Joan Van Ark

actress • director

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 fo...

Born: June 16, 1943 in New York City, New York, USA (age 82)

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Known For

4.6

Knots Landing

Movies & TV Credits

106 total credits across film and television

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
Doom Patrol TV Show	8.1	Actress	Mrs. Franklin(1 Episode)	2019
Psycho Wedding Crasher Movie	4.4	Actress	Aunt Daisy	2017
Watercolor Postcards Movie	5.1	Actress	Momma	2013
Archer TV Show	8.4	Actress	Ruth (voice)(1 Episode)	2009
RuPaul's Drag Race TV Show	8.3	Actress	Self - Judge (archive footage)(1 Episode)	2009
RuPaul's Drag Race TV Show	8.3	Actress	Self - Guest Judge(1 Episode)	2009
Channels Movie	3.2	Actress	Megan Phillips	2008
Celebrity Ghost Stories TV Show	6.9	Actress	Self(1 Episode)	2008
Diamond Zero Movie	3.7	Actress	The Hemingway Diamond	2005
My Name Is Earl TV Show	8.0	Actress	Janine(1 Episode)	2005
Net Games Movie	4.0	Actress	Dr. Klein	2003
Nip/Tuck TV Show	7.6	Actress	—(1 Episode)	2003
Nip/Tuck TV Show	7.6	Actress	Annette Wainwright(1 Episode)	2003
Tornado Warning Movie	3.9	Actress	Mayor McAnders	2002
UP, Michigan! Movie	8.2	Actress	Deborah Michaels	2001
Held for Ransom Movie	4.3	Actress	Nancy Donavan	2000
Son of the Beach TV Show	6.7	Actress	—(1 Episode)	2000
It's the Pied Piper, Charlie Brown Movie	6.5	Actress	Secretary (voice)	2000
Twice in a Lifetime TV Show	6.8	Actress	—(1 Episode)	1999
Loyal Opposition Movie	3.2	Actress	Vice President Elizabeth Lane	1998
Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac Limited Series	6.7	Actress	Valene Ewing(2 Episodes)	1997
Adventures from the Book of Virtues TV Show	6.8	Actress	Queen Esther (voice)(1 Episode)	1996
Santo Bugito TV Show	7.0	Actress	Amelia (voice)(1 Episode)	1995
Women of the House TV Show	6.1	Actress	Self(1 Episode)	1995
When the Dark Man Calls Movie	5.6	Actress	Julianne Kaiser	1995
Boys Will Be Boys Movie	—	Actress	Susan Cooper	1994
Touched by an Angel TV Show	6.3	Actress	Kim Carpenter(1 Episode)	1994
Moment of Truth: Cult Rescue Movie	5.3	Actress	Nora McGill	1994
Boys Will Be Boys Movie	—	Directing	Director	1994
The Nanny TV Show	7.3	Actress	Margo Lange(1 Episode)	1993
Tainted Blood Movie	5.6	Actress	Mrs. Drew	1993
With Harmful Intent Movie	4.9	Actress	—	1993
Terror on Track 9 Movie	5.3	Actress	Leslie Renner	1992
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air TV Show	8.1	Actress	Jewel Pemberton(1 Episode)	1990
Intimate Portrait TV Show	7.2	Actress	Self(1 Episode)	1990
Always Remember I Love You Movie	7.6	Actress	Martha Mendham	1990
Menu for Murder Movie	5.3	Actress	Julia Alberts	1990
Night of 100 Stars III TV Special	5.6	Actress	Self	1990
My First Love Movie	6.0	Actress	Claire Thomas	1988
Shakedown on the Sunset Strip Movie	6.5	Actress	Brenda Allen	1988
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz TV Special	4.4	Actress	Joan Van Ark	1988
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood TV Special	6.7	Actress	Self	1987
Night of 100 Stars II TV Special	7.3	Actress	Self	1985
Red Flag: The Ultimate Game Movie	5.2	Actress	Marie Rivers	1981
Knots Landing TV Show	7.2	Actress	Valene Ewing(327 Episodes)	1979
Spider-Woman TV Show	6.0	Actress	Spider-Woman / Jessica Drew (voice)(16 Episodes)	1979
Knots Landing TV Show	7.2	Directing	Director(2 Episodes)	1979
Tarzan and the Super 7 TV Show	6.9	Actress	Moray(17 Episodes)	1978
Vega$ TV Show	6.7	Actress	—(1 Episode)	1978
The Waverly Wonders TV Show	5.4	Actress	—(1 Episode)	1978
