Ann Turkel

The model and actress now lives with Samantha, the dog she adopted (above) and Olivia. Ann Turkel's ex-husband Richard Harris has passed away after just 8 years of marriage, and 20 years divorce. She was born to a Jewish middle-class family and raised within Manhattan, Turkel had, at the age of 16, been studying at the same time with Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse as well as Philip Burton at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Knight Rider Knight's Retreat, 1985 -- Ann Turkel, Bianca Morgan. Ann Turkel was married for eight wild years to Hollywood Hellraiser Richard Harris. But 40 years on she has admitted to JAN MOIR that they never had a real time of happiness together. Richard Harris portrayed the wizard Albus in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Also called Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone as well as Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Ann Turkel is a multi-faceted entertainer whose career encompasses motion picture, TV modeling, business and more. Ann was born and raised in Manhattan. Her passion for entertainment never waned. Ann began taking dance classes at age five, and her studies in the arts continued through the college. She credits her grandmother for encouraging her artistic activities. Ann started her formal schooling through studying singing, acting, and dancing. Ann took acting classes in the Neighborhood Playhouse and Musical Theatre Academy alongside Sandy Meisner, Philip Burton as well as other renowned instructors before she turned 16 years old. Ann joined her classmates in a group called a rock group and started singing. The Pajama Game " and West Side Story were among the shows she played in the Berkshire Playhouse, Stockbridge in Massachusetts. Ann was discovered in her performance at a Vogue Magazine Fashion Show by Gloria Schiff. Diana Vreeland's editor in chief was able to have Ann along with photographer Richard Avedon shoot Ann's first Vogue cover within a couple of few days. Ann became one of most coveted models of all time, featuring her cover in top fashion magazines Vogue Bazaar and Cosmopolitan. Two years later, Ann began to appear on international fashion shows with her successful modeling for a number of companies in Europe as well as Japan as the face for such cosmetic giants as Max Factor Revlon and Chanel.