Portrait of Joanna Kerns

Acting

Joanna Kerns

Career

Active from 1976 to 2024, with up to 5 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Baker and the Beauty
The Baker and the Beauty
GoodWatch score81/100

Characters

1

The characters Joanna Kerns played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 97 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Joanna Kerns Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    0.5, average 2.5
  • Violence
    2.5, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    3.3, average 4.7
  • Uncanny
    1.4, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Comfort Viewing 9
  • Character-Driven 7
  • Character-Driven Narrative 7
  • Moral Ambiguity 5
  • Medical Drama 5
  • Ensemble Cast 5
  • Family Dynamics 4
  • Character-Driven Humor 4
  • Comfort TV 4
  • Found Family 4
  • Found Family Dynamics 4
  • Ensemble Cast Dynamics 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

69
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Love, Danielle
Love, Danielle (2024)

Executive Producer

2010s

2 titles ยท average score 79
Ain't It Funny
Ain't It Funny (2017)
GoodWatch score 74

as Mom

Unrest
Unrest (2017)
GoodWatch score 84

Associate Producer

2000s

7 titles ยท average score 61
Eastwick
Eastwick (2009)
GoodWatch score 52

TV show ยท as Edie

Knocked Up
Knocked Up (2007)
GoodWatch score 75

as Alison's Mom

Growing Pains: Return of the Seavers
Growing Pains: Return of the Seavers (2004)
GoodWatch score 52

as Maggie Seaver

Defending Our Kids: The Julie Posey Story
Defending Our Kids: The Julie Posey Story (2003)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

Less than Perfect
Less than Perfect (2002)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Judy, Owen's Other Mom

All Over the Guy
All Over the Guy (2001)
GoodWatch score 53

as Lydia

The Growing Pains Movie
The Growing Pains Movie (2000)
GoodWatch score 60

as Maggie Seaver

1990s

24 titles ยท average score 59
Mother Knows Best
Mother Knows Best (1997)
GoodWatch score 63

as Celeste Cooper

Terror in the Family
Terror in the Family (1996)
GoodWatch score 57

as Cynthia Marten

No One Could Protect Her
No One Could Protect Her (1996)
GoodWatch score 46

as Jessica Rayner

Hope and Gloria
Hope and Gloria (1995)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Joanna Kerns

Whose Daughter is She?
Whose Daughter is She? (1995)
GoodWatch score 59

as Laura Eagerton

See Jane Run
See Jane Run (1995)
GoodWatch score 62

as Jane Ravenson

No Dessert, Dad, 'Til You Mow the Lawn
No Dessert, Dad, 'Til You Mow the Lawn (1994)
GoodWatch score 53

as Carol Cochran

Not in My Family
Not in My Family (1993)
GoodWatch score 51

as Veronica Ricci

Shameful Secrets
Shameful Secrets (1993)
GoodWatch score 60

as Maryanne Walker-Tate

Desperate Choices: To Save My Child
Desperate Choices: To Save My Child (1992)
GoodWatch score 51

as Mel Robbins

The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake (1990)
GoodWatch score 60

as Dr. Clare Winslow

Blind Faith
Blind Faith (1990)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Maria Marshall

1980s

21 titles ยท average score 65
The Preppie Murder
The Preppie Murder (1989)
GoodWatch score 51

as Linda Fairstein

Those She Left Behind
Those She Left Behind (1989)

as Diane Pappas

Street Justice
Street Justice (1987)

as Catherine Watson

Growing Pains
Growing Pains (1985)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Maggie Seaver

The Rape of Richard Beck
The Rape of Richard Beck (1985)
GoodWatch score 70

as Anita Parrish

A Bunny's Tale
A Bunny's Tale (1985)
GoodWatch score 55

as Andrea

Hunter
Hunter (1984)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Dr. Kettering

The Four Seasons
The Four Seasons (1984)

TV show ยท as Pat Devon

The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.
The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D. (1984)

as Pamela Saletta

The A-Team
The A-Team (1983)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Trish Brenner

Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues (1981)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show

Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Mary Kanfer / Jenny Hunter

1970s

14 titles ยท average score 60
The Love Boat
The Love Boat (1977)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show ยท as Beth Luckner

Three's Company
Three's Company (1977)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Bobby Trilling

CHiPs
CHiPs (1977)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show ยท as Colleen

A*P*E
A*P*E (1976)
GoodWatch score 24

as Marilyn Baker

Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels (1976)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show ยท as Natalie

Quincy, M.E.
Quincy, M.E. (1976)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show

Laverne & Shirley
Laverne & Shirley (1976)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show

The Million Dollar Rip-Off
The Million Dollar Rip-Off (1976)

as Jessie

Starsky & Hutch
Starsky & Hutch (1975)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show

Switch
Switch (1975)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Mae Brenner

Rhoda
Rhoda (1974)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

Emergency!
Emergency! (1972)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show