Ann Turkel

The actress who was an Vogue cover girl magazine, lives today on the streets of Beverly Hills along with Samantha and Olivia. Ann Turkel still struggles to endure her separation of Richard Harris, even though they were just married for 8 years. Turkel was born to an ethnically Jewish family, and was raised by their mother, who lived in Manhattan. As a teenager, she had attended the New York Musical and Dramatic Academy. of 16, she had been studying under Sanford Meisner and Philip Burton Both at the Neighborhood playhouse and at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Knight Rider Knight's Retreat, 1985 The Knight Rider Knight's Retreat 1985 Ann Turkel, Bianca Morgan. Ann Turkel married Hollywood's notorious hellraiser Richard Harris for eight years. She admitted, forty years later to JAN MOIR the couple did not find peace and harmony. Richard Harris played the role of the Wizard Albus Dumbledore on Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001 as well under the title Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone) as well as Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002). Ann Turkel's professional life is among the most varied and exciting on the market for entertainment. She has been recognized all over the world for her success in television, motion pictures as well as modeling. Born and raised in Manhattan, Ann always had an eye for entertainment. Ann began dancing at the age 5 and continued to pursue her art studies all through college. She credits her talent to her mother. Ann was an avid student of vocal, dancing, and other forms of expression through her earliest years. Ann studied acting and voice at the Neighborhood Playhouse and Musical Theatre Academy alongside Sandy Meisner, Philip Burton along with other top coaches around when she was 16. As a teenager, Ann began singing with her friends and formed a 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. When she was performing with her band at an event for fashion that Ann was spotted to Gloria Schiff an editor at Vogue Magazine. Within just a couple of weeks and a half, the editor-in-chief Diana Vreeland commissioned Ann to shoot the first Vogue Cover featuring photographer Richard Avedon. Then Ann began to become one of the most sought-after models in the United States, appearing on the covers of the top fashion magazines like Vogue Bazaar and Cosmopolitan among many others. Ann was a successful model for various cosmetic companies like Max Factor Revlon, Chanel and Europe in Europe after two years.