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Joanna Kerns

Acting 73 years old San Francisco, California, USA ★ 0.9
Born: February 12, 1953

Biography

Joanna Crussie DeVarona Kerns is an American actress and director best known for her role as Maggie Seaver on the family situation comedy Growing Pains from 1985 to 1992.

After Growing Pains ended, she turned to directing. She directed one episode of Growing Pains while starring on the show and got hooked. She has also directed episodes of television shows including Dawson's Creek, Titans, Scrubs, Private Practice, Psych, Felicity, Grey's Anatomy, Privileged, ER, Ghost Whisperer, Army Wives, Pretty Little Liars, Switched at Birth, The Goldbergs, This Is Us, and Fuller House.

She has also made notable appearances in feature films, including A*P*E, Girl, Interrupted, and the 2007 comedy Knocked Up. She has also starred in a number of TV movies.

In 1974, Kerns met a commercial producer, Richard Kerns, on the set of a commercial, and they married two years later. Their marriage lasted nine years and the couple had a daughter, Ashley Cooper. In 1994, she married Marc Appleton, a prominent Los Angeles architect. In August 2019, she filed for divorce from Appleton.

She previously dated comedian and actor Freddie Prinze a short time before he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The two had worked together on the 1976 TV movie, The Million Dollar Rip-Off.

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Known For

The A-Team
The A-Team Trish Brenner 1983
The Love Boat
The Love Boat Beth Luckner 1977
Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I. Mary Kanfer 1980
Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I. Jenny Hunter 1980
Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues 1981

Filmography

Acting Credits (73)

Ain't It Funny
Ain't It Funny Mom 2017
Eastwick
Eastwick Edie 2009
Knocked Up
Knocked Up Alison's Mom 2007
Growing Pains: Return of the Seavers
Growing Pains: Return of the Seavers Maggie Seaver 2004
The Tony Danza Show
The Tony Danza Show Self 2004
Less than Perfect
Less than Perfect Judy, Owen's Other Mom 2002
All Over the Guy
All Over the Guy Lydia 2001
The Growing Pains Movie
The Growing Pains Movie Maggie Seaver 2000
Girl, Interrupted
Girl, Interrupted Annette 1999
At the Mercy of a Stranger
At the Mercy of a Stranger Elizabeth Cooper 1999
Emma's Wish
Emma's Wish Emma Bridges-Mame 1998
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney 1997
Sisters and Other Strangers
Sisters and Other Strangers Gail Connelly Metzger 1997
Mother Knows Best
Mother Knows Best Celeste Cooper 1997
E! True Hollywood Story
E! True Hollywood Story 1996
Terror in the Family
Terror in the Family Cynthia Marten 1996
Aliens in the Family
Aliens in the Family Self (voice) 1996
No One Could Protect Her
No One Could Protect Her Jessica Rayner 1996
Whose Daughter is She?
Whose Daughter is She? Laura Eagerton 1995
Hope and Gloria
Hope and Gloria Joanna Kerns 1995
See Jane Run
See Jane Run Jane Ravenson 1995
Mortal Fear
Mortal Fear Dr. Jennifer Kessler 1994
Chicago Hope
Chicago Hope Stephanie Serone 1994
No Dessert, Dad, 'Til You Mow the Lawn
No Dessert, Dad, 'Til You Mow the Lawn Carol Cochran 1994
Intimate Portrait
Intimate Portrait Self 1993
Shameful Secrets
Shameful Secrets Maryanne Walker-Tate 1993
The Man with Three Wives
The Man with Three Wives Katy 1993
Not in My Family
Not in My Family Veronica Ricci 1993
Desperate Choices: To Save My Child
Desperate Choices: To Save My Child Mel Robbins 1992
The Nightman
The Nightman Eve 1992
Captive
Captive Kathy Plunk 1991
Voices That Care
Voices That Care Self - Choir Member 1991
Deadly Intentions... Again?
Deadly Intentions... Again? Sally 1991
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake Dr. Clare Winslow 1990
Blind Faith
Blind Faith Maria Marshall 1990
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade Self 1989
The Preppie Murder
The Preppie Murder Linda Fairstein 1989
Those She Left Behind
Those She Left Behind Diane Pappas 1989
She's Having a Baby
She's Having a Baby Joanna Kerns (uncredited) 1988
Cross My Heart
Cross My Heart Nancy 1987
Street Justice
Street Justice Catherine Watson 1987
Love Struck
Love Struck 1986
Growing Pains
Growing Pains Maggie Seaver 1985
The Rape of Richard Beck
The Rape of Richard Beck Anita Parrish 1985
Stormin' Home
Stormin' Home Lana Singer 1985
A Bunny's Tale
A Bunny's Tale Andrea 1985
Street Hawk
Street Hawk Mona Wiliams 1985
Hunter
Hunter Dr. Kettering 1984
The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.
The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D. Pamela Saletta 1984
The Four Seasons
The Four Seasons Pat Devon 1984
V
V Marjorie Donovan 1983
The A-Team
The A-Team Trish Brenner 1983
Mother's Day on Waltons Mountain
Mother's Day on Waltons Mountain Doris Marshall 1982
A Wedding on Waltons Mountain
A Wedding on Waltons Mountain Doris Marshall 1982
Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues 1981
Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I. Mary Kanfer 1980
Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I. Jenny Hunter 1980
Marriage Is Alive and Well
Marriage Is Alive and Well Meg 1980
Coma
Coma Diane 1978
The Love Boat
The Love Boat Beth Luckner 1977
CHiPs
CHiPs Colleen 1977
Three's Company
Three's Company Bobby Trilling 1977
Quincy, M.E.
Quincy, M.E. 1976
The Million Dollar Rip-Off
The Million Dollar Rip-Off Jessie 1976
Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels Natalie 1976
A*P*E
A*P*E Marilyn Baker 1976
Laverne & Shirley
Laverne & Shirley 1976
Starsky & Hutch
Starsky & Hutch 1975
Switch
Switch Mae Brenner 1975
It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman!
It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman! Citizen (uncredited) 1975
Rhoda
Rhoda 1974
Emergency!
Emergency! 1972
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Self 1962

