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Joan Van Ark

Acting

Joan Van Ark

Born
(age 83)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Credits
97 titles

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.

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Acting credits 96

YearTitleRole
2019 Doom Patrol TV Mrs. Franklin (1 ep)
2017 Psycho Wedding Crasher Film Aunt Daisy
2013 Watercolor Postcards Film Momma
2009 Celebrity Ghost Stories TV Self (1 ep)
2009 Archer TV Ruth (voice) (1 ep)
2009 RuPaul's Drag Race TV Self - Guest Judge (1 ep)
2008 Channels Film Megan Phillips
2005 My Name Is Earl TV Janine (1 ep)
2005 Diamond Zero Film The Hemingway Diamond
2003 Nip/Tuck TV Annette Wainwright (1 ep)
2003 Net Games Film Dr. Klein
2002 Tornado Warning Film Mayor McAnders
2001 UP, Michigan! Film Deborah Michaels
2000 Held for Ransom Film Nancy Donavan
2000 It's the Pied Piper, Charlie Brown Film Secretary (voice)
2000 Son of the Beach TV (1 ep)
1999 Twice in a Lifetime TV Camilla Bianco / Anna (1 ep)
1998 Loyal Opposition Film Vice President Elizabeth Lane
1997 Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac TV Valene Ewing (2 ep)
1996 Adventures from the Book of Virtues TV Queen Esther (voice) (1 ep)
1995 Dumb and Dumber TV Aunt Bea (voice), Norma Jean (voice), Casey (voice) (1 ep)
1995 When the Dark Man Calls Film Julianne Kaiser
1995 Women of the House TV Self (1 ep)
1995 Cybill TV Joan Van Ark (1 ep)
1995 Santo Bugito TV Amelia (voice) (1 ep)
1994 A Mother's Deception Film Nora McGill
1994 Touched by an Angel TV Kim Carpenter (1 ep)
1994 Boys Will Be Boys Film Susan Cooper
1993 Intimate Portrait TV Self (1 ep)
1993 The Nanny TV Margo Lange (1 ep)
1993 In the Shadows, Someone's Watching Film
1993 Tainted Blood Film Mrs. Drew
1992 Terror on Track 9 Film Leslie Renner
1990 Always Remember I Love You Film Martha Mendham
1990 Menu for Murder Film Julia Alberts
1990 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air TV Jewel Pemberton (1 ep)
1990 Night of 100 Stars III Film Self
1988 My First Love Film Claire Thomas
1988 Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz Film Joan Van Ark
1988 Shakedown on the Sunset Strip Film Brenda Allen
1987 Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood Film Self
1986 All Star Party for Clint Eastwood Film Self (uncredited)
1985 Night of 100 Stars II Film Self
1982 Spider-Woman Film Spider-Woman / Jessica Drew (voice)
1981 Red Flag: The Ultimate Game Film Marie Rivers
1980 Thundarr the Barbarian TV Captain Corden (voice), Cinda (voice) (1 ep)
1979 Knots Landing TV Valene Ewing (327 ep)
1979 Spider-Woman TV Spider-Woman / Jessica Drew (voice) (16 ep)
1978 Vega$ TV (1 ep)
1978 Tarzan and the Super 7 TV Moray (17 ep)
1978 The Waverly Wonders TV (1 ep)
1978 Dallas TV Valene Ewing, Valene Clements (archive footage) (uncredited), Valene Wallace (5 ep)
1977 We've Got Each Other TV Dee Dee Baldwin (13 ep)
1977 The Love Boat TV Kris Hayley, Lila Chandler, Mary Sue Higgins (1 ep)
1977 The Last Dinosaur Film Francesca Banks
1977 Testimony of Two Men TV Jane Robson (3 ep)
1976 Quincy, M.E. TV (1 ep)
1975 The Last of the Mohicans Film Cora Munro (voice)
1975 Wonder Woman TV Cassandra Loren (1 ep)
1975 Joe Forrester TV (1 ep)

Crew credits 3

YearTitleJob
1994 Boys Will Be Boys Film Director
1979 Knots Landing TV Director (2 ep)
1972 ABC Afterschool Special TV Director (1 ep)
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