Joan Van Ark
Joan Van Ark
Joan Van Ark is an American actress, 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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActress
Date of Birth16 June 1942
CountryUnited States of America
brother house mark
My brother Mark still lives in the house we grew up in.
new-york stars play
I had been doing plays in New York and on a whim we packed up and moved West, I started doing commercials and plays and guest star spots on TV and one thing led to another and I got Knots Landing.
running church
Running is my church.
names soap three
So I had all the names, three names, and that's good to have on a soap.
character two together
When two characters or two actresses are together for a while there is bound to be chemistry developing.
soap realizing
You've got to realize that any lady on a soap is devoting her life to it, 24/7.
running jobs trying
When I'm not involved in an acting job I try to run 10 miles a day.
taught influence jacob
David Jacobs is a great influence on my life, has taught me so much about so many things.
play swear-to-god want
I want to play trailer trash; I swear to God.