Joanna Kerns

Joanna Kerns

Acting
Born 1953-02-12San Francisco, California, USA

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.

Movies (44)

Knocked Up
6.3

Knocked Up

2007Movie6.3
Girl, Interrupted
7.6

Girl, Interrupted

1999Movie7.6
Coma
6.8

Coma

1978Movie6.8
A*P*E
3.8

A*P*E

1976Movie3.8
She's Having a Baby
5.9

She's Having a Baby

1988Movie5.9
See Jane Run
6.5

See Jane Run

1995Movie6.5
It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman!
4.4

It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman!

1975Movie4.4
The Rape of Richard Beck
6.8

The Rape of Richard Beck

1985Movie6.8
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
6.7

The Great Los Angeles Earthquake

1990Movie6.7
Deadly Intentions... Again?
6.5

Deadly Intentions... Again?

1991Movie6.5
Voices That Care
7.0

Voices That Care

1991Movie7.0
The Preppie Murder
5.6

The Preppie Murder

1989Movie5.6
Cross My Heart
5.3

Cross My Heart

1987Movie5.3
A Bunny's Tale
5.3

A Bunny's Tale

1985Movie5.3
No One Could Protect Her
5.5

No One Could Protect Her

1996Movie5.5
Mortal Fear
5.5

Mortal Fear

1994Movie5.5
The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.
9.0

The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.

1984Movie9.0
All Over the Guy
5.8

All Over the Guy

2001Movie5.8
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade

Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade

1989Movie
Whose Daughter is She?
5.6

Whose Daughter is She?

1995Movie5.6
Shameful Secrets
6.1

Shameful Secrets

1993Movie6.1
Mistress
4.3

Mistress

1987Movie4.3
Marriage Is Alive and Well
4.7

Marriage Is Alive and Well

1980Movie4.7
Ain't It Funny

Ain't It Funny

2017Movie
Growing Pains: Return of the Seavers
6.0

Growing Pains: Return of the Seavers

2004Movie6.0
The Nightman
3.2

The Nightman

1992Movie3.2
At the Mercy of a Stranger
6.3

At the Mercy of a Stranger

1999Movie6.3
Terror in the Family
6.0

Terror in the Family

1996Movie6.0
The Man with Three Wives
8.0

The Man with Three Wives

1993Movie8.0
Not in My Family
5.1

Not in My Family

1993Movie5.1
Captive
6.0

Captive

1991Movie6.0
Desperate Choices: To Save My Child
4.2

Desperate Choices: To Save My Child

1992Movie4.2
A Wedding on Waltons Mountain
6.0

A Wedding on Waltons Mountain

1982Movie6.0
Street Justice
7.0

Street Justice

1987Movie7.0
Stormin' Home
7.0

Stormin' Home

1985Movie7.0
The Million Dollar Rip-Off
7.3

The Million Dollar Rip-Off

1976Movie7.3
Mother Knows Best
6.1

Mother Knows Best

1997Movie6.1
The Growing Pains Movie
7.0

The Growing Pains Movie

2000Movie7.0
Those She Left Behind
6.7

Those She Left Behind

1989Movie6.7
Sisters and Other Strangers
8.0

Sisters and Other Strangers

1997Movie8.0
Mother's Day on Waltons Mountain
5.7

Mother's Day on Waltons Mountain

1982Movie5.7
Emma's Wish
5.0

Emma's Wish

1998Movie5.0
No Dessert, Dad, 'Til You Mow the Lawn
5.5

No Dessert, Dad, 'Til You Mow the Lawn

1994Movie5.5
Love Struck
8.0

Love Struck

1986Movie8.0

TV Shows (29)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.5

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962Series7.5
The Love Boat
6.3

The Love Boat

1977Series6.3
The A-Team
7.5

The A-Team

1983Series7.5
Chicago Hope
7.2

Chicago Hope

1994Series7.2
Magnum, P.I.
7.3

Magnum, P.I.

1980Series7.3
Hill Street Blues
7.6

Hill Street Blues

1981Series7.6
Charlie's Angels
6.7

Charlie's Angels

1976Series6.7
Emergency!
8.0

Emergency!

1972Series8.0
Intimate Portrait
4.5

Intimate Portrait

1993Series4.5
Quincy, M.E.
7.5

Quincy, M.E.

1976Series7.5
Starsky & Hutch
7.3

Starsky & Hutch

1975Series7.3
Hunter
7.1

Hunter

1984Series7.1
Three's Company
7.5

Three's Company

1977Series7.5
Rhoda
6.3

Rhoda

1974Series6.3
The Tony Danza Show
6.4

The Tony Danza Show

2004Series6.4
Less than Perfect
6.7

Less than Perfect

2002Series6.7
Laverne & Shirley
7.1

Laverne & Shirley

1976Series7.1
The Wonderful World of Disney
6.9

The Wonderful World of Disney

1997Series6.9
Growing Pains
6.5

Growing Pains

1985Series6.5
Switch
6.6

Switch

1975Series6.6
CHiPs
6.8

CHiPs

1977Series6.8
V
7.8

V

1983Series7.8
Hope and Gloria
6.3

Hope and Gloria

1995Series6.3
Street Hawk
7.0

Street Hawk

1985Series7.0
Eastwick
5.9

Eastwick

2009Series5.9
Aliens in the Family
7.0

Aliens in the Family

1996Series7.0
The Four Seasons
10.0

The Four Seasons

1984Series10.0
E! True Hollywood Story
8.1

E! True Hollywood Story

1996Series8.1
Blind Faith
6.4

Blind Faith

1990Series6.4