Joanna Kerns
Instruktør, Skuespiller, Producer
12. februar 1953 (73 år)
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.
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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| 1998 | Dawson's CreekPå Plex |
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| 1996 | Remember WENNPå Plex |
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| 1985 | Growing PainsPå Plex |
| 2009 | Eastwick · as Edie |
| 2007 | Knocked Up · as Alison's Mom |
| 2004 | Growing Pains: Return of the Seavers · as Maggie Seaver |
| 2002 | Less Than Perfect · as Judy, Owen's Other Mom |
| 2001 | The Education of Max Bickford · as Kathryn Cahill |
| 2001 | All Over the Guy · as Lydia |
| 2000 | The Growing Pains Movie · as Maggie Seaver |
| 1999 | Girl, Interrupted · as Annette |
| 1999 | At the Mercy of a Stranger · as Elizabeth Cooper |
| 1999 | Beggars and Choosers · as Cast |
| 1998 | Emma's Wish · as Emma Bridges-Mame |
| 1998 | The Closer (1998) · as Claire Mclaren |
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| 1997 | Sisters and Other Strangers · as Gail Connelly Metzger |
| 1997 | Mother Knows Best · as Celeste CooperPå Plex |
| 1996 | Terror in the Family · as Cynthia MartenPå Plex |
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| 1996 | No One Could Protect Her · as Jessica Rayner |
| 1995 | Whose Daughter Is She? · as Laura Eagerton |
| 1995 | See Jane Run · as Jane Ravenson |
| 1994 | Mortal Fear · as Dr. Jennifer Kessler |
| 1994 | Chicago Hope · as Stephanie Serone |
| 1994 | No Dessert, Dad, Till You Mow the Lawn · as Carol Cochran |
| 1993 | Shameful Secrets · as Maryanne Walker-Tate |
| 1993 | The Mommies · as Christine |
| 1993 | The Man with Three Wives · as Katy |
| 1993 | Not in My Family · as Veronica Ricci |
| 1992 | Desperate Choices: To Save My Child · as Mel Robbins |
| 1992 | The Nightman · as Eve |
| 1991 | Captive · as Kathy PlunkPå Plex |
| 1991 | Deadly Intentions... Again? · as Sally |
| 1990 | An American Summer · as Aunt Sunny |
| 1990 | The Great Los Angeles Earthquake · as Dr. Clare Winslow |
| 1990 | Blind Faith · as Maria Marshall |
| 1989 | The Preppie Murder · as Linda FairsteinPå Plex |
| 1989 | Those She Left Behind · as Diane Pappas |
| 1988 | She's Having a Baby · as Joanna Kerns (uncredited) |
| 1987 | Cross My Heart · as Nancy |
| 1987 | Mistress · as Stephanie |
| 1987 | Hooperman · as Cheryl Blaste |
| 1987 | Street Justice · as Catherine Watson |
| 1985 | Growing Pains · as Maggie SeaverPå Plex |
| 1985 | The Rape of Richard Beck · as Anita Parrish |
| 1985 | A Bunny's Tale · as Andrea |
| 1985 | Code Name: Foxfire · as Carol Bachman |
| 1985 | Street Hawk · as Mona Wiliams |
| 1984 | Hunter · as Dr. KetteringPå Plex |
| 1984 | The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D. · as Pamela Saletta |
| 1984 | The Four Seasons · as Pat Devon |
| 1983 | Whiz Kids · as Cassie Suiter |
| 1983 | V · as Marjorie DonovanPå Plex |
| 1983 | The A-Team · as Trish Brenner |
| 1982 | Mother's Day on Waltons Mountain · as Doris Marshall |
| 1982 | A Wedding on Walton's Mountain · as Doris Marshall |
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| 1980 | Magnum, P.I. · as Jenny Hunter |
| 1980 | I'm a Big Girl Now · as Tracy |
| 1978 | Coma · as DianePå Plex |
| 1977 | CHiPs · as Colleen |
| 1977 | The Love Boat · as Beth Luckner |
| 1976 | Three's Company · as Bobby Trilling |
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| 1976 | The Million Dollar Rip-Off · as Jessie |
| 1976 | Charlie's Angels · as Natalie |
| 1976 | Ape · as Marilyn BakerPå Plex |
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| 1975 | Switch · as Mae Brenner |
| 1975 | It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman! · as Citizen (uncredited) |
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| 2024 | Love, Danielle · as Executive Producer |
| 2017 | Unrest · as Associate Producer |
| 2018 | A Million Little Things · as Co-Executive Producer |
| 1992 | The Nightman · as Co-Executive Producer |
| 1985 | Growing Pains · as Written ByPå Plex |