Actor profile

Joan Van Ark

16th June 1943 New York City, New York, USA Acting

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.

34 Movies 62 TV Shows 96 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Psycho Wedding Crasher poster

Psycho Wedding Crasher 3rd October 2017 as Aunt Daisy

Watercolor Postcards poster

Watercolor Postcards 1st January 2013 as Momma

Channels poster

Channels 1st January 2008 as Megan Phillips

Diamond Zero 24th May 2005 as The Hemingway Diamond

Net Games poster

Net Games 2nd February 2003 as Dr. Klein

Tornado Warning poster

Tornado Warning 13th September 2002 as Mayor McAnders

UP, Michigan! poster

UP, Michigan! 1st January 2001 as Deborah Michaels

Held for Ransom poster

Held for Ransom 14th November 2000 as Nancy Donavan

It's the Pied Piper, Charlie Brown poster

It's the Pied Piper, Charlie Brown 12th September 2000 as Secretary (voice)

Loyal Opposition poster

Loyal Opposition 8th March 1998 as Vice President Elizabeth Lane

When the Dark Man Calls poster

When the Dark Man Calls 14th June 1995 as Julianne Kaiser

A Mother's Deception 17th October 1994 as Nora McGill

Boys Will Be Boys 15th September 1994 as Susan Cooper

In the Shadows, Someone's Watching poster

In the Shadows, Someone's Watching 4th October 1993

Tainted Blood poster

Tainted Blood 3rd March 1993 as Mrs. Drew

Terror on Track 9 poster

Terror on Track 9 20th September 1992 as Leslie Renner

Always Remember I Love You poster

Always Remember I Love You 23rd December 1990 as Martha Mendham

Menu for Murder poster

Menu for Murder 4th December 1990 as Julia Alberts

Night of 100 Stars III poster

Night of 100 Stars III 21st May 1990 as Self

My First Love poster

My First Love 4th December 1988 as Claire Thomas

Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz poster

Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz 16th August 1988 as Joan Van Ark

Shakedown on the Sunset Strip 22nd April 1988 as Brenda Allen

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood poster

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood 18th May 1987 as Self

All Star Party for Clint Eastwood 30th November 1986 as Self

Night of 100 Stars II poster

Night of 100 Stars II 10th March 1985 as Self

Red Flag: The Ultimate Game poster

Red Flag: The Ultimate Game 3rd October 1981 as Marie Rivers

The Last Dinosaur poster

The Last Dinosaur 7th July 1977 as Francesca Banks

The Last of the Mohicans poster

The Last of the Mohicans 27th November 1975 as Cora Munro (voice)

Shell Game poster

Shell Game 9th May 1975 as Shirley

The Rules of the Game poster

The Rules of the Game 30th April 1975 as Silvia Gala

Big Rose poster

Big Rose 26th March 1974 as Nina

Cyrano poster

Cyrano 6th March 1974 as Roxanne (voice)

The Judge and Jake Wyler poster

The Judge and Jake Wyler 2nd December 1972 as Alicia Dodd

Frogs poster

Frogs 10th March 1972 as Karen Crockett

Doom Patrol poster

Doom Patrol 15th February 2019 as Mrs. Franklin

Celebrity Ghost Stories poster

Celebrity Ghost Stories 3rd October 2009 as Self

Archer poster

Archer 17th September 2009 as Ruth (voice)

RuPaul's Drag Race poster

RuPaul's Drag Race 2nd February 2009 as Self - Guest Judge

My Name Is Earl poster

My Name Is Earl 20th September 2005 as Janine

Nip/Tuck poster

Nip/Tuck 22nd July 2003 as Annette Wainwright

Son of the Beach poster

Son of the Beach 14th March 2000

Twice in a Lifetime poster

Twice in a Lifetime 25th August 1999 as Camilla Bianco / Anna

Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac poster

Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac 7th May 1997 as Valene Ewing

Adventures from the Book of Virtues poster

Adventures from the Book of Virtues 2nd September 1996 as Queen Esther (voice)