Directing Credits (59)

Happy's Place
Happy's Place Director 2024
The Baker and the Beauty
The Baker and the Beauty Director 2020
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series Director 2019
WHAT / IF
WHAT / IF Director 2019
Light as a Feather
Light as a Feather Director 2018
FBI
FBI Director 2018
The Good Doctor
The Good Doctor Director 2017
Man with a Plan
Man with a Plan Director 2016
This Is Us
This Is Us Director 2016
Recovery Road
Recovery Road Director 2016
Chicago Med
Chicago Med Director 2015
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Director 2015
Jane the Virgin
Jane the Virgin Director 2014
Chasing Life
Chasing Life Director 2014
The Goldbergs
The Goldbergs Director 2013
Nashville
Nashville Director 2012
Friends with Benefits
Friends with Benefits Director 2011
Awkward.
Awkward. Director 2011
Switched at Birth
Switched at Birth Director 2011
Pretty Little Liars
Pretty Little Liars Director 2010
Privileged
Privileged Director 2008
Samantha Who?
Samantha Who? Director 2007
Private Practice
Private Practice Director 2007
Army Wives
Army Wives Director 2007
Notes from the Underbelly
Notes from the Underbelly Director 2007
Men in Trees
Men in Trees Director 2006
Psych
Psych Director 2006
Related
Related Director 2005
Ghost Whisperer
Ghost Whisperer Director 2005
Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy Director 2005
Medium
Medium Director 2005
Growing Pains: Return of the Seavers
Growing Pains: Return of the Seavers Director 2004
Clubhouse
Clubhouse Director 2004
Phil of the Future
Phil of the Future Director 2004
Joan of Arcadia
Joan of Arcadia Director 2003
One Tree Hill
One Tree Hill Director 2003
Defending Our Kids: The Julie Posey Story
Defending Our Kids: The Julie Posey Story Director 2003
The O'Keefes
The O'Keefes Director 2003
For the People
For the People Director 2002
Leap of Faith
Leap of Faith Director 2002
Scrubs
Scrubs Director 2001
The Division
The Division Director 2001
Boston Public
Boston Public Director 2000
Titans
Titans Director 2000
That's Life
That's Life Director 2000
Strong Medicine
Strong Medicine Director 2000
Judging Amy
Judging Amy Director 1999
Beggars and Choosers
Beggars and Choosers Director 1999
Felicity
Felicity Director 1998
Any Day Now
Any Day Now Director 1998
Love Boat: The Next Wave
Love Boat: The Next Wave Director 1998
Dawson's Creek
Dawson's Creek Director 1998
Ally McBeal
Ally McBeal Director 1997
Clueless
Clueless Director 1996
Suddenly Susan
Suddenly Susan Director 1996
Remember WENN
Remember WENN Director 1996
Hope and Gloria
Hope and Gloria Director 1995
ER
ER Director 1994
Growing Pains
Growing Pains Director 1985

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