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