewish, middle class family, was a student at the Neighborhood Playhouse and the American Musical and Dramatic Academy when she was 16 years old. The actress was also working alongside Sanford Meisner and Philip Burton. Knight Rider Knight in Retreat (TV Episode 1985) - Ann Turkel as Bianca Morgan. Ann Turkel's marriage of eight years to Hollywood "hellraiser" Richard Harris was one of the most turbulent. She admits, 40 years later to JAN MOIR, that the couple never found real happiness together. Richard Harris portrayed the character of Albus Dundeeore in the films 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, who is known around the globe for her success in the fields of television, film as well as business, has enjoyed an interesting and varied career. Growing up in Manhattan, Ann always had a gift for entertaining. When she was in the 5th grade when she was in the fifth grade, she started dancing lessons. Her studies continued in the arts in university. She is grateful to her mother for encouraging her artistic activities. Ann is a vocalist as well as dancing and acting since the age of her first child. At the age of sixteen, Ann had studied at the Musical Theatre Academy and the Neighborhood Playhouse with some of the most prominent acting coaches within the city like Sandy Meisner and Philip Burton. At the age of 16, Ann began to sing with her schoolmates and formed the rock and roll group. The Pajama Game", and West Side Story, were some of the summer productions that she participated in at Berkshire Playhouse Stockbridge Massachusetts. Ann was spotted at an Vogue Magazine fashion show by Gloria Schiff, an editor. In less than a week the editor-in-chief Diana Vreeland commissioned Ann to shoot the first Vogue Cover with photographer Richard Avedon. Ann then became one the most wanted models in the nation, gracing the covers of some of the most popular fashion magazines. This comprised Vogue Bazaar as well Cosmopolitan. Two years later, Ann hit the international markets performing well in Europe and Japan as the face of such cosmetic giants as Max Factor Revlon and Chanel.