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Joanna Kerns

Joanna Kerns

Known For Acting
Birthday Feb 12, 1953 (72)
Birthplace San Francisco, California, USA
Popularity 0.5 (history)
Updated Aug 10, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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

Knocked Up

Knocked Up

2007

as Alison's Mom

Growing Pains: Return of the Seavers

Growing Pains: Return of the Seavers

2004

as Maggie Seaver

All Over the Guy

All Over the Guy

2001

as Lydia

The Growing Pains Movie

The Growing Pains Movie

2000

as Maggie Seaver

At the Mercy of a Stranger

At the Mercy of a Stranger

1999

as Elizabeth Cooper

Girl, Interrupted

Girl, Interrupted

1999

as Annette

Emma's Wish

Emma's Wish

1998

as Emma Bridges-Mame

Sisters and Other Strangers

Sisters and Other Strangers

1997

as Gail Connelly Metzger

Mother Knows Best

Mother Knows Best

1997

as Celeste Cooper

No One Could Protect Her

No One Could Protect Her

1996

as Jessica Rayner

Terror in the Family

Terror in the Family

1996

as Cynthia Marten

See Jane Run

See Jane Run

1995

as Jane Ravenson

Whose Daughter is She?

Whose Daughter is She?

1995

as Laura Eagerton

Mortal Fear

Mortal Fear

1994

as Dr. Jennifer Kessler

Shameful Secrets

Shameful Secrets

1993

as Maryanne Walker-Tate

Not in My Family

Not in My Family

1993

as Veronica Ricci

The Nightman

The Nightman

1992

as Eve

Captive

Captive

1991

as Kathy Plunk

The Great Los Angeles Earthquake

The Great Los Angeles Earthquake

1990

as Dr. Clare Winslow

Those She Left Behind

Those She Left Behind

1989

as Diane Pappas

The Preppie Murder

The Preppie Murder

1989

as Linda Fairstein

She's Having a Baby

She's Having a Baby

1988

as Joanna Kerns (uncredited)

Street Justice

Street Justice

1987

as Catherine Watson

Cross My Heart

Cross My Heart

1987

as Nancy

A Bunny's Tale

A Bunny's Tale

1985

as Andrea

Stormin' Home

Stormin' Home

1985

as Lana Singer

The Rape of Richard Beck

The Rape of Richard Beck

1985

as Anita Parrish

The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.

The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.

1984

as Pamela Saletta

Mother's Day on Waltons Mountain

Mother's Day on Waltons Mountain

1982

as Doris Marshall

A Wedding on Waltons Mountain

A Wedding on Waltons Mountain

1982

as Doris Marshall

Coma

Coma

1978

as Diane

A*P*E

A*P*E

1976

as Marilyn Baker

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

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

1975

as Citizen (uncredited)

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Unrest

Unrest

2017

Associate Producer

The Nightman

The Nightman

1992

Co-Executive Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Growing Pains

as Maggie Seaver

Episodes: 166

First Aired: Sep 24, 1985

Less than Perfect

as Judy, Owen's Other Mom

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 01, 2002

Magnum, P.I.

as Mary Kanfer

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 11, 1980

Three's Company

as Bobby Trilling

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 15, 1977

Blind Faith

as Maria Marshall

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 11, 1990

V

as Marjorie Donovan

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 01, 1983

CHiPs

as Colleen

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1977

The A-Team

as Trish Brenner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 23, 1983

The Love Boat

as Beth Luckner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1977

Charlie's Angels

as Natalie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1976

Hunter

as Dr. Kettering

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1984

Switch

as Mae Brenner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 1975

Street Hawk

as Mona Wiliams

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 04, 1985

Hope and Gloria

as Joanna Kerns

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 09, 1995

The Four Seasons

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Jan 29, 1984

Chicago Hope

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 18, 1994

The Tony Danza Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 2004

Rhoda

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 1974

Starsky & Hutch

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1975

Quincy, M.E.

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1976

E! True Hollywood Story

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 21, 1996

Hill Street Blues

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 15, 1981

Laverne & Shirley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 27, 1976

Emergency!

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 22, 1972

Intimate Portrait

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 14, 1993

Aliens in the Family

as Self (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 15, 1996

The Wonderful World of Disney

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 28, 1997

Eastwick

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 2009

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