Ann Turkel

The cover girl and actress now lives with Samantha and the dog she adopted (above) and Olivia. Ann Turkel's ex-husband Richard Harris has passed away after just eight years of marriage, and 20 years of divorce. Turkel, who was raised in Manhattan and has a Jewish middle class family, attended both the Neighborhood Playhouse and the American Musical and Dramatic Academy when she was 16. She had also been working alongside Sanford Meisner and Philip Burton. Knight Rider Knights in Retreat (1985): Ann Turkel portrays Bianca Morgan. Ann Turkel, who spent eight years of wild and crazy times in the company of Hollywood hellraiser Richard Harris. It took Ann Turkel nearly forty years to acknowledge that she and Richard Harris have never had a happy marriage. Richard Harris played the role as the Wizard Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001 and also rereleased under the title Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone) as well as Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002). Ann Turkel enjoys one of the most interesting and diverse professions in entertainment. Her success in movies and television shows, modeling, and business is internationally recognized. Ann was born and raised in Manhattan. Her talent for entertainment never waned. Ann started dancing at age five, and her pursuit of the arts continued through college. Her inspiration for her artistic talents is her grandmother. Ann was a student in vocal, acting, and dance in her childhood. Ann, who was then 16 years old studied at the Neighborhood Playhouse (formerly the Musical Theatre Academy) and the Musical Theatre Academy under some of the best acting teachers that were in the city. They were Sandy Meisner & Philip Burton. In high school Ann started singing with her schoolmates and formed the rock and roll group. She also performed a season of summer stock theater at the Berkshire Playhouse in Stockbridge, Massachusetts in such plays as The Pajama Game" and West Side Story. It was while performing in her band for an evening of fashion shows that Ann was found through Gloria Schiff an editor at Vogue Magazine. In just a couple of weeks, editor-in chief Diana Vreeland commissioned Ann to shoot the very first Vogue Cover featuring photographer Richard Avedon. Ann was soon one of the most sought-after models across the nation, gracing the covers of some of the most popular magazines for fashion. They included Vogue Bazaar as well Cosmopolitan. Ann began modeling in Europe as well as Japan in the fashion houses of Max Factor Revlon as well as Chanel after two consecutive years of successful modeling.