Actors Journal – Joanna Kerns

Kerns is best known for her role in the long-running TV series Growing Pains. After the series ended, she turned to directing. Kerns has 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. Kerns also directed Annie Potts in an original made-for-television movie for Lifetime TV titled Defending Our Kids: The Julie Posey Story. She has since made a number of shorts, and directed the sixth episode of Pitch, a sports drama on Fox. Kerns has also made notable appearances in feature films including A*P*E, Girl, Interrupted, and the 2007 comedy Knocked Up.