Joan Van Ark

Born: 1943-06-16

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.


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Frogs

as Karen Crockett
Released: 1972-03-10

Jason Crockett is an aging, grumpy, physically disabled millionaire who invites his family to...

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Watercolor Postcards

as Momma
Released: 2013-01-01

A Hollywood actress and a former NFL star strive to save a troubled Texas town while bonding...

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The Judge and Jake Wyler

as Alicia Dodd
Released: 1972-12-02

A retired lady judge runs a private detective agency with a charming ex-con as her leg man and...

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The Last Dinosaur

as Francesca Banks
Released: 1977-07-07

Wealthy big game hunter (Boone), along with his group, gets trapped in pre-historic times where...

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Psycho Wedding Crasher

as Aunt Daisy
Released: 2017-10-03

Since she started working as a dressmaker for her Aunt Daisy, Jenna has seen dozens of brides...

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It's the Pied Piper, Charlie Brown

as Secretary (voice)
Released: 2000-09-12

Based on the legend of the Pied Piper, it stars Snoopy as the title character, who tries to rid...

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Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz

as Joan Van Ark
Released: 1988-08-16

Fictional character, Heidi Abromowitz, is the butt of everyone's jokes.

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Loyal Opposition

as Vice President Elizabeth Lane
Released: 1998-03-08

When a terrorist surfaces, the Chairman of the Joint Chief urges the President for military...

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Night of 100 Stars II

as Self
Released: 1985-03-10

This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited...

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Held for Ransom

as Nancy Donavan
Released: 2000-11-14

Held for Ransom is a 2000 direct-to-video film about five high-school students that are...

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Net Games

as Dr. Klein
Released: 2003-02-02

The successful publicist Adam Vance of the SFC is in the middle of a campaign to get an...

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Terror on Track 9

as Leslie Renner
Released: 1992-09-20

A New York detective tracks a serial killer who injects his victims with poison at Grand Central...

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Big Rose

as Nina
Released: 1974-03-26

Rose Winters, a private detective out of Los Angeles, teams with Ed Mills, a somewhat...

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Tornado Warning

as Mayor McAnders
Released: 2002-09-13

A scientist (Gerald McRaney) perfects a tornado-warning system and tries to convince residents...

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Night of 100 Stars III

as Self
Released: 1990-05-21

A celebrity benefit for The Actors' Fund of America, featuring music, songs, dance and comedy.

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My First Love

as Claire Thomas
Released: 1988-12-04

Widow Jean Miller thinks she's ready for a new romance with her high school sweetheart, Sam...

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Always Remember I Love You

as Martha Mendham
Released: 1990-12-23

Just after he turns sixteen, Robert finds out that he is adopted. His parents find to their...

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Menu for Murder

as Julia Alberts
Released: 1990-12-04

Joanne Mayfield, head of the parental school commission, behaves like a dictator and makes all...

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When the Dark Man Calls

as Julianne Kaiser
Released: 1995-06-14

A famous radio talk-show host finds herself being stalked by the man convicted of murdering her...

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Red Flag: The Ultimate Game

as Marie Rivers
Released: 1981-10-03

Two fighter pilots, Phil Clark and Jay Rivers, who flew together in Vietnam are assigned to the...

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Tainted Blood

as Mrs. Drew
Released: 1993-03-03

After a 17-year-old shoots his parents dead and then turns the gun on himself, an investigative...

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Channels

as Megan Phillips
Released: 2008-01-01

A writer/producer is about to make a big career jump and has a lot of activity going on in his...

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Shell Game

as Shirley
Released: 1975-05-09

A convicted con artist sets out to expose the head of a charity fund who has been embezzling...

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Cyrano

as Roxanne (voice)
Released: 1974-03-06

Long-nosed Cyrano de Begerac helps an army officer woo Roxanne, the woman he loves in this...

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The Last of the Mohicans

as Cora Munro (voice)
Released: 1975-11-27

An animated adaptation of the classic story. A young scout is befriended by a tribe of Mohawks.

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The Rules of the Game

as Silvia Gala
Released: 1975-04-30

Dramatist Luigi Pirandello's mordant comedy of manners tells the tale of upper-crust Italians...

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The Nanny

as Margo Lange
First aired: 1993-11-03

Fran, fresh out of her job as a bridal consultant in her boyfriend’s shop, first appears on the...

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Archer

as Ruth (voice)
First aired: 2009-09-17

Sterling Archer is the world's most daunting spy. He works for ISIS, a spy agency run by his...

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Bonanza

as Annie Laurie Adams
First aired: 1959-09-12

The High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch...

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Great Performances

as Silvia Gala
First aired: 1971-01-28

The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse...

