Ann Turkel

She lives with her family in Beverly Hills, California with Samantha and Olivia. Ann Turkel still struggles to deal with the divorce she received of Richard Harris, even though they only got married for 8 years. Turkel was born in an ethnically Jewish family, and was raised with her mom in Manhattan. At the age of 16, she had studied under Sanford Meisner and Philip Burton in the Neighborhood playhouse and The American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Knight Rider Knight's Retreat in 1985 -- Ann Turkel, Bianca Morgan. 'I had this feeling we'd both have to kill the other' Ann Turkel spent eight wild years married to Hollywood horror star Richard Harris. However, after forty years she admits to JAN MOIR they were never completely happy as a couple. Richard Harris played the role as the wizard Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001 and also rereleased in the form of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone) as well as Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002). Ann Turkel's professional life is one of the most diverse and intriguing in the entertainment business. Her name has been praised all over the world for the success she has attained in the fields of television, motion pictures, and modeling. Growing up in Manhattan, Ann always had an ability to entertain. Her artistic education continued through university. Ann began taking dance classes when she was just five years old. Her grandmother is the one she credits for encouraging her artistic activities. Ann started her formal training by studying acting, singing and dancing. By the age of 16, Ann had studied at the Musical Theatre Academy and the Neighborhood Playhouse with some of the best acting coaches around the city, including Sandy Meisner and Philip Burton. When she was in high school, Ann began singing along with her classmates and forming the rock and roll group. The Pajama Game " and West Side Story were among the plays she performed at the Berkshire Playhouse, Stockbridge in Massachusetts. Ann was discovered when she was performing in a Vogue fashion show in her group. Within the next week, Vogue's editor-in chief Diana Vreeland had Ann shoot her very first Vogue cover in collaboration with photographer Richard Avedon. Ann later became one of the most wanted models in the country, appearing on covers for the biggest fashion magazines. This included Vogue Bazaar as well Cosmopolitan. Ann started modeling in Europe and Japan for Max Factor Revlon as well as Chanel after two successful years.