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name: "Joanna Kerns"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/joanna-kerns"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "12 February 1953"
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average_fi1m_score: 78
updated: "2026-09-17T00:08:19.613193+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Joanna Kerns

Director. Born 12 February 1953 in San Francisco, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 12 February 1953, San Francisco, California, USA
- **Active:** 1994–2005
- **Also known as:** Joanne Crussie DeVarona, Joanne Kerns, Joanna Kearns, Joanne DeVarona, Joanna DeVarona, Joanna De Verona
- **Works often with:** Christopher Misiano, Darnell Martin, Donna Deitch, Eric Laneuville, Jessica Yu, Laura Innes

## Biography

Joanna Kerns is an American actress and director. She was born on 12 February 1953 in San Francisco, California. She began her career as a dancer before moving into acting, with early appearances in films and television.

Kerns is best known for playing Maggie Seaver in the sitcom *Growing Pains* (1985–1992). After the series ended, she focused on directing, having already directed an episode while starring in the show. Her directing credits include episodes of *ER* (2006), *Grey's Anatomy* (2008), *Psych*, *Ghost Whisperer*, *Pretty Little Liars*, *This Is Us* and *Chicago Med*.

She has also acted in feature films such as *Girl, Interrupted* (1999) and *Knocked Up* (2007), and appeared in numerous television movies.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, themoviedb.org.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), Fi1m 68, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md)
- *ER* (1994), Fi1m 88, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md)

## Also known for

- *The Good Doctor* (2017), Director
- *Knocked Up* (2007), Alison's Mom
- *Girl, Interrupted* (1999), Annette
- *Pretty Little Liars* (2010), Director
- *Ghost Whisperer* (2005), Director
- *This Is Us* (2016), Director
- *Chicago Med* (2015), Director
- *The A-Team* (1983), Trish Brenner

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