Ann Turkel
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Ann Turkel | |
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 Turkel (left) with Anthony Franciosa in Matt Helm, 1975. | |
| Born | July 16, 1946 New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, model |
| Years active | 1968–2006 |
| Spouse | |
| Website | www |
Ann Kathryn Turkel (born July 16, 1946) is an American actress and former 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 late 1960s. 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 (married that same year), 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.
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
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Paper Lion | Susan |
| 1974 | 99 and 44/100% Dead | Buffy |
| 1976 | The Cassandra Crossing | Susan |
| 1977 | Golden Rendezvous | Susan Beresford |
| 1979 | Portrait of a Hitman | Cathey |
| Ravagers | Faina | |
| 1980 | Humanoids from the Deep | Dr. Susan Drake |
| 1988 | Deep Space | Carla Sandbourn |
| 1995 | The Fear | Leslie |
| 1997 | Touch Me | Linda |
| 2006 | A-List | Star in bar |
| 2006 | Deja Vu | Technician |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Matt Helm | Maggie Gantry | "Pilot" episode |
| 1978 | Greatest Heroes of the Bible | Delilah | Mini-series episode "Samson & Delilah" |
| 1981 | Death Ray 2000 | Sabina Dorffman | TV movie |
| 1982 | Modesty Blaise | Modesty Blaise | TV movie |
| The Fall Guy | Shawna Ives / Kitty Ives | episode "The Ives Have It" | |
| 1982, 1983 | Fantasy Island | Rowena Haversham, Leila Proctor |
2 episodes |
| 1983 | Matt Houston | Maureen Flanders | episode "Here's Another Fine Mess" |
| The Love Boat | Stacy Banks | episode "Vicki's Dilemma/Discount Romance/ Looser & Still Champ" | |
| 1983-1984, 1985 | Knight Rider | Adrienne Margeaux/St. Clair, Bianca Morgan |
3 episodes |
| 1984 | Masquerade | unnamed | episode "Caribbean Holiday" |
| The New Mike Hammer | Gail Storrs-Rainey | episode "Catfight" | |
| 1985 | Riptide | Denise McKean | episode "Baxter and Boz" |
| Street Hawk | Melanie Ryan / Katherine Reese | episode "Female of the Species" | |
| Hollywood Beat | Lita | "Pilot" episode | |
| 1986 | Night Court | Judge Eve Gardner | episode "Contempt of Courting" |
| Scarecrow and Mrs. King | Pam Jentry | episode "Three Little Spies" | |
| Murder, She Wrote | Barbara Bennington | episode "Stage Struck" | |
| 1987 | Worlds Beyond | Helen Scott | episode "Captain Randolph" |
| 1991 | White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd | Gloria Swanson | TV movie (uncredited) |
| Silk Stalkings | Roxanne Dockweiler aka Roxy The Doxy | "Pilot" episode | |
| Chance of a Lifetime | Tippi van Norden | TV movie | |
| 1992 | Down the Shore | unnamed | episode "Waiting for Aldo" |
| 1994 | RoboCop: The Series | Louise | episode "Money Can't Buy" |
| 1995 | Highlander | Kristin | episode "Chivalry" |
| 1998 | The Hunger | Woman | episode "A River of Night's Dreaming" |
| 1999 | Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Mrs. Richerds | Anthology series episode "E-Mail II/Blood Donor/Epitaph/Stiches in Time/Soldier" |
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-03-18. Retrieved 2013-02-07.
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