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Joanna Kerns
Born Joanna Crussie DeVarona
February 12, 1953 (1953-02-12) (age 57)
San Francisco, California, United States
Occupation Actress/Director
Years active 1976–present

Joanna Kerns (born February 12, 1953) is an American actress and director best known for her role as Maggie Seaver on the family situation comedy Growing Pains from 1985-1992.

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[edit] Early life

Kerns was born Joanne Crussie DeVarona in San Francisco, California.[1] Her mother, Martha Louise (née Smith), an Irish American, was a clothing store manager, and her father, David Thomas DeVarona, a Mexican-American, was an insurance agent.[2] Her older sister, Donna de Varona is a famed Olympic gold medal swimmer. Their aunt is silent film actress Miriam Cooper.

[edit] Career

Kerns has appeared in numerous television movies. She has also directed episodes of television shows including Dawson's Creek, Titans, Scrubs, Private Practice, Psych, Grey's Anatomy, Privileged, ER, Ghost Whisperer, and Army Wives..[3]

Kerns has also made notable appearances in feature films, including A*P*E, Girl, Interrupted and the 2007 comedy Knocked Up.

Kerns was a member of the Motion Picture and Television Fund Board of Trustees from 2004 through 2008.[citation needed]

[edit] Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
1976 A*P*E Marilyn Baker as Joanna DeVarona
The Million Dollar Rip-Off Jessie TV movie
1978 Coma Diane
1980 Marriage Is Alive and Well Meg TV movie
1982 A Wedding on Walton's Mountain Doris Marshall TV movie
Mother's Day on Waltons Mountain Doris Marshall TV movie
1983 V Marjorie Donovan TV miniseries
1984 The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D. TV movie
1985 A Bunny's Tale Andrea TV movie
Stormin' Home Lana Singer TV movie
The Rape of Richard Beck Anita Parrish TV movie
1987 Mistress Stephanie TV movie
Cross My Heart Nancy
1989 Street Justice Catherine Watson TV movie
Those She Left Behind Diane Pappas TV movie
The Preppie Murder Linda Fairstein TV movie
1990 Blind Faith Maria Marshall TV movie
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake Dr. Clare Winslow TV movie
1991 An American Summer Aunt Sunny
Deadly Intentions... Again? Sally TV movie
Captive Kathy Plunk TV movie
1992 The Nightman Eve TV movie
Desperate Choices: To Save My Child Mel Robbins TV movie
1993 Not in My Family Veronica Ricci TV movie
The Man with Three Wives Katy TV movie
Shameful Secrets Maryanne Walker-Tate TV movie
1994 No Dessert, Dad, till You Mow the Lawn Carol Cochran
Mortal Fear Dr. Jennifer Kessler TV movie
1995 See Jane Run Jane Ravenson TV movie
Whose Daughter Is She? Laura Eagerton TV movie
1996 No One Could Protect Her Jessica Rayner TV movie
Terror in the Family Cynthia Martin TV movie
1997 Mother Knows Best Celeste Cooper TV movie
Sisters and Other Strangers Gail Connelly Metzger TV movie
1998 Emma's Wish Emma TV movie
1999 At the Mercy of a Stranger Elizabeth Cooper TV movie
Girl, Interrupted Annette Kaysen
2000 The Growing Pains Movie Maggie Malone Seaver TV movie
2001 All Over the Guy Lydia
Someone to Love Matt's mother TV movie
2004 Growing Pains: Return of the Seavers Maggie Seaver TV movie
2007 Knocked Up Mrs. Scott
MaNiC Dr. Kerns Short film

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