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Biography

SPOUSE Marc Appleton (1995-present) Richard Kerns (1977-1985) FAMILY Daughter: Ashley Kerns (born in 1978) Siblings: 2 sisters Donna DeVarona (Olympic Gold Medalist swimmer) Sandra…more

Born

2/12/1953, San Francisco, California, USA

Birth Name

Joanne Crussie DeVarona

Gender

Female

Credits

Star (4)

Role
- Growing Pains
  Maggie Malone Seaver
  - S 7: Ep 26 Growing Pains: Return of the Seavers
    10/16/04
  - S 7: Ep 24 The Last Picture Show (2)
    4/25/92
  - S 7: Ep 23 The Last Picture Show (1)
    4/25/92
  - S 7: Ep 22 The Wrath of Con Ed
    4/11/92
  - S 7: Ep 21 Maggie's Brilliant Career
    4/4/92
  - + 160 More Credits
- Growing Pains
  Maggie Malone Seaver/Herself
  - S 6: Ep 21 Meet the Seavers
    3/6/91
- Growing Pains
  Margaret 'Maggie' Katherine Malone Seaver
  - S 3: Ep 2 Aloha (2)
    9/18/87
- The Four Seasons (1984)
  Pat Devon
  - S 1: Ep 10 The Matchbreaker
    5/20/84
  - S 1: Ep 3 Backseat Drivers
    2/5/84
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Four Seasons (1)
    1/29/84
Recurring Role (1)

Role
- The New Hollywood Squares
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 36 October 27 - 31, 1986 - Friday
    10/31/86
  - S 1: Ep 35 October 27 - 31, 1986 - Thursday
    10/30/86
  - S 1: Ep 34 October 27 - 31, 1986 - Wednesday
    10/29/86
  - S 1: Ep 33 October 27 - 31, 1986 - Tuesday
    10/28/86
  - S 1: Ep 32 October 27 - 31, 1986 - Monday
    10/27/86
Guest Star (46)

