Joanna Kerns

Joanna Kerns

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1953-02-12 (71 years old)

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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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Filmography

all 129

TV Shows 84

Director 54

Movies 45

self 4

Producer 1

Director
The Baker and the Beauty

The Baker and the Beauty (2020)

TV
Director
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series

High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (2019)

TV
7
Director
WHAT / IF

WHAT / IF (2019)

TV
6
Director
Light as a Feather

Light as a Feather (2018)

TV
6.5
Director
FBI

FBI (2018)

TV
6.36
Associate Producer
Unrest

Unrest (2017)

Movie
Director
The Good Doctor

The Good Doctor (2017)

TV
6.39
Director
Man with a Plan

Man with a Plan (2016)

TV
6
Director
This Is Us

This Is Us (2016)

TV
7.46
Director
Recovery Road

Recovery Road (2016)

TV
1
Director
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2015)

TV
5.47
Director
Jane the Virgin

Jane the Virgin (2014)

TV
7.22
Director
Chasing Life

Chasing Life (2014)

TV
6.04
Director
The Goldbergs

The Goldbergs (2013)

TV
7
Director
Nashville

Nashville (2012)

TV
7.5
Director
Friends with Benefits

Friends with Benefits (2011)

TV
5.62
Director
Awkward.

Awkward. (2011)

TV
5.82
Director
Switched at Birth

Switched at Birth (2011)

TV
6.88
Director
Pretty Little Liars

Pretty Little Liars (2010)

TV
6.49
Eastwick

Eastwick (2009)

TV
5.84
Director
Privileged

Privileged (2008)

TV
Director
Samantha Who?

Samantha Who? (2007)

TV
6.08
Director
Private Practice

Private Practice (2007)

TV
6.33
Director
Army Wives

Army Wives (2007)

TV
Alison's Mom
Knocked Up

Knocked Up (2007)

Movie
6
Director
Notes from the Underbelly

Notes from the Underbelly (2007)

TV
Director
Men in Trees

Men in Trees (2006)

TV
5.4
Director
Psych

Psych (2006)

TV
6.27
Director
Related

Related (2005)

TV
Director
Ghost Whisperer

Ghost Whisperer (2005)

TV
6.63
Director
Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy (2005)

TV
7.18
Director
Medium

Medium (2005)

TV
6.18
Maggie Seaver
Growing Pains: Return of the Seavers

Growing Pains: Return of the Seavers (2004)

Movie
Director
Clubhouse

Clubhouse (2004)

TV
Self
The Tony Danza Show

The Tony Danza Show (2004)

TV
Director
Phil of the Future

Phil of the Future (2004)

TV
6
Director
Joan of Arcadia

Joan of Arcadia (2003)

TV
5
Director
One Tree Hill

One Tree Hill (2003)

TV
6.33
Director
Defending Our Kids: The Julie Posey Story

Defending Our Kids: The Julie Posey Story (2003)

Movie
Director
The O'Keefes

The O'Keefes (2003)

TV
Less than Perfect

Less than Perfect (2002)

TV
6
Director
Leap of Faith

Leap of Faith (2002)

TV
Director
Scrubs

Scrubs (2001)

TV
6.72
Lydia
All Over the Guy

All Over the Guy (2001)

Movie
9
Director
The Division

The Division (2001)

TV
Maggie Seaver
The Growing Pains Movie

The Growing Pains Movie (2000)

Movie
Director
Boston Public

Boston Public (2000)

TV
3.5
Director
Titans

Titans (2000)

TV
Director
That's Life

That's Life (2000)

TV
Director
Strong Medicine

Strong Medicine (2000)

TV
5
Annette
Girl, Interrupted

Girl, Interrupted (1999)

Movie
5.87
Elizabeth Cooper
At the Mercy of a Stranger

At the Mercy of a Stranger (1999)

Movie
Director
Judging Amy

Judging Amy (1999)

TV
4.5
Director
Beggars and Choosers

Beggars and Choosers (1999)

TV
Emma Bridges-Mame
Emma's Wish

Emma's Wish (1998)

Movie
Director
Felicity

Felicity (1998)

TV
6.14
Director
Any Day Now

Any Day Now (1998)

TV
Director
Love Boat: The Next Wave

Love Boat: The Next Wave (1998)

TV
Claire McLaren
The Closer

The Closer (1998)

TV
Director
Dawson's Creek

Dawson's Creek (1998)

TV
7.33
The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney (1997)

TV
Director
Ally McBeal

Ally McBeal (1997)

TV
6
Gail Connelly Metzger
Sisters and Other Strangers

Sisters and Other Strangers (1997)

Movie
Celeste Cooper
Mother Knows Best

Mother Knows Best (1997)

Movie
Director
Clueless

Clueless (1996)

TV
8.5
Director
Suddenly Susan

Suddenly Susan (1996)

TV
4
E! True Hollywood Story

E! True Hollywood Story (1996)

TV
Cynthia Marten
Terror in the Family

Terror in the Family (1996)

Movie
Aliens in the Family

Aliens in the Family (1996)

TV
Jessica Rayner
No One Could Protect Her

No One Could Protect Her (1996)

Movie
Director
Remember WENN

Remember WENN (1996)

TV
Laura Eagerton
Whose Daughter is She?

