Joan Van Ark

ActorDirector Jun 16 (age 82) New York City, New York, USA 1955–2019 (64 year career)

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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

Film

Spider-Woman

Spider-Woman / Jessica Drew (voice)

Film

Knots Landing

Valene Ewing

Film

It's the Pied Piper, Charlie Brown

Secretary (voice)

Film

Frogs

Karen Crockett

Film

The Last Dinosaur

Francesca Banks

Film

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Jewel Pemberton

Film

Always Remember I Love You

Martha Mendham

Film

Watercolor Postcards

Momma

Filmography

Acting (98)

Movies (34)

Psycho Wedding Crasher

as Aunt Daisy

Watercolor Postcards

as Momma

Channels

as Megan Phillips

Diamond Zero

as The Hemingway Diamond

Net Games

as Dr. Klein

Tornado Warning

as Mayor McAnders

UP, Michigan!

as Deborah Michaels

It's the Pied Piper, Charlie Brown

as Secretary (voice)

Held for Ransom

as Nancy Donavan

Loyal Opposition

as Vice President Elizabeth Lane

3.8

When the Dark Man Calls

1995

as Julianne Kaiser

A Mother's Deception

1994

as Nora McGill

7.5

Boys Will Be Boys

1994

as Susan Cooper

Tainted Blood

1993

as Mrs. Drew

4.9

In the Shadows, Someone's Watching

Terror on Track 9

as Leslie Renner

Night of 100 Stars III

1990

as Self

4.0

Always Remember I Love You

as Martha Mendham

Menu for Murder

as Julia Alberts

My First Love

as Claire Thomas

Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz

1988

as Joan Van Ark

Shakedown on the Sunset Strip

1988

as Brenda Allen

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

1987

as Self

5.7

All Star Party for Clint Eastwood

1986

as Self

6.0

Night of 100 Stars II

1985

as Self

8.0

Red Flag: The Ultimate Game

as Marie Rivers

The Last Dinosaur

as Francesca Banks

The Rules of the Game

1975

as Silvia Gala

The Last of the Mohicans

1975

as Cora Munro (voice)

Shell Game

as Shirley

Cyrano

as Roxanne (voice)

Big Rose

as Nina

Frogs

1972

as Karen Crockett

4.7

The Judge and Jake Wyler

1972

as Alicia Dodd

3.0

Television (64)

Doom Patrol

2019

as Mrs. Franklin

7.5

RuPaul's Drag Race

2009

as Self - Judge (archive footage)

7.5

Archer

2009

as Ruth (voice)

8.0

Celebrity Ghost Stories

as Self

My Name Is Earl

as Janine

Nip/Tuck

Son of the Beach

Twice in a Lifetime

as Camilla Bianco / Anna

5.5

Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac

1997

as Valene Ewing

9.0

Adventures from the Book of Virtues

1996

as Queen Esther (voice)

Cybill

as Joan Van Ark

Dumb and Dumber

as Aunt Bea (voice)

Women of the House

as Self

Santo Bugito

as Amelia (voice)

Touched by an Angel

as Kim Carpenter

The Nanny

as Margo Lange

Intimate Portrait

as Self

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

1990

as Jewel Pemberton

7.9

Thundarr the Barbarian

1980

as Captain Corden (voice)

Knots Landing

as Valene Ewing

Knots Landing

as Valene Ewing

Spider-Woman

as Spider-Woman / Jessica Drew (voice)

Dallas

as Valene Ewing

Vega$

Tarzan and the Super 7

as Moray

The Waverly Wonders

The Love Boat

as Kris Hayley

Testimony of Two Men

as Jane Robson

We've Got Each Other

as Dee Dee Baldwin

Quincy, M.E.

Wonder Woman

as Cassandra Loren

Medical Story

Joe Forrester

Barbary Coast

as Eleanor Graham

The Six Million Dollar Man

as Valerie Sheffield

The Rockford Files

as Barbara Kelbaker

Rhoda

The Manhunter

Petrocelli

Firehouse

as Cynthia

Kojak

as Det. Josephine Long

M*A*S*H

as Lt. Erika Johnson

Temperatures Rising

as Annie Carlisle

Great Performances

as Silvia Gala

Cannon

as Francine Dexter

Night Gallery

as Sondra Blanco (as Joan van Ark)

The Odd Couple

as Trudy

The Silent Force

The Silent Force

as Louise Hanson

Matt Lincoln

as Katherine

Love, American Style

as Jelen

Medical Center

Hawaii Five-O

as Freda Cowan

The Mod Squad

Ironside

Mannix

The Guns of Will Sonnett

Felony Squad

The F.B.I.

as Cynthia Scott

Run for Your Life

as Donna Hayward

Miss USA

as Self - Host

Bonanza

as Annie Laurie Adams

Miss Universe

as Host

Gunsmoke

as Sarah Jean Stryker

6.6

Crew (3)

Movies (1)

Boys Will Be Boys

1994

Director

Television (2)

Knots Landing

1979

Director

6.8

ABC Afterschool Special

1972

Director

6.4