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Quincy, M.E.

as uncredited
First aired: 1976-10-03

Los Angeles County medical examiner Quincy routinely engages in police investigations.

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Dallas

as Valene Ewing
First aired: 1978-04-02

The world's first mega-soap, and one of the most popular ever produced, Dallas had it all....

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Dallas

as Valene Clements (archive footage) (uncredited)
First aired: 1978-04-02

The world's first mega-soap, and one of the most popular ever produced, Dallas had it all....

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Dallas

as Valene Wallace
First aired: 1978-04-02

The world's first mega-soap, and one of the most popular ever produced, Dallas had it all....

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The Love Boat

as Kris Hayley
First aired: 1977-09-24

Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or...

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The Love Boat

as Lila Chandler
First aired: 1977-09-24

Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or...

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The Love Boat

as Mary Sue Higgins
First aired: 1977-09-24

Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or...

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M*A*S*H

as Lt. Erika Johnson
First aired: 1972-09-17

The 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital is stuck in the middle of the Korean war. With little...

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Ironside

as uncredited
First aired: 1967-03-28

When an assassin's bullet confines him to a wheelchair for life ending his career as Chief of...

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The Rockford Files

as Barbara Kelbaker
First aired: 1974-09-13

Cranky but likable L.A. PI Jim Rockford pulls no punches (but takes plenty of them). An ex-con...

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The Rockford Files

as Susan Alexander
First aired: 1974-09-13

Cranky but likable L.A. PI Jim Rockford pulls no punches (but takes plenty of them). An ex-con...

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The Rockford Files

as Christina Marks
First aired: 1974-09-13

Cranky but likable L.A. PI Jim Rockford pulls no punches (but takes plenty of them). An ex-con...

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RuPaul's Drag Race

as Self
First aired: 2009-02-02

Join RuPaul, the world's most famous drag queen, as the host, mentor and judge for the ultimate...

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RuPaul's Drag Race

as Self - Guest Judge
First aired: 2009-02-02

Join RuPaul, the world's most famous drag queen, as the host, mentor and judge for the ultimate...

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RuPaul's Drag Race

as Self - Judge (archive footage)
First aired: 2009-02-02

Join RuPaul, the world's most famous drag queen, as the host, mentor and judge for the ultimate...

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Doom Patrol

as Mrs. Franklin
First aired: 2019-02-15

The Doom Patrol’s members each suffered horrible accidents that gave them superhuman abilities —...

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Nip/Tuck

as uncredited
First aired: 2003-07-22

Hotshot plastic surgeons Dr. Sean McNamara and Dr. Christian Troy experience full-blown midlife...

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My Name Is Earl

as Janine
First aired: 2005-09-20

When petty criminal Earl Hickey wins the lottery, he sets off on a quest to repair his...

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Hawaii Five-O

as Freda Cowan
First aired: 1968-09-20

Hawaii Five-O is an American police procedural drama series produced by CBS Productions and...

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Mannix

as uncredited
First aired: 1967-09-16

Mannix is an American television detective series that ran from 1967 through 1975 on CBS....

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Knots Landing

as Valene Ewing
First aired: 1979-12-27

The domestic adventures, misdeeds and everyday interactions of five families living on a...

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The Six Million Dollar Man

as Valerie Sheffield
First aired: 1974-01-18

Follow the adventures of Steve Austin, cybernetically enhanced astronaut turned secret agent,...

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Touched by an Angel

as Kim Carpenter
First aired: 1994-09-21

Monica, an angel, is tasked with bringing guidance and messages from God to various people who...

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The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

as Jewel Pemberton
First aired: 1990-09-10

Will, a street-smart teenager, moves from the tough streets of West Philly to posh Bel-Air to...

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Love, American Style

as Jelen
First aired: 1969-09-29

An anthology comedy series featuring a line up of different celebrity guest stars appearing in...

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Cannon

as Francine Dexter
First aired: 1971-09-14

Cannon is a CBS detective television series produced by Quinn Martin which aired from March 26,...

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Vega$

as uncredited
First aired: 1978-09-20

Vega$ is an American detective television drama series that aired on ABC between 1978 and 1981....

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Twice in a Lifetime

as uncredited
First aired: 1999-08-25

Prematurely deceased people are given the opportunity to correct something that went wrong in...

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Medical Center

as uncredited
First aired: 1969-09-24

Medical Center is a medical drama series which aired on CBS from 1969 to 1976. It was produced...

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Intimate Portrait

as Self
First aired: 1993-11-14

Intimate Portrait is a biographical television series on the Lifetime Television cable network...

