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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 (1979). Van Ark began her professional career at the Minneapolis ...
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Actress (105 credits)
Actress (105 credits)
2021
Curious George
(TV Series short)
Stock Woman
Stock Woman
- Night at the Amusement Park/Hockey Monkey
(2021)
... Stock Woman (voice)
2011-2012
Pretty the Series
(TV Series)
Miss Senior Someone
Miss Senior Someone
- The Prettiest Finale Yet
(2012)
... Miss Senior Someone
- A Pretty Finale
(2011)
... Miss Senior Someone
2008-2010
Nip/Tuck
(TV Series)
Annette Wainwright
Annette Wainwright
- Christian Troy II
(2010)
... Annette Wainwright
- Lulu Grandiron
(2008)
... Annette Wainwright
2004-2005
The Young and the Restless
(TV Series)
Gloria Fisher / Gloria Simmons Abbott
Gloria Fisher / Gloria Simmons Abbott
- Episode #1.8047
(2005)
... Gloria Simmons Abbott
- Episode #1.8045
(2005)
... Gloria Simmons Abbott
- Episode #1.8039
(2004)
... Gloria Simmons Abbott
- Episode #1.8036
(2004)
... Gloria Simmons Abbott
- Episode #1.8032
(2004)
... Gloria Simmons Abbott
2004
The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy
(TV Series)
Wanda / Woman / Mandy #3
Wanda / Woman / Mandy #3
- Whatever Happen to Billy Whatsisname?/Just the Two of Pus
(2004)
... Wanda / Woman / Mandy #3 (voice)
2001
Heavy Gear: The Animated Series
(TV Series)
Commander Crusher Von Krieg
Commander Crusher Von Krieg
- Mercenary Gambit
(2001)
... Commander Crusher Von Krieg (voice)
2001
Twice in a Lifetime
(TV Series)
Camilla Bianco / Anna
Camilla Bianco / Anna
- Mama Mia
(2001)
... Camilla Bianco / Anna
1997
Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac
(TV Mini Series)
Valene Ewing
Valene Ewing
- Part 2
(1997)
... Valene Ewing
- Part 1
(1997)
... Valene Ewing
1997
Adventures from the Book of Virtues
(TV Series)
Queen Esther
Queen Esther
- Loyalty
(1997)
... Queen Esther (voice)
1996
Wing Commander Academy
(TV Series)
Dr. Bronwyn Sing
Dr. Bronwyn Sing
- On Both Your Houses
(1996)
... Dr. Bronwyn Sing (voice)
1996
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
(TV Series)
Jewel Pemberton
Jewel Pemberton
- Breaking Up Is Hard to Do: Part 1
(1996)
... Jewel Pemberton
1995
Dumb and Dumber
(TV Series short)
Norma Jean / Casey
Norma Jean / Casey
- Dream a Little Scream/Speed and Speedier
(1995)
... Norma Jean / Casey (voice)
1974-1994
ABC Afterschool Specials
(TV Series)
Susan Cooper / Roxanne
Susan Cooper / Roxanne
- Boys Will Be Boys
(1994)
... Susan Cooper
- Cyrano
(1974)
... Roxanne (voice)
1979-1993
Knots Landing
(TV Series)
Valene Ewing / Valene Gibson / Valene Waleska
Valene Ewing / Valene Gibson / Valene Waleska
- Just Like Old Times: Part 2
(1993)
... Valene Ewing
- Just Like Old Times: Part 1
(1993)
... Valene Ewing
- Little Girl Lost
(1992)
... Valene Ewing
- Do You Love Me?
(1992)
... Valene Ewing
- Sea of Love
(1992)
... Valene Ewing
1978-1991
Dallas
(TV Series)
Valene Ewing / Valene Wallace
Valene Ewing / Valene Wallace
- Conundrum
(1991)
... Valene Wallace
- The Split
(1981)
... Valene Ewing
- End of the Road: Part 2
(1981)
... Valene Ewing
- No More Mister Nice Guy: Part 1
(1980)
... Valene Ewing
- Return Engagements
(1979)
... Valene Ewing
1979-1984
The Love Boat
(TV Series)
Deborah Marshall / Lila Chandler / Mary Sue Huggins / ...
Deborah Marshall / Lila Chandler / Mary Sue Huggins / ...
- And One to Grow On/Seems Like Old Times/I'll Never Forget What's Her Name
(1984)
... Deborah Marshall
- The Incredible Hunk/Isaac, the Marriage Counselor/Jewels & Jim
(1981)
... Lila Chandler
- She Stole His Heart/Return of the Captain's Brother/Swag and Mag
(1980)
... Mary Sue Huggins
- Play by Play/Cindy/What's a Brother For?