Role
- Eastwick
  Edie
  - S 1: Ep 9 Tasers and Mind Erasers
    12/2/09
- TMZ
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 117 January 23, 2008
    1/23/08
- Less Than Perfect
  Judy, Owen's Other Mom
  - S 3: Ep 9 Moms the Word
    11/26/04
- The Wonderful World of Disney (1997)
  Maggie Seaver
  - S 7: Ep 1 Growing Pains: Return of the Seavers
    10/16/04
- The Tony Danza Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 25 Episode 25
    10/15/04
- Less Than Perfect
  Judy (Owen's Other Mom)
  - S 2: Ep 9 Claude's Alternative Thanksgiving
    11/25/03
- The Wayne Brady Show (syndicated)
  Guest
  - S 2: Ep 57 11/18/03
    11/18/03
- The Education of Max Bickford
  Kathryn Cahill
  - S 1: Ep 14 Money Changes Everthing
    2/24/02
- E! True Hollywood Story
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 36 Growing Pains
    8/19/01
- Intimate Portrait
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 21 Joanna Kerns
    1/1/00
- Chicago Hope
  Stephanie Serone
  - S 4: Ep 24 Physician, Heal Thyself
    5/13/98
  - S 4: Ep 12 Broken Hearts
    1/7/98
- The Closer (1998)
  Claire McLaren
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Closure
    3/16/98
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    2/23/98
- Live! with Kelly
  Herself
  - S 8: Ep 1955 April 10, 1996
    4/10/96
  - S 7: Ep 87 January 4, 1995
    1/4/95
  - S 4: Ep 124 March 5, 1992
    3/5/92
  - S 3: Ep 204 June 21, 1991
    6/21/91
  - S 3: Ep 146 April 2, 1991
    4/2/91
  - + 1 More Credits
- Aliens in the Family
  Voice of Herself
  - S 1: Ep 2 Bobut Conquers All
    3/22/96
- Hope and Gloria
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 10 The Face with Two Men
    5/4/95
- The Mommies
  Christine
  - S 2: Ep 3 Enter Christine
    1/14/95
- The Arsenio Hall Show
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 106 March 6, 1992
    3/6/92
- One On One With John Tesh
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 117 March 4, 1992
    3/4/92
- The Joan Rivers Show
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 43 November 9, 1990
    11/9/90
  - S 1: Ep 82 January 8, 1990
    1/8/90
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 29: Ep 20 Show #4250
    11/9/90
  - S 28: Ep 58 Show #4103
    1/26/90
- People's Choice Awards
  Herself
  - S 16: Ep 1 The 16th Annual People's Choice Awards
    1/1/90
  - S 15: Ep 1 The 15th Annual People's Choice Awards
    8/23/89
- Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 9 Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade (1989)
    12/25/89
- The Pat Sajak Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 172 September 22, 1989
    9/22/89
- Hooperman
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 16 Blaste From the Past
    2/10/88
- Growing Pains
  herself
- Street Hawk
  Mona Williams
  - S 1: Ep 9 Hot Target
    3/1/85
- V: The Series (1984)
  Marjorie Donovan
- Hunter
  Doctor Kettering
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    9/18/84
- Hill Street Blues
  State Liquor Agent
  - S 4: Ep 20 Hair Apparent
    5/3/84
- Whiz Kids
  Cassie
  - S 1: Ep 2 Fatal Error
    10/19/83
- Three's Company
  Cheryl
  - S 8: Ep 1 Jack, Be Quick
    9/27/83
- The A-Team
  Trish Brenner
  - S 1: Ep 14 A Nice Place to Visit
    5/10/83
- Magnum, P.I.
  Jenny Hunter
  - S 3: Ep 20 Two Birds of a Feather
    3/17/83
- Laverne & Shirley
  Monique
  - S 8: Ep 15 The Fashion Show
    2/1/83
- The Waltons
  Doris Marshall
  - S 9: Ep 24 Mother's Day on Walton's Mountain
    5/9/82
  - S 9: Ep 23 A Wedding on Walton's Mountain
    2/22/82
- Magnum, P.I.
  Mary Kanfer
  - S 2: Ep 20 The Last Page
    3/4/82
- CHiPs
  Colleen
  - S 4: Ep 20 Dead Man's Riddle
    5/10/81
- I'm a Big Girl Now
  Tracy
  - S 1: Ep 4 Younger than Springtime
    11/21/80
- Three's Company
  Bobby Trilling
  - S 4: Ep 17 The Love Lesson
    1/22/80
- Switch
  Mae Brenner
  - S 3: Ep 19 Play Off
    6/18/78
- Quincy, M.E.
  Lily
  - S 3: Ep 10 Touch of Death
    12/2/77
- The Love Boat
  Beth
  - S 1: Ep 9 The Captain's Captain/Hounded/Romance Roulette
    11/26/77
- Charlie's Angels
  Natalie
  - S 1: Ep 22 The Blue Angels
    5/4/77
- Emergency!
  As Herself
  - S 6: Ep 18 Firehouse Quintet
    3/5/77
- Rhoda
  The Customer
  - S 3: Ep 15 Love for Sale
    1/10/77
- Starsky And Hutch
  Joy [as Joanna De Varona]
  - S 2: Ep 5 Gillian
    10/16/76
Writer (1)

Role
- Growing Pains
  Writer
  - S 4: Ep 5 Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?
    11/16/88
Director (39)

