Ann Turkel

The actress, who was a cover girl for Vogue magazine, now lives at Beverly Hills along with Samantha and Olivia. They were together for eight years and had been separated for 20 years, but Ann Turkel is still struggling in a state of denial over her husband's death, Richard Harris. Turkel, who was raised in Manhattan and is from an ethnically Jewish middle class family, was a student at the Neighborhood Playhouse as well as the American Musical and Dramatic Academy by the time she turned 16. Also, she was studying with Sanford Meisner and Philip Burton. Knight Rider Knight's Retreat, 1985 -- Ann Turkel, Bianca Morgan. Ann Turkel married Hollywood's notorious hellraiser Richard Harris for eight years. She confesses 40 years later to JAN MOIR the couple never found true love and happiness. Richard Harris played the role of wizard Albus Dumbledore on Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001; also released in the form of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone) as well as Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002). Ann Turkel is a multi-faceted entertainer with a career that includes motion-picture, television modeling, business as well as other fields. Born and raised in Manhattan, Ann always had an aptitude for entertaining. At the age of 5 beginning dancing, she started lessons and continued to study art through her college period. She credits her grandmother for instilling her passion for art. Ann studied acting, dance, and voice throughout her early years. In the age group of 16, 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. Ann formed a band together with her high school classmates and soon began to sing. At Stockbridge, Massachusetts she also performed in the summer at the Berkshire Playhouse performing plays like The Pajama Game and West Side Story. Ann's performance with her band as part of a fashion-themed event was the first time Gloria Schiff, editor of Vogue Magazine, discovered Ann. Within a matter of a few days the editor-in-chief Diana Vreeland commissioned Ann to shoot her first Vogue Cover with photographer Richard Avedon. Ann was one of America's most well-known models, appearing on the covers of prestigious magazines such as Vogue Bazaar, Cosmopolitan and many others. After two years Ann made her debut on the international market with her successful modeling across Europe as well as Japan for the roles of face of companies like Max Factor Revlon and Chanel.