Dallas TV Show	7.0	Actress	Valene Wallace(1 Episode)	1978
Dallas TV Show	7.0	Actress	Valene Ewing(5 Episodes)	1978
Dallas TV Show	7.0	Actress	Valene Clements (archive footage) (uncredited)(1 Episode)	1978
The Last Dinosaur Movie	5.1	Actress	Francesca Banks	1977
We've Got Each Other TV Show	6.2	Actress	Dee Dee Baldwin(13 Episodes)	1977
The Love Boat TV Show	6.4	Actress	Mary Sue Higgins(1 Episode)	1977
The Love Boat TV Show	6.4	Actress	Kris Hayley(1 Episode)	1977
The Love Boat TV Show	6.4	Actress	Lila Chandler(1 Episode)	1977
Testimony of Two Men Limited Series	7.4	Actress	Jane Robson(3 Episodes)	1977
Quincy, M.E. TV Show	7.4	Actress	—(1 Episode)	1976
The Rules of the Game Movie	8.0	Actress	Silvia Gala	1975
Medical Story TV Show	7.2	Actress	—(1 Episode)	1975
Wonder Woman TV Show	6.9	Actress	Cassandra Loren(1 Episode)	1975
Barbary Coast TV Show	6.5	Actress	Eleanor Graham(1 Episode)	1975
Joe Forrester TV Show	7.2	Actress	—(1 Episode)	1975
Shell Game Movie	5.6	Actress	Shirley	1975
The Last of the Mohicans Movie	6.7	Actress	Cora Munro (voice)	1975
Cyrano Movie	7.2	Actress	Roxanne (voice)	1974
Firehouse TV Show	7.6	Actress	—(1 Episode)	1974
Rhoda TV Show	6.6	Actress	—(1 Episode)	1974
Petrocelli TV Show	7.0	Actress	—(1 Episode)	1974
The Manhunter TV Show	7.1	Actress	—(1 Episode)	1974
The Rockford Files TV Show	8.0	Actress	Christina Marks(1 Episode)	1974
The Rockford Files TV Show	8.0	Actress	Susan Alexander(1 Episode)	1974
The Rockford Files TV Show	8.0	Actress	Barbara Kelbaker(1 Episode)	1974
The Six Million Dollar Man TV Show	7.2	Actress	Valerie Sheffield(1 Episode)	1974
Big Rose: Double Trouble Movie	5.7	Actress	Nina	1974
Kojak TV Show	7.2	Actress	Det. Josephine Long(1 Episode)	1973
Frogs Movie	4.6	Actress	Karen Crockett	1972
MAS*H TV Show	8.4	Actress	Lt. Erika Johnson(1 Episode)	1972
The New Temperatures Rising Show TV Show	6.9	Actress	Annie Carlisle(27 Episodes)	1972
The Judge and Jake Wyler Movie	6.3	Actress	Alicia Dodd	1972
ABC Afterschool Special TV Show	6.9	Directing	Director(1 Episode)	1972
Cannon TV Show	6.6	Actress	Francine Dexter(3 Episodes)	1971
Great Performances TV Show	7.7	Actress	Silvia Gala(1 Episode)	1971
The Silent Force TV Show	6.3	Actress	Louise Hanson(1 Episode)	1970
The Odd Couple TV Show	7.7	Actress	Trudy(1 Episode)	1970
The Silent Force TV Show	6.3	Actress	—(15 Episodes)	1970
Matt Lincoln TV Show	6.7	Actress	Katherine(17 Episodes)	1970
Medical Center TV Show	6.9	Actress	—(2 Episodes)	1969
Night Gallery TV Show	8.0	Actress	Sondra Blanco (as Joan van Ark)(1 Episode)	1969
Love, American Style TV Show	6.6	Actress	Alice(1 Episode)	1969
Love, American Style TV Show	6.6	Actress	Jelen(1 Episode)	1969
Hawaii Five-O TV Show	7.2	Actress	Freda Cowan(1 Episode)	1968
Mod Squad TV Show	6.9	Actress	—(1 Episode)	1968
Mannix TV Show	7.2	Actress	—(1 Episode)	1967
Ironside TV Show	6.8	Actress	—(1 Episode)	1967
The Guns of Will Sonnett TV Show	7.3	Actress	—(1 Episode)	1967
The Felony Squad TV Show	7.2	Actress	—(1 Episode)	1966
The F.B.I. TV Show	7.2	Actress	Julie Rhodes(1 Episode)	1965
Run for Your Life TV Show	7.4	Actress	Donna Hayward(2 Episodes)	1965
The F.B.I. TV Show	7.2	Actress	Cynthia Scott(1 Episode)	1965
Miss USA TV Show	—	Actress	Host(1 Episode)	1963
Bonanza TV Show	7.4	Actress	Annie Laurie Adams(1 Episode)	1959
Gunsmoke TV Show	7.9	Actress	Sarah Jean Stryker(1 Episode)	1955
Miss Universe TV Special	4.4	Actress	Host(4 Episodes)	1955

Joan Van Ark

Known For

Frogs

Cannon

Dallas

Knots Landing

Movies & TV Credits