About Joan Van Ark: Net Worth, Daughter, Family, Husband, Sister



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Joan Van Ark is an American actress, best known for her role as Valene Ewing on the primetime soap opera Knots Landing.

Joan was born on June 16, 1943 in New York City, the daughter of Mary (née McCarty) and Richard Van Ark. She has two sisters, Mary and Nancy. Joan was educated at the High School of Performing Arts and the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre.

Joan’s acting career began on the stage, appearing in such Broadway productions as The School for Scandal and The Crucible. She made her television debut in 1966 on an episode of The Doctors. Her film debut came the following year in The Happening.

Joan’s breakout role came in 1978 when she was cast as Valene Ewing on Knots Landing. She played the role for 14 seasons, until the series ended in 1993. During her time on the show, she earned two Golden Globe nominations for Best Actress in a Television Drama Series.

Since Knots Landing, Joan has appeared in a number of television shows and films, including Dallas, Melrose Place, The Young and the Restless, and Beverly Hills, 90210. She has also appeared in the films The Beverly Hillbillies and Batman Forever.

Joan has been married twice. Her first husband was actor Gary Devore, with whom she had one child, actor James Van Ark. Her second husband is actor John Marshall Jones. She has two stepchildren from her second marriage.

Joan currently resides in Los Angeles, California.

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia