Acting

Joan Van Ark

Born 1943-06-16 · New York City, New York, USA

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.

Credits

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Doom Patrol
as Mrs. Franklin
2019
Psycho Wedding Crasher
as Aunt Daisy
2017
Watercolor Postcards
as Momma
2013
Celebrity Ghost Stories
as Self
2009
Archer
as Ruth (voice)
2009
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Guest Judge
2009
Channels
as Megan Phillips
2008
My Name Is Earl
as Janine
2005
Diamond Zero
as The Hemingway Diamond
2005
Nip/Tuck
2003
Nip/Tuck
as Annette Wainwright
2003
Net Games
as Dr. Klein
2003
Tornado Warning
as Mayor McAnders
2002
UP, Michigan!
as Deborah Michaels
2001
Held for Ransom
as Nancy Donavan
2000
It's the Pied Piper, Charlie Brown
as Secretary (voice)
2000
Son of the Beach
2000
Twice in a Lifetime
as Camilla Bianco / Anna
1999
Loyal Opposition
as Vice President Elizabeth Lane
1998
Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac
as Valene Ewing
1997
Adventures from the Book of Virtues
as Queen Esther (voice)
1996
Dumb and Dumber
as Aunt Bea (voice)
1995
Dumb and Dumber
as Norma Jean (voice)
1995
Dumb and Dumber
as Casey (voice)
1995
When the Dark Man Calls
as Julianne Kaiser
1995
Women of the House
as Self
1995
Cybill
as Joan Van Ark
1995
Santo Bugito
as Amelia (voice)
1995
A Mother's Deception
as Nora McGill
1994
Touched by an Angel
as Kim Carpenter
1994
Boys Will Be Boys
as Susan Cooper
1994
Boys Will Be Boys
Director
1994
Intimate Portrait
as Self
1993
The Nanny
as Margo Lange
1993
In the Shadows, Someone's Watching
1993
Tainted Blood
as Mrs. Drew
1993
Terror on Track 9
as Leslie Renner
1992
Always Remember I Love You
as Martha Mendham
1990
Menu for Murder
as Julia Alberts
1990
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as Jewel Pemberton
1990
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self
1990
My First Love
as Claire Thomas
1988
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
as Joan Van Ark
1988
Shakedown on the Sunset Strip
as Brenda Allen
1988
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
as Self
1987
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
as Self (uncredited)
1986
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
1985
Spider-Woman
as Spider-Woman / Jessica Drew (voice)
1982
Red Flag: The Ultimate Game
as Marie Rivers
1981
Thundarr the Barbarian
as Captain Corden (voice)
1980
Thundarr the Barbarian
as Cinda (voice)
1980
Knots Landing
as Valene Ewing
1979
Knots Landing
Director
1979
Spider-Woman
as Spider-Woman / Jessica Drew (voice)
1979
Vega$
1978
Tarzan and the Super 7
as Moray
1978
The Waverly Wonders
1978
Dallas
as Valene Ewing
1978
Dallas
as Valene Clements (archive footage) (uncredited)
1978
Dallas
as Valene Wallace
1978
We've Got Each Other
as Dee Dee Baldwin
1977
The Love Boat
as Kris Hayley
1977
The Love Boat
as Lila Chandler
1977
The Love Boat
as Mary Sue Higgins
1977
The Last Dinosaur
as Francesca Banks
1977
Testimony of Two Men
as Jane Robson
1977
Quincy, M.E.
1976
The Last of the Mohicans
as Cora Munro (voice)
1975
Wonder Woman
as Cassandra Loren
1975
Joe Forrester
1975
Barbary Coast
as Eleanor Graham
1975
Medical Story
as Peggy Fowler
1975
Shell Game
as Shirley
1975
The Rules of the Game
as Silvia Gala
1975
The Rockford Files
as Barbara Kelbaker
1974
The Rockford Files
as Susan Alexander
1974
The Rockford Files
as Christina Marks
1974
Petrocelli
1974
The Manhunter
1974
Rhoda
1974