Ann Turkel

They live together with Samantha (above) (above) and Olivia in Beverly Hills. Ann Turkel, who was engaged to Richard Harris for eight years before he divorced her 20 years ago she is still struggling to come to terms with the loss of Richard Harris. 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. She had also been working at the same time with Sanford Meisner and Philip Burton. Knight Rider Knight in Retreat (TV Episode 1985) - Ann Turkel as Bianca Morgan. Ann Turkel married Hollywood's notorious hellraiser Richard Harris for eight years. After 40 years she tells JAN MOIR that the couple never did find happiness apart. Richard Harris portrayed the wizard Albus in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone which is also known as Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone as well as Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Ann Turkel has one of the most fascinating and diverse professions in the entertainment business and is well-known all over the world for her accomplishments in motion-picture, television, modeling, and in business. Ann was raised and born within Manhattan. Her talent for entertainment never waned. Ann began taking dance classes in the age of five as well as her study of the arts continued throughout college. She credits the encouragement she received from her grandmother. Ann was an avid student of acting, voice, and dance in her early years. Ann aged 16 when she began studying in the Neighborhood Playhouse, the Musical Theatre Academy. She also trained with Sandy Meisner. Ann was part of her class in a group called a rock group and began singing. She also performed a season of summer stock theater at the Berkshire Playhouse in Stockbridge, Massachusetts with plays such as The Pajama Game" and West Side Story. While performing in her band for a fashion show when Ann was discovered to Gloria Schiff an editor at Vogue Magazine. Diana Vreeland, the editor in chief at Vogue Magazine, had Ann take her picture for her debut Vogue magazine cover in just two days. In the following weeks, Ann became one of the most desired models in the country gracing the covers of top fashion magazines like Vogue Bazaar and Cosmopolitan among many other magazines. After two years Ann hit the international markets performing well for a number of companies in Europe and Japan for the roles of face for major cosmetic brands like Max Factor Revlon and Chanel.