Joanna Kerns

Cast as the alcoholic WASP mother of a gay man (Richard Ruccolo) in "All Over the Guy"

Played Winona Ryder's mother in "Girl, Interrupted"

Starred in TV-movie, "No One Could Protect Her"

Starred in miniseries, "The Big One: The Great Los Angeles Earthquake"

Directed "What Every Woman Knows" at the Coast Ensemble Theatre in L.A.

Wrote episode of "Growing Pains" entitled "Gues Who's Coming to Dinner?"

Had featured role in short film "Love Struck"; film earned Oscar nomination as Best Short Subject (Live Action)

Cast as journalist Maggie Seaver on the long-running ABC sitcom "Growing Pains"

Debut as series regular playing stuntwoman Pat Devon on the CBS sitcom "The Four Seasons"

Film debut, "Coma" (billed as Joanna Kerns)

TV-movie debut, "The Million Dollar Rip-Off" (NBC)

Broadway debut, "Ulysses in Nightown" (billed as Joanna de Varona)

Toured US and Canada in company of "Two Gentlemen of Verona" (billed as Joanna de Varona)

At age 13, moved to Fresno to pursue gymnastics

Appeared as guest on numerous TV shows

Began performing at Disneyland

Cast in touring company of "My Fair Lady"

Directed episodes of "Beggars and Choosers" (Showtime)

Directed episodes of the UPN sitcom "Clueless"

Moved to L.A.; began to be cast in TV commercials

Raised in Santa Clara, California

Tried out for 1968 Olympic gymnastics team; placed 14th out of a field of 28

Turned to dancing when a knee injury fored her to abandon gymnastics

Won role in "Clown Around", a Broadway-bound musical; show closed in San Francisco