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Joan Van Ark

1943 - Today

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Joan Martha Van Ark (born June 16, 1943) is an American actress. She is best 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joan Van Ark is the 5,400th most popular actor (down from 3,331st in 2019), the 8,393rd most popular biography from United States (down from 5,003rd in 2019) and the 2,475th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Joan Van Ark ranks 5,400 out of 13,578. Before her are Shaken Aimanov, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Avery Brooks, Eric Szmanda, Elena Yakovleva, and Hugh Dancy. After her are Randhir Kapoor, Beata Poźniak, Harve Presnell, Megan Follows, Riccardo Scamarcio, and Karina Lombard.

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Among people born in 1943, Joan Van Ark ranks 532. Before her are Ivan Davidov, Roberto Telch, Philippe Séguin, Heide Simonis, Richard Manuel, and Lynn Burke. After her are Toni Basil, Pat Barker, Hans-Ulrich Grapenthin, John Casper, Giovanni Pettenella, and Michael Stonebraker.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Joan Van Ark ranks 8,395 out of 20,380. Before her are James Brady (1940), Frederick Russell Burnham (1861), Duvall Hecht (1930), Da'Vine Joy Randolph (1986), Avery Brooks (1948), and Eric Szmanda (1975). After her are John P. Kennedy (1795), Ninja (1991), Commodore Cochran (1902), Whitney Smith (1940), Harve Presnell (1933), and Mark Snow (1946).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Joan Van Ark ranks 2,476. Before her are Laraine Day (1920), Betty Field (1913), Colin Hanks (1977), Da'Vine Joy Randolph (1986), Avery Brooks (1948), and Eric Szmanda (1975). After her are Harve Presnell (1933), Curly Howard (1903), Noah Wyle (1971), Haley Joel Osment (1988), Robert Goulet (1933), and Jesse Plemons (1988).

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