Ann Turkel

The cover girl and actress is now living with Samantha as well as her dog (above) and Olivia. Ann Turkel, who was engaged to Richard Harris for eight years before he divorced her in the year 2000, is still trying to come to terms with the loss of Richard Harris. Turkel was raised as an Jewish woman in Manhattan and studied under Sanford Meisner and Philip Burton by the age 16. Knight Rider Knights in Retreat (1985): Ann Turkel plays Bianca Morgan. Ann Turkel, who spent 8 wild, crazy years together with Hollywood hellraiser Richard Harris. In the last 40 years, she told JAN MOIR that the couple have never found happiness together. Richard Harris played the part of Albus Dumbledore, the wizard from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 2001 (also released as Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone) as well as Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 2002. Ann Turkel, who is well-known throughout the world for her success in the fields of television, film as well as business, has enjoyed an interesting and varied career. Ann Turkel was born in and raised in Manhattan. She has always had a knack for entertaining. She began dance lessons when she was five and continued to pursue her art studies all through university. Her grandmother is the one she credits as a source of inspiration for her creative pursuits. Ann was a student in her early years, studying the arts of acting, dancing and singing. By the age of 16, Ann had studied at the Musical Theatre Academy and the Neighborhood Playhouse with some of the most prominent acting coaches in the city including Sandy Meisner and Philip Burton. Ann began to join her fellow students as a bandleader and started singing. The Pajama Game " and West Side Story were among the plays she performed in the Berkshire Playhouse, Stockbridge in Massachusetts. Ann was discovered in her performance in the Vogue Magazine Fashion Show by Gloria Schiff. Diana Vreeland's editor in chief has Ann and photographer Richard Avedon shoot Ann's first Vogue cover within a couple of days. In the following weeks, Ann became one of the desired models in the United States, appearing on the covers of the top fashion magazines, including Vogue Bazaar and Cosmopolitan among numerous other publications. Ann was a model who had success for Europe, Japan and other global markets for about two years. Ann was the model for giants of cosmetics like Max Factor Revlon or Chanel.