Biography
Van Ark attended the Yale School of Drama, reportedly as one of the youngest students ever. After graduating, she appeared with the prestigious Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis. Her big break came when she was tapped to replace Elizabeth Ashley as the idealistic, free-spirited female lead of Neil Simon's "Barefoot in the Park" on Broadway and on tour. In 1971, Van Ark earned a Tony nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her work in …
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Career Milestones
1997 | Reprised role of Valene Ewing in "Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac" | |
1997 | Co-starred with her daughter in the L.A. stage play "Star Dust" | |
| Provided chracter voice for "Santo Bugito" (CBS) | ||
1995 | Returned to New York stage replacing Marian Seldes in the Off-Broadway production of "Three Tall Women" by Edward Albee | |
1994 | Made non-episodic directorial debut with "Boys Will Be Boys", an "ABC Afterschool Special" | |
1993 | Was executive producer and star of "In the Shadows, Someone's Watching" | |
| Hosted both Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants | ||
1980 | Did voice work for "Batman and the Super Sevem" (NBC) | |
| Co-starred in "Knots Landing", a spin-off from "Dallas"; portrayed Val Ewing | ||
| Cast in the recurring role of Val Ewing on "Dallas" (CBS) | ||
| Co-starred on series "We've Got Each Other" | ||
1974 | Did voice of Roxanne in animated "Cyrano" (ABC) | |
1972 | Made TV-movie debut with "The Judge and Jake Wyler" | |
1972 | First TV series, "Temperatures Rising"; cast as sexy nurse Annie Carlisle | |
1971 | Received Tony nomination for "The School for Wives" | |
1968 | Made TV debut in episode of "The Guns of Will Sonnett" | |
1965 | Made Broadway debut replacing Elizabeth Ashley in "Barefoot in the Park"; later appeared in touring company | |
| After graduation from Yale School of Drama joined the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis | ||
| Raised in Boulder, CO | ||