Ann Turkel

Her home is at Beverly Hills, California with Samantha and Olivia. Ann Turkel, who was wed to Richard Harris for eight years before she divorced him 20 years ago, is still trying to come to terms with the loss of Richard Harris. Turkel was born an Jewish woman in Manhattan and was studying under Sanford Meisner and Philip Burton by the age 16. Knight Rider Knights in Retrench (1985): Ann Turkel is Bianca Morgan. Ann Turkel's 8-year marriage to Hollywood "hellraiser" Richard Harris was a wild one. But 40 years on she admits that to JAN MOIR that they never really found 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 career paths in the world of entertainment and is well-known throughout the world due to her successes in motion pictures, television, modeling, as well as business. Ann is a native of New York and raised on the Upper West Side in Manhattan and has always displayed a talent for entertainment. Ann started taking dance classes in the age of five as well as her study of the arts continued throughout university. She is thankful for the guidance that she received from her mother. Ann was a student in her early years, studying dancing, acting and singing. Ann studied acting and voice at The Neighborhood Playhouse and Musical Theatre Academy along with Sandy Meisner, Philip Burton and other prominent instructors by the time she was sixteen. When she was in high school, Ann started singing with her schoolmates and formed a rock and roll band. The Pajama Game", as well as West Side Story, were some of the summer productions that she performed at the Berkshire Playhouse Stockbridge Massachusetts. Ann was discovered when she was performing in an event for Vogue's fashion in her group. In less than a week the editor-in-chief Diana Vreeland commissioned Ann to shoot the first Vogue Cover with photographer Richard Avedon. In the following weeks, Ann was one of the sought after models in the country gracing the covers of top fashion magazines like Vogue Bazaar and Cosmopolitan among several other magazines. Ann became a popular model in Europe, Japan and other global markets for 2 months. Ann was the model for giants of cosmetics such as Max Factor Revlon or Chanel.