Role
- Grey's Anatomy
  Director
  - S 8: Ep 23 Migration
    5/10/12
  - S 8: Ep 22 Let the Bad Times Roll
    5/3/12
  - S 5: Ep 7 Rise Up
    11/6/08
- Army Wives
  Director
  - S 6: Ep 3 The Best of Friends
    3/11/12
  - S 4: Ep 18 Forward March
    8/22/10
  - S 4: Ep 11 Safety First
    6/27/10
  - S 3: Ep 9 Coming Home
    8/2/09
  - S 3: Ep 1 Best Laid Plans
    6/7/09
  - + 2 More Credits
- The Lying Game
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 19 Weekend of Living Dangerously
    2/27/12
- Friends with Benefits
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 5 The Benefit of the Right Track
    8/19/11
- Samantha Who?
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 17 The Dream Job
    7/9/09
- Private Practice
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 6 Serving Two Masters
    11/19/08
- Men In Trees
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 14 Get a Life
    4/2/08
  - S 2: Ep 10 Sonata in Three Parts
    3/5/08
  - S 2: Ep 4 I Wood If I Could
    11/2/07
  - S 1: Ep 5 Talk for Tat
    10/6/06
- Notes From The Underbelly
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 5 Friends and Neighbors
    1/14/08
- Psych
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 11 There's Something About Mira
    1/11/08
  - S 1: Ep 14 Poker? I Barely Know Her
    2/23/07
- Medium
  Director
  - S 3: Ep 20 Head Games (1)
    5/2/07
- ER
  Director
  - S 13: Ep 2 Graduation Day
    9/28/06
  - S 12: Ep 14 Quintessence of Dust
    2/9/06
- Scrubs
  Director
  - S 5: Ep 21 My Fallen Idol
    5/2/06
  - S 4: Ep 7 My Common Enemy
    10/19/04
- Ghost Whisperer
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 11 Shadow Boxer
    12/9/05
  - S 1: Ep 10 Ghost Bride
    11/25/05
- Related
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 6 Sex and the Sisters
    11/7/05
  - S 1: Ep 3 Cry Me A Sister
    10/19/05
- Joan of Arcadia
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 15 Romancing the Joan
    2/11/05
- Clubhouse
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 4 Trade Talks
    10/19/04
- Growing Pains
  Director
  - S 7: Ep 26 Growing Pains: Return of the Seavers
    10/16/04
  - S 7: Ep 20 The Truck Stops Here
    3/21/92
- One Tree Hill
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 4 You Can't Always Get What You Want
    10/12/04
- Phil Of The Future
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 5 Tanner
    6/25/04
- The Division
  Director
  - S 4: Ep 7 Rush for the Door
    3/7/04
- Strong Medicine
  Director
  - S 4: Ep 13 Skin
    10/12/03
  - S 3: Ep 20 Addicted to Love
    2/23/03
  - S 3: Ep 3 Stages
    8/4/02
- The O'Keefes
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 3 Substitute Teacher
    6/5/03
- For the People
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 17 Power Play
    1/12/03
  - S 1: Ep 6 Come Blow Your Whistle
    8/25/02
- Dawson's Creek
  Director
  - S 6: Ep 3 The Importance of Not Being Too Earnest
    10/9/02
- Felicity
  Director
  - S 4: Ep 21 Felicity Interrupted
    5/22/02
  - S 4: Ep 10 Fire
    12/12/01
- Leap of Faith
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 6 Carmic Behavior
    4/4/02
- Any Day Now
  Director
  - S 4: Ep 17 Call Him Macaroni
    1/20/02
  - S 3: Ep 13 Where's The Justice In That?
    12/10/00
  - S 3: Ep 5 Three Lucky Ladies On The Line
    8/20/00
  - S 2: Ep 20 You Think I Am Lying To You?
    1/30/00
- Judging Amy
  Director
  - S 3: Ep 4 The Right Thing To Do
    10/16/01
- That's Life
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 2 Something Battered, Something Blue
    10/5/01
- Ally McBeal
  Director
  - S 4: Ep 18 The Obstacle Course
    4/16/01
  - S 3: Ep 5 Troubled Water
    11/22/99
- Boston Public
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 14 Chapter Fourteen
    2/19/01
- Titans
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 11 Payback's a Bitch
    12/18/00
- Beggars and Choosers
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 1 PMS.COM
    6/27/00
- The Love Boat: The Next Wave
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 15 Such Sweet Dreams
    3/19/99
  - S 2: Ep 7 Affairs to Remember
    11/20/98
- Remember WENN
  Director
  - S 4: Ep 8 Pratfall
    8/7/98
  - S 3: Ep 4 The New Actor
    9/6/97
- Suddenly Susan
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 20 Poetry in Notion
    4/6/98
- Clueless
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 17 Life is a Beach
    3/17/98
  - S 2: Ep 6 Trick or Treat
    10/28/97
- Hope and Gloria
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 10 The Dupree Family Christmas
    12/17/95
- The Mommies
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 9 Who am I?
    3/18/95

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