(1979)
... Kris Hayley
1980-1981
Thundarr the Barbarian
(TV Series)
Cinda, Voice of Crystal / Captain Corden
Cinda, Voice of Crystal / Captain Corden
- Prophecy of Peril
(1981)
... Cinda, Voice of Crystal (voice)
- Treasure of the Moks
(1980)
... Captain Corden (voice)
1979-1980
Spider-Woman
(TV Series)
Spider-Woman / Jessica Drew
Spider-Woman / Jessica Drew
- A Deadly Dream
(1980)
... Spider-Woman / Jessica Drew (voice)
- Return of the Spider Queen
(1979)
... Spider-Woman / Jessica Drew (voice)
- A Crime in Time
(1979)
... Spider-Woman / Jessica Drew (voice)
- The Great Magini
(1979)
... Spider-Woman / Jessica Drew (voice)
- Invasion of the Black Hole
(1979)
... Spider-Woman / Jessica Drew (voice)
1978-1979
Tarzan and the Super 7
(TV Series)
Moray (1978)
Moray (1978)
- The Robot (The Freedom Force)
(1979)
... Moray (1978) (voice)
- Morgana's Revenge (The Freedom Force)
(1979)
... Moray (1978) (voice)
- The Plant Soldiers (The Freedom Force)
(1979)
... Moray (1978) (voice)
- The Scarlet Samurai (The Freedom Force)
(1979)
... Moray (1978) (voice)
- The Dragon Riders (The Freedom Force)
(1979)
... Moray (1978) (voice)
1978
Quark
(TV Series)
Princess Libido
Princess Libido
- All the Emperor's Quasi-Norms: Part 2
(1978)
... Princess Libido
- All the Emperor's Quasi-Norms: Part 1
(1978)
... Princess Libido
1977-1978
We've Got Each Other
(TV Series)
Dee Dee Baldwin
Dee Dee Baldwin
- Pumping Iron
(1978)
... Dee Dee Baldwin
- The Long Vacation
(1977)
... Dee Dee Baldwin
- The Magic Show
(1977)
... Dee Dee Baldwin
- Miss Wonderful
(1977)
... Dee Dee Baldwin
- The Oil Spill
(1977)
... Dee Dee Baldwin
1977
Testimony of Two Men
(TV Mini Series)
Jane Robson
Jane Robson
- Part I
(1977)
... Jane Robson
- Part III
(1977)
... Jane Robson
- Part II
(1977)
... Jane Robson
1974-1977
The Rockford Files
(TV Series)
Christina Marks / Susan Alexander / Barbara Kelbaker
Christina Marks / Susan Alexander / Barbara Kelbaker
- There's One in Every Port
(1977)
... Christina Marks
- Resurrection in Black & White
(1975)
... Susan Alexander
- Find Me If You Can
(1974)
... Barbara Kelbaker (as Joan Van Arc)
1976
The Six Million Dollar Man
(TV Series)
Valerie Sheffield
Valerie Sheffield
- The Bionic Boy
(1976)
... Valerie Sheffield
1971-1975
Medical Center
(TV Series)
Eileen / Chris / Deborah Walters
Eileen / Chris / Deborah Walters
- Too Late for Tomorrow
(1975)
... Eileen
- Adults Only
(1974)
... Chris
- Edge of Violence
(1971)
... Deborah Walters
1971-1974
Cannon
(TV Series)
Anna Meister / Nona / Francine Dexter
Anna Meister / Nona / Francine Dexter
- The Man Who Couldn't Forget
(1974)
... Anna Meister
- Duel in the Desert
(1974)
... Nona
- Country Blues
(1971)
... Francine Dexter
1969-1974
The F.B.I.
(TV Series)
Angie Cameron / Julie Rhodes / Cynthia Scott / ...
Angie Cameron / Julie Rhodes / Cynthia Scott / ...
- The Vendetta
(1974)
... Angie Cameron
- The Deadly Gift
(1971)
... Julie Rhodes
- The Condemned
(1970)
... Cynthia Scott
- The Maze
(1969)
... Eleanor O'Keefe
1972-1973
The New Temperatures Rising Show
(TV Series)
Nurse Annie Carlisle
Nurse Annie Carlisle
- Gorilla of My Dreams
(1973)
... Nurse Annie Carlisle
- Super Doc
(1973)
... Nurse Annie Carlisle
- It Don't Mean a Ping If You Ain't Got That Pong
(1973)
... Nurse Annie Carlisle
- Creepy-Peepy
(1973)
... Nurse Annie Carlisle
- My Doctor, the Patient
(1973)
... Nurse Annie Carlisle
1972
Night Gallery
(TV Series)
Sondra Blanco
Sondra Blanco
- The Ring with the Red Velvet Ropes
(1972)
... Sondra Blanco (as Joan van Ark)
1970-1972
Love, American Style
(TV Series)
Alice (segment "Love and the Triple Threat") / Jelen (segment "Love and the Proposal")
Alice (segment "Love and the Triple Threat") / Jelen (segment "Love and the Proposal")
- Love and the Know-It-All/Love and the Perfect Wife/Love and the Sensuous Twin/Love and the Triple Threat
(1972)
... Alice (segment "Love and the Triple Threat")
- Love and the Pick-Up/Love and the Proposal/Love and the Fighting Couple
(1970)
... Jelen (segment "Love and the Proposal")
1970
Days of Our Lives
(TV Series)
Janene Whitney
Janene Whitney
- Episode #1.1225
(1970)
... Janene Whitney
- Episode #1.1222
(1970)
... Janene Whitney
- Episode #1.1177
(1970)
... Janene Whitney
- Episode #1.1176
(1970)
... Janene Whitney
- Episode #1.1167
(1970)
... Janene Whitney
1968
Mod Squad
(TV Series)
April Showers
April Showers
- Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Starlet
(1968)
... April Showers
1968
Peyton Place
(TV Series)
Paula Dixon / Nurse Paula Dixon
Paula Dixon / Nurse Paula Dixon
- Episode #5.15
(1968)
... Paula Dixon (as Joan Van Arc)
- Episode #4.92
(1968)
... Nurse Paula Dixon
1967
Run for Your Life
(TV Series)
Donna Hayward
Donna Hayward
- Cry Hard, Cry Fast: Part 2
(1967)
... Donna Hayward
- Cry Hard, Cry Fast: Part 1
(1967)
... Donna Hayward
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Director (2 credits)
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Self (100 credits)
Self (100 credits)
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Personal Details
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1971: TV commercial for Betty Crocker. See more »Official Sites:
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Joan Van Arc | Joan van ArkHeight:
5' 7" (1.7 m)Spouse:
John Marshall (1 child)Children:
Vanessa MarshallParents:
Van Ark, Carroll | Hemenway, Dorothy Jean
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