Van Ark and Shackelford played Valene and Gary Ewing on the series, which ran for 14 seasons Joan Van Ark Didn’t Want Ted Shackelford to Play Her Husband on “Knots Landing. ”Producers Didn't ...

Joan Van Ark, 78, who is best known for her role as Valene Ewing on Dallas and Knot’s Landing, was spotted in Los Angeles, Calif., after not being seen in two years.

Joan Van Ark and John Marshall welcomed their daughter Vanessa Marshall in 1969. ... Despite their marriage ending in divorce, Vanessa and her ex-husband remain on good terms.

Joan Van Ark, 70, is best known for playing glamorous Valene Ewing in Knots Landing, the spin-off from Dallas, yet she almost turned the role down ...

Van Ark and her new husband moved to Los Angeles, where she started garnering television credits. In 1971, she revisited Broadway, ... Joan Van Ark, Michele Lee and Donna Mills, ...

In 1978, Van Ark landed her most famous role of Valene Ewing. The character first appeared on Dallas, then was on its spin-off Knots Landing, which aired from 1979 until 1992.

Joan Van Ark Is Still ‘Closely Connected’ With Her ‘Knots Landing’ Costars: ... You were named after St. Joan of Arc, ... You already knew your husband, John, at this point, ...

Van Ark, 81, recalled specifically asking that Ted Shackelford not be cast as Gary Ewing, the ex-husband of her character Valene. Valene first appeared on Dallas — the show Knots Landing spun ...

They’re one of TV’s most iconic couples — but if Joan Van Ark got her way, Valene and Gary Ewing would have looked a lot different. On the April 8 episode of their new podcast We’re Knot Done Yet, ...

They’re one of TV’s most iconic couples — but if Joan Van Ark got her way, Valene and Gary Ewing would have looked a lot different. On the April 8 episode of their new podcast We’re Knot Done Yet, ...