Joan Van Ark

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1943-06-16 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Joan Van Ark

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.

Acting

1972

Frogs

as Karen Crockett

1977

The Last Dinosaur

as Francesca Banks

2002

Tornado Warning

as Mayor McAnders

1974

Big Rose

as Nina

2000

Held for Ransom

as Nancy Donavan

1994

A Mother's Deception

as Nora McGill

1993

Tainted Blood

as Mrs. Drew

1990

Menu for Murder

as Julia Alberts

1981

1972

1990

2005

Diamond Zero

as The Hemingway Diamond

1988

My First Love

as Claire Thomas

1998

Loyal Opposition

as Vice President Elizabeth Lane

1995

When the Dark Man Calls

as Julianne Kaiser

2017

2003

Net Games

as Dr. Klein

1974

Cyrano

as Roxanne (voice)

2008

Channels

as Megan Phillips

1975

The Rules of the Game

as Silvia Gala

1975

Shell Game

as Shirley

1992

Terror on Track 9

as Leslie Renner

2000

1975

The Last of the Mohicans

as Cora Munro (voice)

2001

UP, Michigan!

as Deborah Michaels

1994

Boys Will Be Boys

as Susan Cooper

Production

1994

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