Ann Turkel

The actress, once the cover model for Vogue magazine, now lives in Beverly Hills along with Samantha and Olivia. Ann Turkel's former husband Richard Harris has passed away after just eight years of marriage and twenty years divorce. Turkel was born an Jewish female in Manhattan and was studying under Sanford Meisner and Philip Burton when she was just 16 years old. Knight Rider Knights in Retreat (1985): Ann Turkel is Bianca Morgan. Ann Turkel married Hollywood's notorious hellraiser Richard Harris for eight years. But after 40 years she says to JAN MOIR they weren't truly happy apart. Richard Harris portrayed the wizard Albus in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Also known as Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone as well as Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Ann Turkel, who is well-known throughout the world for her accomplishments in television, film as well as business, has enjoyed an interesting and varied career. Ann is a native of New York and grew up on the Upper West Side in Manhattan, has always shown a talent for entertainment. When she was 5 she started dancing and studied art throughout her college time. The grandmother of her is believed to be responsible for inspiring her creativity. Ann spent her childhood studying dancing, acting and singing. Ann took acting classes in The Neighborhood Playhouse and Musical Theatre Academy along with Sandy Meisner, Philip Burton as well as other renowned instructors before she was 16 years old. Ann as well as a number students from her high school made up a school rock and roll band. The band was based in Stockbridge, Massachusetts she also performed in the summer at Berkshire Playhouse performing plays like The Pajama Game and West Side Story. Ann was discovered in her performance at a Vogue Magazine Fashion Show by Gloria Schiff. Diana Vreeland ordered Ann to perform her first Vogue photograph shoot with Richard Avedon within one week. Subsequently Ann became one of the desired models in the country gracing the covers of some of the most prestigious fashion magazines, including Vogue Bazaar and Cosmopolitan among numerous other magazines. After two years Ann hit the international markets performing well for a number of companies in Europe and Japan as the face for big brands in the cosmetic industry like Max Factor Revlon and Chanel.