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Children. Vanessa Marshall. Joan Van Ark (born June 16, 1943) [1] is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Valene Ewing on the primetime soap opera Knots Landing. A life member of The Actors Studio, [2] she made her Broadway debut in 1966 in Barefoot in the Park. In 1971, she received a Theatre World Award and was nominated for ...
- Knots Landing
Knots Landing is an American primetime television soap opera...
- Valene Ewing
Valene "Val" Ewing (maiden name Clements, formerly Gibson,...
- Vanessa Marshall
Career. Prior to her career as a voice actor, Marshall...
- Knots Landing
39 Photos. Joan Van Ark, just out of high school, was the second youngest student to attend the Yale School of Drama on a scholarship. The youngest was Julie Harris. It was the beginning of a lifelong friendship. Years later, they would co-star on the CBS Television series, Knots Landing (1979). Van Ark began her professional career at the ...
- Actress, Director
- June 16, 1943
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Joan Van Ark is an American actress whose most prominent roles include Valene Ewing in ‘Dallas’ and the spin-off series ‘Knots Landing’, Gloria Fisher in ‘The Young and the Restless’, and Annie Carlisle in ‘Temperatures Rising’. A native of New York, she was initially interested in journalism before deciding to pursue a career ...
Joan Van Ark. Actress: Knots Landing. Joan Van Ark, just out of high school, was the second youngest student to attend the Yale School of Drama on a scholarship. The youngest was Julie Harris. It was the beginning of a lifelong friendship. Years later, they would co-star on the CBS Television series, Knots Landing (1979). Van Ark began her professional career at the Minneapolis Guthrie Theater ...
- June 16, 1943
A star is born. Joan Van Ark was born June 16, 1943, in New York. Her father named her after Joan of Arc because he knew she would become famous. Van Ark interviewed actress Julie Harris for her school newspaper at just 15 and it was a fateful encounter for the inspiring ingenue.
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Joan Van Ark, just out of high school, was the second youngest student to attend the Yale School of Drama on a scholarship. The youngest was Julie Harris. It was the beginning of a lifelong friendship. Years later, they would co-star on the CBS Television series, "Knots Landing." Van Ark began her professional career at the Minneapolis Guthrie ...
Joan Van Ark is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Valene Ewing on the primetime soap opera Knots Landing. A life member of The Actors Studio, she made her Broadway debut in 1966 in Barefoot in the Park. In 1971, she received a Theatre World Award and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for the revival of The School for Wives.