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The F.B.I.

as Cynthia Scott
First aired: 1965-09-19

The F.B.I. is an American television series that was broadcast on ABC from 1965 to 1974. It was...

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The F.B.I.

as Julie Rhodes
First aired: 1965-09-19

The F.B.I. is an American television series that was broadcast on ABC from 1965 to 1974. It was...

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Night Gallery

as Sondra Blanco (as Joan van Ark)
First aired: 1970-12-16

Rod Serling narrates an anthology of fantasy, horror and sci-fi stories from a set resembling a...

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The Odd Couple

as Trudy
First aired: 1970-09-24

Felix and Oscar are two divorced men. Felix is neat and tidy while Oscar is sloppy and casual....

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Kojak

as Det. Josephine Long
First aired: 1973-10-24

A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New...

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Petrocelli

as uncredited
First aired: 1974-09-11

Petrocelli is an American legal drama which ran for two seasons on NBC from September 11, 1974...

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Run for Your Life

as Donna Hayward
First aired: 1965-09-13

Run for Your Life is an American television drama series starring Ben Gazzara as a man with only...

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Wonder Woman

as Cassandra Loren
First aired: 1975-11-07

With the strength of Hercules, the wisdom of Athena, the speed of Mercury and the beauty of...

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Felony Squad

as uncredited
First aired: 1966-09-12

Twenty-year veteran Detective Sergeant Sam Stone is paired with rookie Briggs in a large Western...

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Son of the Beach

as uncredited
First aired: 2000-03-14

A parody of "Baywatch" featuring Malibu Adjacent's Notch Johnson, the world's greatest lifeguard...

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Rhoda

as uncredited
First aired: 1974-09-09

Rhoda is an American television sitcom, starring Valerie Harper, which aired 109 episodes over...

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Celebrity Ghost Stories

as Self
First aired: 2009-10-03

Compelling, surprising and downright spooky — celebrities share their real-life personal...

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Gunsmoke

as Sarah Jean Stryker
First aired: 1955-09-10

Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman...

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The Manhunter

as uncredited
First aired: 1974-09-11

The Manhunter is an American crime drama that was part of CBS' lineup for the 1974–1975...

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The Guns of Will Sonnett

as uncredited
First aired: 1967-09-08

The Guns of Will Sonnett is a Western television series

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The Mod Squad

as uncredited
First aired: 1968-09-24

The Mod Squad was the enormously successful groundbreaking "hippie" undercover cop show that ran...

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Barbary Coast

as Eleanor Graham
First aired: 1975-09-08

Barbary Coast is an American television series that aired on ABC. The pilot movie first aired on...

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Miss Universe

as Host
First aired: 1955-07-22

Miss Universe is an annual international beauty pageant that is run by the United States-based...

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Spider-Woman

as Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew)
First aired: 1979-09-22

When Jessica Drew was bitten by a poisonous spider as a child, her father saved her life by...

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Santo Bugito

as Amelia (voice)
First aired: 1995-01-01

Santo Bugito was a 1995 animated cartoon series developed by Klasky-Csupo for CBS. It ran for...

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Joe Forrester

as uncredited
First aired: 1975-09-09

Joe Forrester is an American Crime/Drama TV series, starring Lloyd Bridges.

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Tarzan and the Super 7

as Moray
First aired: 1978-09-09

Tarzan and the Super 7, is a Saturday morning cartoon series, produced by Filmation and...

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Adventures from the Book of Virtues

as Queen Esther (voice)
First aired: 1996-09-02

Growing up can be confusing! When Zach and Annie face difficulties in their lives, they go to...

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Women of the House

as Self
First aired: 1995-01-04

Women of the House is an American situation comedy television series. It is a spin-off of...

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The Silent Force

as uncredited
First aired: 1970-09-21

The Silent Force is a police crime drama series focused on three US Government undercover agents...

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The Silent Force

as Louise Hanson
First aired: 1970-09-21

The Silent Force is a police crime drama series focused on three US Government undercover agents...

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We've Got Each Other

as Dee Dee Baldwin
First aired: 1977-10-01

We've Got Each Other is an American sitcom that aired from October 1, 1977 until January 7, 1978.

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Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac

as Valene Ewing
First aired: 1997-05-07

Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac is a 1997 television miniseries that served as a reunion...

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The Waverly Wonders

as uncredited
First aired: 1978-09-07

The Waverly Wonders is a short-lived TV sitcom, starring retired pro football star Joe Namath,...

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Firehouse

as uncredited
First aired: 1974-04-11

Firehouse is an American drama/adventure series that aired on ABC television series in early...

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Testimony of Two Men

as Jane Robson
First aired: 1977-05-01

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