Tall, leggy and blonde, Joan Van Ark is best recalled as the long-suffering Valene Ewing on "Knots Landing"... (Learn more)
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Joan Van Ark’s Milestones
| After graduation from Yale School of Drama joined the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis | |
| Cast in the recurring role of Val Ewing on "Dallas" (CBS) | |
| Co-starred in "Knots Landing", a spin-off from "Dallas"; portrayed Val Ewing | |
| Co-starred on series "We've Got Each Other" | |
| Hosted both Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants | |
| Provided chracter voice for "Santo Bugito" (CBS) | |
| Raised in Boulder, CO | |
| 1965 | Made Broadway debut replacing Elizabeth Ashley in "Barefoot in the Park"; later appeared in touring company |
| 1968 | Made TV debut in episode of "The Guns of Will Sonnett" |
| 1971 | Received Tony nomination for "The School for Wives" |
| 1972 - 1973 | First TV series, "Temperatures Rising"; cast as sexy nurse Annie Carlisle |
| 1972 | Made TV-movie debut with "The Judge and Jake Wyler" |
| 1974 | Did voice of Roxanne in animated "Cyrano" (ABC) |
| 1980 | Did voice work for "Batman and the Super Sevem" (NBC) |
| 1993 | Was executive producer and star of "In the Shadows, Someone's Watching" |
| 1994 | Made non-episodic directorial debut with "Boys Will Be Boys", an "ABC Afterschool Special" |
| 1995 | Returned to New York stage replacing Marian Seldes in the Off-Broadway production of "Three Tall Women" by Edward Albee |
| 1997 | Co-starred with her daughter in the L.A. stage play "Star Dust" |
| 1997 | Reprised role of Valene Ewing in "Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac" |
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