
Joan Van Ark
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 16, 1943 (age 83)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Joan Van Ark (born June 16, 1943) is an American actress, most notable for her role as Valene Ewing, which she originated on the CBS hit series Dallas and continued for thirteen seasons on its long-running spin-off, Knots Landing. Van Ark has also received a Theatre World Award and been nominated for a Tony Award for her stage work. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joan Van Ark, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography

Doom Patrol
TV · as Mrs. Franklin · 1 ep

Psycho Wedding Crasher
Movie · as Aunt Daisy

Watercolor Postcards
Movie · as Momma

Archer
TV · as Ruth (voice) · 1 ep

Celebrity Ghost Stories
TV · as Self · 1 ep

RuPaul's Drag Race
TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep

Channels
Movie · as Megan Phillips
Diamond Zero
Movie · as The Hemingway Diamond

My Name Is Earl
TV · as Janine · 1 ep

Net Games
Movie · as Dr. Klein

Nip/Tuck
TV · as Annette Wainwright · 1 ep

Tornado Warning
Movie · as Mayor McAnders

UP, Michigan!
Movie · as Deborah Michaels

Held for Ransom
Movie · as Nancy Donavan

It's the Pied Piper, Charlie Brown
Movie · as Secretary (voice)

Son of the Beach
TV · 1 ep

Twice in a Lifetime
TV · as Camilla Bianco / Anna · 1 ep

Loyal Opposition
Movie · as Vice President Elizabeth Lane

Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac
TV · as Valene Ewing · 2 eps

Adventures from the Book of Virtues
TV · as Queen Esther (voice) · 1 ep

When the Dark Man Calls
Movie · as Julianne Kaiser

Santo Bugito
TV · as Amelia (voice) · 1 ep

Women of the House
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Cybill
TV · as Joan Van Ark · 1 ep

Dumb and Dumber
TV · as Aunt Bea (voice), Norma Jean (voice), Casey (voice) · 1 ep
A Mother's Deception
Movie · as Nora McGill
Boys Will Be Boys
Movie · as Susan Cooper

Touched by an Angel
TV · as Kim Carpenter · 1 ep

Tainted Blood
Movie · as Mrs. Drew

In the Shadows, Someone's Watching
Movie

Intimate Portrait
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Nanny
TV · as Margo Lange · 1 ep

Terror on Track 9
Movie · as Leslie Renner

Menu for Murder
Movie · as Julia Alberts

Night of 100 Stars III
Movie · as Self

Always Remember I Love You
Movie · as Martha Mendham

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
TV · as Jewel Pemberton · 1 ep

Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
Movie · as Joan Van Ark
Shakedown on the Sunset Strip
Movie · as Brenda Allen

My First Love
Movie · as Claire Thomas

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Movie · as Self
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
Movie · as Self (uncredited)

Night of 100 Stars II
Movie · as Self

Spider-Woman
Movie · as Spider-Woman / Jessica Drew (voice)

Red Flag: The Ultimate Game
Movie · as Marie Rivers

Thundarr the Barbarian
TV · as Captain Corden (voice), Cinda (voice) · 1 ep

Knots Landing
TV · as Valene Ewing · 327 eps

Spider-Woman
TV · as Spider-Woman / Jessica Drew (voice) · 16 eps

Dallas
TV · as Valene Ewing, Valene Clements (archive footage) (uncredited), Valene Wallace · 5 eps

Vega$
TV · 1 ep

Tarzan and the Super 7
TV · as Moray · 17 eps

The Waverly Wonders
TV · 1 ep

The Last Dinosaur
Movie · as Francesca Banks

We've Got Each Other
TV · as Dee Dee Baldwin · 13 eps

Testimony of Two Men
TV · as Jane Robson · 3 eps

The Love Boat
TV · as Kris Hayley, Lila Chandler, Mary Sue Higgins · 1 ep

Quincy, M.E.
TV · 1 ep

The Rules of the Game
Movie · as Silvia Gala

Shell Game
Movie · as Shirley

The Last of the Mohicans
Movie · as Cora Munro (voice)

Wonder Woman
TV · as Cassandra Loren · 1 ep

Barbary Coast
TV · as Eleanor Graham · 1 ep

Joe Forrester
TV · 1 ep

Medical Story
TV · as Peggy Fowler · 1 ep

Big Rose
Movie · as Nina

Cyrano
Movie · as Roxanne (voice)

Rhoda
TV · 1 ep

Firehouse
TV · as Cynthia · 1 ep

Petrocelli
TV · 1 ep

The Manhunter
TV · 1 ep

The Six Million Dollar Man
TV · as Valerie Sheffield · 1 ep

The Rockford Files
TV · as Barbara Kelbaker, Susan Alexander, Christina Marks · 1 ep

Kojak
TV · as Det. Josephine Long · 1 ep

Frogs
Movie · as Karen Crockett

The Judge and Jake Wyler
Movie · as Alicia Dodd

M*A*S*H
TV · as Lt. Erika Johnson · 1 ep

Temperatures Rising
TV · as Annie Carlisle · 27 eps

Cannon
TV · as Francine Dexter · 3 eps

Great Performances
TV · as Silvia Gala · 1 ep

The Odd Couple
TV · as Trudy · 1 ep

Night Gallery
TV · as Sondra Blanco (as Joan van Ark) · 1 ep
Matt Lincoln
TV · as Katherine · 17 eps

The Silent Force
TV · as Louise Hanson · 15 eps

Hawaii Five-O
TV · as Freda Cowan · 1 ep

Medical Center
TV · 2 eps

Love, American Style
TV · as Jelen, Alice · 1 ep

The Mod Squad
TV · 1 ep

Mannix
TV · 1 ep

Ironside
TV · 1 ep

The Guns of Will Sonnett
TV · 1 ep

Felony Squad
TV · 1 ep

The F.B.I.
TV · as Cynthia Scott, Julie Rhodes · 1 ep

Run for Your Life
TV · as Donna Hayward · 2 eps

Miss USA
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep

Bonanza
TV · as Annie Laurie Adams · 1 ep

Gunsmoke
TV · as Sarah Jean Stryker · 1 ep