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
life soap
You've got to realize that any lady on a soap is devoting her life to it, 24/7.
less strongest val women
They wanted to make her less rural, less of a cartoon. Not that Southern woman are cartoonish - they're the strongest women in this country, but with Val they wanted to take the stereotypical things out.
friends-or-friendship great
I didn't even know Michele before we started the show but we became great friends, and still are.
understood
It was understood that when I left to do the pilot that I wasn't coming back.
relationships
Knots was about the relationships that were built over many years.
play swear-to-god want
I want to play trailer trash; I swear to God.
taught influence jacob
David Jacobs is a great influence on my life, has taught me so much about so many things.
running jobs trying
When I'm not involved in an acting job I try to run 10 miles a day.
character two together
When two characters or two actresses are together for a while there is bound to be chemistry developing.
names soap three
So I had all the names, three names, and that's good to have on a soap.
running church
Running is my church.
running needs cheated
I need to run every day. If I don't I feel cheated.
church presbyterians
I'm Presbyterian and I don't go to church very much.
couple years marathon
A couple of years ago I ran in the LA Marathon.