Joanna Kerns

Joanna Kerns

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…

Filmography

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Love, Danielle Love, Danielle 2024 Happy's Place ★ 6.3 Happy's Place 2024 The Baker and the Beauty ★ 7.3 The Baker and the Beauty 2020 High School Musical: The Musical: The Series ★ 8.0 High School Musical: The Musical: The Series 2019 WHAT / IF ★ 6.4 WHAT / IF 2019 Light as a Feather ★ 7.7 Light as a Feather 2018 FBI ★ 7.9 FBI 2018 Unrest ★ 6.9 Unrest 2017 The Good Doctor ★ 8.5 The Good Doctor 2017 Ain't It Funny Ain't It Funny 2017 Man with a Plan ★ 6.8 Man with a Plan 2016 This Is Us ★ 8.2 This Is Us 2016 Fuller House ★ 7.4 Fuller House 2016 Recovery Road ★ 6.4 Recovery Road 2016 Chicago Med ★ 8.3 Chicago Med 2015 Crazy Ex-Girlfriend ★ 6.8 Crazy Ex-Girlfriend 2015 Jane the Virgin ★ 7.9 Jane the Virgin 2014 Chasing Life ★ 7.2 Chasing Life 2014 The Goldbergs ★ 7.5 The Goldbergs 2013 Nashville ★ 6.6 Nashville 2012 Friends with Benefits ★ 6.5 Friends with Benefits 2011 Awkward. ★ 7.4 Awkward. 2011 Switched at Birth ★ 7.4 Switched at Birth 2011 Pretty Little Liars ★ 8.0 Pretty Little Liars 2010 Eastwick ★ 5.9 Eastwick 2009 Privileged ★ 7.1 Privileged 2008 Samantha Who? ★ 6.5 Samantha Who? 2007 Private Practice ★ 7.5 Private Practice 2007 Army Wives ★ 7.5 Army Wives 2007 Knocked Up ★ 6.3 Knocked Up 2007 Notes from the Underbelly ★ 7.0 Notes from the Underbelly 2007 Men in Trees ★ 6.6 Men in Trees 2006 Psych ★ 7.9 Psych 2006 Related ★ 9.3 Related 2005 Ghost Whisperer ★ 8.1 Ghost Whisperer 2005 Grey's Anatomy ★ 8.2 Grey's Anatomy 2005 Medium ★ 7.5 Medium 2005 Growing Pains: Return of the Seavers ★ 6.0 Growing Pains: Return of the Seavers 2004 Clubhouse ★ 5.0 Clubhouse 2004 Phil of the Future ★ 6.8 Phil of the Future 2004 Joan of Arcadia ★ 7.3 Joan of Arcadia 2003 One Tree Hill ★ 7.8 One Tree Hill 2003 Defending Our Kids: The Julie Posey Story ★ 7.0 Defending Our Kids: The Julie Posey Story 2003 The O'Keefes ★ 5.0 The O'Keefes 2003 Less than Perfect ★ 6.9 Less than Perfect 2002 For the People ★ 10.0 For the People 2002 Leap of Faith ★ 8.5 Leap of Faith 2002 Scrubs ★ 8.1 Scrubs 2001 All Over the Guy ★ 5.8 All Over the Guy 2001 The Division ★ 7.1 The Division 2001 The Growing Pains Movie ★ 7.1 The Growing Pains Movie 2000 Boston Public ★ 7.6 Boston Public 2000 Titans ★ 5.7 Titans 2000 That's Life ★ 7.0 That's Life 2000 Strong Medicine ★ 7.4 Strong Medicine 2000 Girl, Interrupted ★ 7.6 Girl, Interrupted 1999 At the Mercy of a Stranger ★ 6.3 At the Mercy of a Stranger 1999 Judging Amy ★ 7.5 Judging Amy 1999 Beggars and Choosers ★ 4.2 Beggars and Choosers 1999 Emma's Wish ★ 5.0 Emma's Wish 1998 Felicity ★ 6.6 Felicity 1998 Any Day Now ★ 7.5 Any Day Now 1998 Love Boat: The Next Wave ★ 5.5 Love Boat: The Next Wave 1998 Dawson's Creek ★ 7.3 Dawson's Creek 1998 The Wonderful World of Disney ★ 6.8 The Wonderful World of Disney 1997 Ally McBeal ★ 6.5 Ally McBeal 1997 Sisters and Other Strangers ★ 8.0 Sisters and Other Strangers 1997 Mother Knows Best ★ 5.9 Mother Knows Best 1997 Clueless ★ 6.3 Clueless 1996 Suddenly Susan ★ 5.9 Suddenly Susan 1996 E! True Hollywood Story ★ 8.2 E! True Hollywood Story 1996 Terror in the Family ★ 6.0 Terror in the Family 1996 No One Could Protect Her ★ 5.5 No One Could Protect Her 1996 Remember WENN ★ 7.8 Remember WENN 1996 Whose Daughter is She? ★ 5.6 Whose Daughter is She? 1995 Hope and Gloria ★ 6.3 Hope and Gloria 1995 See Jane Run ★ 6.5 See Jane Run 1995 Mortal Fear ★ 5.5 Mortal Fear 1994 ER ★ 7.8 ER 1994 Chicago Hope ★ 7.2 Chicago Hope 1994