Dumb and Dumber poster

Dumb and Dumber 28th October 1995 as Casey (voice)

Women of the House poster

Women of the House 4th January 1995 as Self

Cybill poster

Cybill 2nd January 1995 as Joan Van Ark

Santo Bugito poster

Santo Bugito 1st January 1995 as Amelia (voice)

Touched by an Angel poster

Touched by an Angel 21st September 1994 as Kim Carpenter

Intimate Portrait poster

Intimate Portrait 14th November 1993 as Self

The Nanny poster

The Nanny 3rd November 1993 as Margo Lange

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air poster

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air 10th September 1990 as Jewel Pemberton

Thundarr the Barbarian poster

Thundarr the Barbarian 4th October 1980 as Cinda (voice)

Knots Landing poster

Knots Landing 27th December 1979 as Valene Ewing

Spider-Woman poster

Spider-Woman 22nd September 1979 as Spider-Woman / Jessica Drew (voice)

Vega$ poster

Vega$ 20th September 1978

Tarzan and the Super 7 poster

Tarzan and the Super 7 9th September 1978 as Moray

The Waverly Wonders poster

The Waverly Wonders 7th September 1978

Dallas poster

Dallas 2nd April 1978 as Valene Wallace

We've Got Each Other poster

We've Got Each Other 1st October 1977 as Dee Dee Baldwin

The Love Boat poster

The Love Boat 24th September 1977 as Mary Sue Higgins

Testimony of Two Men poster

Testimony of Two Men 9th May 1977 as Jane Robson

Quincy, M.E. poster

Quincy, M.E. 3rd October 1976

Wonder Woman poster

Wonder Woman 7th November 1975 as Cassandra Loren

Joe Forrester poster

Joe Forrester 9th September 1975

Barbary Coast poster

Barbary Coast 8th September 1975 as Eleanor Graham

Medical Story poster

Medical Story 4th September 1975 as Peggy Fowler

The Rockford Files poster

The Rockford Files 13th September 1974 as Christina Marks

Petrocelli poster

Petrocelli 11th September 1974

The Manhunter poster

The Manhunter 11th September 1974

Rhoda poster

Rhoda 9th September 1974

The Six Million Dollar Man poster

The Six Million Dollar Man 18th January 1974 as Valerie Sheffield

Firehouse poster

Firehouse 17th January 1974 as Cynthia

Kojak poster

Kojak 24th October 1973 as Det. Josephine Long

M*A*S*H poster

M*A*S*H 17th September 1972 as Lt. Erika Johnson

Temperatures Rising poster

Temperatures Rising 12th September 1972 as Annie Carlisle

Cannon poster

Cannon 14th September 1971 as Francine Dexter

Great Performances poster

Great Performances 28th January 1971 as Silvia Gala

Night Gallery poster

Night Gallery 16th December 1970 as Sondra Blanco (as Joan van Ark)

Matt Lincoln 24th September 1970 as Katherine

The Odd Couple poster

The Odd Couple 24th September 1970 as Trudy

The Silent Force poster

The Silent Force 21st September 1970

Love, American Style poster

Love, American Style 29th September 1969 as Alice

Medical Center poster

Medical Center 24th September 1969

The Mod Squad poster

The Mod Squad 24th September 1968

Hawaii Five-O poster

Hawaii Five-O 20th September 1968 as Freda Cowan

Mannix poster

Mannix 16th September 1967

The Guns of Will Sonnett poster

The Guns of Will Sonnett 8th September 1967

Ironside poster

Ironside 28th March 1967

Felony Squad poster

Felony Squad 12th September 1966

The F.B.I. poster

The F.B.I. 19th September 1965 as Julie Rhodes

Run for Your Life poster

Run for Your Life 13th September 1965 as Donna Hayward

Miss USA poster

Miss USA 17th July 1963 as Self - Host

Bonanza poster

Bonanza 12th September 1959 as Annie Laurie Adams

Gunsmoke poster

Gunsmoke 10th September 1955 as Sarah Jean Stryker

Miss Universe poster

Miss Universe 22nd July 1955 as Host