Her character, longsuffering Valene Ewing, arrived on Dallas in 1978 before spinning off into the enormously popular Knots Landing. Set in California, the series' emphasis on close female friendships - and the troubles that routinely tested their strength - set it apart from the other nighttime dramas of the era. That family spirit still exists among the show's former co-stars today. "I am more closely connected with Michele [Lee] and Donna [Mills] than ever," Joan, 80, tells Closer. "The three of us have a sisterhood. I want us to go to a rest home and be three little feisty devils flipping it upside down." Happily, Joan's not ready for retirement just yet. The actress, who is approaching 58 years of marriage to her high school sweetheart, still loves to work. "My dream is to do something way unexpected - like play a biker girl," she says. "I know there's one more big one in me."
You were named after St. Joan of Arc, who led the French army into battle. Are you anything like her?
Maybe my obsession with spirituality and not being denied one's goal. I'm like a flame that flickers for a while but always returns to a stillness. When I was 15 or 16, I played her in a University of Colorado production. With her life flashing before her eyes, she's strapped to the stake and they light the fire. It brought the audience to tears.
On Knots Landing, Broadway legend Julie Harris played your mother, but you had met much earlier in your life.
Diese Geschichte stammt aus der January 01, 2023-Ausgabe von Closer US.
Starten Sie Ihre 7-tägige kostenlose Testversion von Magzter GOLD, um auf Tausende kuratierte Premium-Storys sowie über 8.000 Zeitschriften und Zeitungen zuzugreifen.
Bereits Abonnent ? Anmelden
Diese Geschichte stammt aus der January 01, 2023-Ausgabe von Closer US.
Starten Sie Ihre 7-tägige kostenlose Testversion von Magzter GOLD, um auf Tausende kuratierte Premium-Storys sowie über 8.000 Zeitschriften und Zeitungen zuzugreifen.
Bereits Abonnent? Anmelden
MY LIFE IN 10 Pictures
GROWING UP in Delmar, New York, Eva Marie Saint didn’t dream of becoming an actress.
A Hollywood TRAILBLAZER
THE SILVER SCREEN'S FIRST CHINESE-AMERICAN STAR REFUSED TO PLAY SECOND-CLASS ROLES
I'm Filled WITH JOY
THE NEWLYWED ACTRESS AND BROADWAY STAR IS GRATEFUL FOR THE LOVE AND SERENITY SHE’S FOUND IN HER LIFE
I'm Having A PARTY!
The Wilson Phillips singer shares life lessons and details about her new cooking show
From Rags to RICHES
THIS NORTH CAROLINA FARM GIRL NEVER DREAMED SHE’D BECOME AN ICON
5 TIPS FOR A BETTER NIGHT'S SLEEP
GETTING GOOD REST IS CRUCIAL FOR A HEALTHY BODY AND MIND, SO DON’T SKIMP ON SHUT-EYE
Man of Many Parts
It's more than just a guy thing. Loosely based on a true story, director Richard Linklater's latest pic, Hit Man, follows the antics of Gary Johnson, an adjunct professor who inconceivably finds himself going undercover for the police as a fake assassin - donning disguise after disguise to entrap a string of would-be clients.
SUMMER at Kate's
THE YOUNG FAMILY HOPES TO CREATE LIFELONG MEMORIES THIS SEASON
Memories of our LEGENDARY DADS
THE CHILDREN OF THESE FAMOUS FATHERS SHARE SWEET STORIES WITH CLOSER
NEIL PATRICK HARRIS MY LIFE IN 10 Pictures
GROWING UP in Ruidoso, New Mexico, Neil Patrick Harris \"always loved entertaining and entertainment.\" But, in his hometown, he quips, \"there were not a lot of artistic outlets aside from howlingcoyote paintings and making bolo ties.\"