Ann Turkel

The actress and cover girl is now living with Samantha as well as the dog she adopted (above) as well as Olivia. They were married for only eight years, and divorced for 20, but Ann Turkel is still struggling to deal with the death of her husband, Richard Harris. Turkel, who was raised in Manhattan and comes from a Jewish middle-class family, attended both the Neighborhood Playhouse and American Musical and Dramatic Academy by the time she turned 16 years old. She had also been learning at the same time with Sanford Meisner and Philip Burton. Knight Rider Knight's Retreat, 1985 -- Ann Turkel, Bianca Morgan. 'I had this feeling the other of us could be killed by the other' Ann Turkel spent eight turbulent years with Hollywood Hellraiser Richard Harris. In the last 40 years, she told JAN MOIR the two were never happy together. 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 and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Ann Turkel, who is known around the globe for her achievements in film, television as well as business, has enjoyed a very interesting and diverse career. Ann Turkel was born and brought up in Manhattan had an innate ability to entertain. Ann began dancing in the age of 5 and continued to pursue her art studies all through university. She credits her mother for inspiring her to pursue an artistic career. Ann started her formal schooling with a focus on acting, singing as well as dancing. At the age of sixteen, Ann had studied at the Musical Theatre Academy and the Neighborhood Playhouse with some of the top acting instructors within the city like Sandy Meisner and Philip Burton. Ann joined a group together with her high school classmates and then began singing. The Pajama Game", and West Side Story, were some of the summer productions that she participated in at Berkshire Playhouse Stockbridge Massachusetts. Ann was discovered in her appearance at the Vogue Magazine Fashion Show by Gloria Schiff. In less than a week the editor-in-chief Diana Vreeland commissioned Ann to shoot the first Vogue Cover together with photographer Richard Avedon. In the following weeks, Ann was one of the most desired models in the United States, appearing on the covers of the top fashion magazines, including Vogue Bazaar and Cosmopolitan among numerous other magazines. Ann was a successful model for various cosmetics companies like Max Factor Revlon, Chanel and Europe in Europe after two years.