Ann Turkel
| Ann Turkel | |
|---|---|
 Turkel with Anthony Franciosa in Matt Helm, 1975. | |
| Born |
July 16, 1946 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | actress and model |
| Spouse(s) | Richard Harris (1974–1982; divorced) |
| Website | http://www.annturkel.com |
Ann Kathryn Turkel (born July 16, 1946) is an American actress and was a model. Turkel studied acting at the Musical Theatre Academy.
Life and career
Turkel was born in New York City, New York, to a Jewish family.[1] She was photographed for American Vogue in the early 1980s. Patrick Lichfield captured images of her on location in England, the Bahamas, and Sardinia during the early 1970s, and included them in his 1981 book, The Most Beautiful Women.
After a brief appearance in the film Paper Lion (1968), her first major role was in the 1974 film, 99 and 44/100% Dead starring her future husband Richard Harris, and they also acted together in The Cassandra Crossing (1976), Golden Rendezvous (1977) and Ravagers (1979). They were divorced in 1982. Despite their divorce she and Harris remained good friends. When Harris died in 2002, Turkel was quite saddened, and said he was her mentor and a good friend.
She portrayed comic strip heroine, Modesty Blaise, in a 1982 TV pilot.
Her other film roles included Portrait of a Hitman (1979), with Jack Palance, and the horror films Humanoids from the Deep (1980), Deep Space (1988) and The Fear (1995). She also played the role of modeling agent and immortal Kristen in "Chivalry," a season four episode of Highlander: The Series.
Filmography
| Filmography | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1968 | Paper Lion | Susan | Feature film |
| 1974 | 99 and 44/100% Dead | Buffy | Horror film |
| 1975 | Matt Helm (TV series) | Maggie Gantry | Guest role |
| 1976 | The Cassandra Crossing | Susan | Feature film |
| 1977 | Golden Rendezvous | Susan Beresford | Feature film |
| 1978 | Greatest Heroes of the Bible | Delilah | TV series |
| 1979 | Ravagers | Faina | Feature film |
| Portrait of a Hitman | Cathey | Feature film | |
| 1980 | Humanoids from the Deep | Dr. Susan Drake | Sci-fi film |
| 1981 | Death Ray 2000 | Sabina Dorffman | TV series role |
| 1982 | Modesty Blaise | Modesty Blaise | TV movie |
| The Fall Guy | Shawna Ives / Kitty Ives | guest roles in episode "The Ives Have It" | |
| 1982-1983 | Fantasy Island | Rowena Haversham / Leila Proctor | 2 episodes |
| 1983 | Matt Houston | Maureen Flanders | in episode "Here's Another Fine Mess" |
| The Love Boat | Stacy banks | in episode "- Vicki's Dilemma/Discount Romance/ Looser & Still Champ" | |
| 1983-1985 | Knight Rider | Various characters | 3 episodes |
| 1984 | Masquerade (TV series) | ??? | 1 episode |
| The New Mike Hammer | Gail Storrs-Rainey | in episode "Catfight" | |
| 1985 | Riptide | Denise McKean | in episode "Baxter and Boz" |
| Street Hawk (TV series) | Melanie Ryan / Katherine Reese | in episode "Female of the Species" | |
| Hollywood Beat (TV series) | Lita | in series "Pilot" | |
| 1986 | Night Court | Judge Eve Gardner | in episode "Contempt of Courting" |
| Scarecrow and Mrs. King | Pam Jentry | in episode "Three Little Spies" | |
| Murder, She Wrote | Barbara Bennington | in episode "Stage Struck" | |
| 1987 | Worlds Beyond | Helen Scott | in episode "Captain Randolph" |
| 1988 | Deep Space | Carla Sandbourn | Feature film |
| 1991 | White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd | Gloria Swanson | TV movie (uncredited) |
| Silk Stalkings | Roxanne Dockweiler aka Roxy The Doxy | in "Pilot" episode | |
| Chance of a Lifetime | Tippi van Norden | TV movie | |
| 1992 | Down the Shore | ???? | in episode "Waiting for Aldo" |
| 1994 | RoboCop: The Series | Louise | in episode "Money Can't Buy" |
| 1995 | Highlander (TV series) | Kristin | in episode "Chivalry" |
| The Fear | Leslie | feature film role | |
| 1997 | Touch Me | Linda | Feature film role |
| 1998 | The Hunger | Woman | in episode "A River of Night's Dreaming" |
| 1999 | Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | MRs. Richerds | 1 episode |
| 2006 | A-List | Star in bar | Feature film role |
| 2008 | Deja Vu | Technichian | Feature film role |
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