Whose Daughter is She? (1995)

Movie
Director
Hope and Gloria

Hope and Gloria (1995)

TV
Jane Ravenson
See Jane Run

See Jane Run (1995)

Movie
Dr. Jennifer Kessler
Mortal Fear

Mortal Fear (1994)

Movie
Director
ER

ER (1994)

TV
5.44
Chicago Hope

Chicago Hope (1994)

TV
6
Carol Cochran
No Dessert, Dad, 'Til You Mow the Lawn

No Dessert, Dad, 'Til You Mow the Lawn (1994)

Movie
Self
Intimate Portrait

Intimate Portrait (1993)

TV
Maryanne Walker-Tate
Shameful Secrets

Shameful Secrets (1993)

Movie
Katy
The Man with Three Wives

The Man with Three Wives (1993)

Movie
Veronica Ricci
Not in My Family

Not in My Family (1993)

Movie
Mel Robbins
Desperate Choices: To Save My Child

Desperate Choices: To Save My Child (1992)

Movie
Eve
The Nightman

The Nightman (1992)

Movie
Kathy Plunk
Captive

Captive (1991)

Movie
Aunt Sunny
An American Summer

An American Summer (1991)

Movie
Sally
Deadly Intentions... Again?

Deadly Intentions... Again? (1991)

Movie
Dr. Clare Winslow
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake

The Great Los Angeles Earthquake (1990)

Movie
Self - Choir Member
Voices That Care

Voices That Care (1990)

Movie
Maria Marshall
Blind Faith

Blind Faith (1990)

TV
Linda Fairstein
The Preppie Murder

The Preppie Murder (1989)

Movie
Diane Pappas
Those She Left Behind

Those She Left Behind (1989)

Movie
Joanna Kerns (uncredited)
She's Having a Baby

She's Having a Baby (1988)

Movie
Nancy
Cross My Heart

Cross My Heart (1987)

Movie
Stephanie
Mistress

Mistress (1987)

Movie
Catherine Watson
Street Justice

Street Justice (1987)

Movie
I was in it. I know.
Love Struck

Love Struck (1986)

Movie
Maggie Malone Seaver
Growing Pains

Growing Pains (1985)

TV
5.22
Anita Parrish
The Rape of Richard Beck

The Rape of Richard Beck (1985)

Movie
Lana Singer
Stormin' Home

Stormin' Home (1985)

Movie
Andrea
A Bunny's Tale

A Bunny's Tale (1985)

Movie
Mona Wiliams
Street Hawk

Street Hawk (1985)

TV
6
Dr. Kettering
Hunter

Hunter (1984)

TV
Pamela Saletta
The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.

The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D. (1984)

Movie
Pat Devon
The Four Seasons

The Four Seasons (1984)

TV
Marjorie Donovan
V

V (1983)

TV
Marjorie Donovan
V

V (1983)

TV
6.27
Trish Brenner
The A-Team

The A-Team (1983)

TV
3.29
Doris Marshall
Mother's Day on Waltons Mountain

Mother's Day on Waltons Mountain (1982)

Movie
Doris Marshall
A Wedding on Waltons Mountain

A Wedding on Waltons Mountain (1982)

Movie
Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues (1981)

TV
6
Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

TV
5.61
Tracy
I'm a Big Girl Now

I'm a Big Girl Now (1980)

TV
Meg
Marriage Is Alive and Well

Marriage Is Alive and Well (1980)

Movie
Diane
Coma

Coma (1978)

Movie
Beth Luckner
The Love Boat

The Love Boat (1977)

TV
6.85
Colleen
CHiPs

CHiPs (1977)

TV
1
Bobby Trilling
Three's Company

Three's Company (1977)

TV
9
Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E. (1976)

TV
5.85
Jessie
The Million Dollar Rip-Off

The Million Dollar Rip-Off (1976)

Movie
Natalie
Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels (1976)

TV
6.33
Marilyn Baker
A*P*E

A*P*E (1976)

Movie
Laverne & Shirley

Laverne & Shirley (1976)

TV
5
Starsky & Hutch

Starsky & Hutch (1975)

TV
10
Mae Brenner
Switch

Switch (1975)

TV
Citizen (uncredited)
It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman!

It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman! (1975)

Movie
Rhoda

Rhoda (1974)

TV
Emergency!

Emergency! (1972)

TV
8.33
Diane Pappas
Those She Left Behind

Those She Left Behind

TV

Ratings

Average 6.26
Based on 2.83 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1972
1987
1997
1990
2020
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1953-02-12 (71 years old)

Birth Place
San Francisco, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Joanne Crussie DeVarona, Joanne Kerns, Joanna Kearns, Joanne DeVarona, Joanna DeVarona, Joanna De Verona


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