Joanna Kerns Net Worth, Age, Height, Bio, Birthday, Wiki!

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Joanna Kerns Biography

Joanna Kerns is one of the most popular and richest TV Actress who was born on February 12, 1953 in San Francisco, California, United States. The character was Maggie Seaver, the mother of the show Growing Pains. She was also in the film of 2007 Knocked Up.

She was She played Katherine Heigl‘s mom in the 2007 comedy Knocked Up.’s mother in the comedy Knocked Up.

Kerns was born Joanne Crussie DeVarona in San Francisco, California. Her father, David Thomas DeVarona, was an insurance agent, and her mother, Martha Louise (née Smith), was a clothing store manager. Kerns is the third child of four. She has an older brother and a younger brother, as well as an older sister. Her older sister, Donna de Varona, is an Olympic gold medal swimmer, winning two gold medals in the 1964 Olympics. Their aunt is silent film actress Miriam Cooper.

Growing up, Kerns was constantly in competition with Donna. Kerns stated in an interview, “Donna was the golden girl. There was pressure inside me to duplicate Donna’s success”. Joanna tried swimming, but realized it was not her sport, so she switched to gymnastics. She competed in the Olympic trials in 1968 and ranked 14th out of 28.

She got married to Home Improvement star Richard Kerns in the year 1976. The couple had one daughter named Ashley prior to their split in 1985.

NameJoanna Kerns
First NameJoanna
Last NameKerns
OccupationTv Actress
BirthdayFebruary 12
Birth Year1953
Place of BirthSan Francisco
Home TownCalifornia
Birth CountryUnited States
Birth SignAquarius
Full/Birth Name
FatherDavid Thomas DeVarona
MotherMartha Louise (née Smith)
Sister(s)Donna de Varona (Olympic swimmer
Brother(s)Brother: David, Brother: Kurt
SiblingsDonna de Varona, Kurt DeVarona, David DeVarona
SpouseMarc Appleton , Richard Kerns
Children(s)Ashley Cooper Kerns

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Meredith and Kerns had a wonderful working relationship. Later in life, Kerns recalled that Meredith was a great influence on her, saying, “Burgess was the one person who really influenced my acting career”. Meredith also introduced Kerns to Peggy Feury, under whom Kerns studied acting. In 1972, she moved back to California and landed a job as a backup dancer at Disneyland, and started auditioning for TV commercials and steady acting jobs.

Joanna Kerns Net Worth

Joanna Kerns is one of the richest Tv Actress from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Joanna Kerns's net worth $25 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was trained and trained at UCLA where she majored in dance.

She made her screen debut in the film A*P*E, a 1976 movie.

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 to 1992.

Net Worth$25 Million
SalaryUnder Review
Source of IncomeTV Actress
CarsNot Available
HouseLiving in own house.

On May 4, 1977, she made an appearance on Charlie’s Angels as Natalie, a worker at a massage parlor in the episode “The Blue Angels”.

Soon after the cancellation of The Four Seasons, Kerns auditioned for a new series in late 1984, called Growing Pains. She auditioned with Alan Thicke, who was just coming off the failure of his TV talk show Thicke of the Night. Kerns joked in many interviews that Alan and she had immediate chemistry, especially when she kissed him on his nose by accident during their audition together. Kerns and Thicke’s chemistry won them both the parts, and the two became great friends off the show. (They both had many things in common, including both being newly divorced and both being single parents.)

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Joanna Kerns height 5 ft 8 in Joanna weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Height5 ft 8 in
WeightNot Known
Body MeasurementsUnder Review
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During the late 1970s and early 1980s, Kerns started making a name for herself in guest spots on many televisions shows that included: Emergency!, CHiPs, The A-Team, Starsky & Hutch, Street Hawk, Laverne and Shirley, Three’s Company, Hill Street Blues, The Love Boat, Hunter, Quincy, M.E., Magnum, P.I., and V, as well as many commercials. During an interview, Kerns said, “I kind of was always looking for the next thing; I auditioned for anything, hoping to get a big break” (Lifetime’s Intimate Portrait). Then, Kerns got her first steady acting job in 1983, starring as Pat Devon in a new CBS series called The Four Seasons, which lasted only one season. The sitcom, which was based on a 1981 movie of the same name, was about three couples who all lived under the same roof in California. Although the show was not well received by television critics, her part proved to producers that she was capable of acting as a leading lady.

Kerns, a registered Democrat, supported John Kerry in the 2004 United States Presidential Election and Hillary Clinton in the 2008 United States Presidential Election.

Who is Joanna Kerns Dating?

According to our records, Joanna Kerns married to Marc Appleton , Richard Kerns . As of December 1, 2023, Joanna Kerns’s is not dating anyone.

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During the success of Growing Pains, Kerns began to star in television movies, where she played controversial parts very different from the beloved all-American mom, Maggie Seaver. One such performance that shocked audiences was her 1992 movie, The Nightman, in which Kerns played a highly sexual business woman who was a motel owner. Her many TV movies include: Those She Left Behind, Blind Faith, The Big One: The Great Los Angeles Earthquake, Shameful Secrets, and No One Could Protect Her.

Top Facts about Joanna Kerns

  • Joanna Kerns is an American actress and director born in 1953.
  • She is best known for her role as Maggie Seaver on “Growing Pains.”
  • Kerns has directed over 100 episodes of various TV shows.
  • She was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for directing.
  • Kerns has also acted in numerous TV movies and films.
  • She started her career as a dancer on “The Red Skelton Show.”
  • Kerns has been married twice and has two children.
  • She survived breast cancer after being diagnosed in 1999.
  • Kerns supports several charities, including the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
  • Her net worth is estimated to be around $6 million USD.
  • Facts & Trivia

    Joanna Ranked on the list of most popular TV Actress. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Joanna Kerns celebrates birthday on February 12 of every year.

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

    Did Joanna Kerns direct a million little things?

    Joanna Kerns is a director on ABC’s A Million Little Things.

    Where did Joanna Kerns go to high school?

    Joanna Kerns was born on February 12, 1953 in San Francisco, California, USA as Joanne Crussie DeVarona. Graduated from Santa Clara High, Class of ’70. She is an actress and director, known for Knocked Up (2007), Growing Pains (1985) and Girl, Interrupted (1999).

    How old is Joanne Kearns?

    69 years (February 12, 1953)

    What movies did Joanna Kerns play in?

    Appears in

    Who did Joanna Kerns marry?

    Spouse

    You may read full biography about Joanna Kerns from Wikipedia.

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