Joanna Kerns — American Actress born on February 12, 1953,

Joanna Kerns is an American actress and director best known for her role as Maggie Seaver on the family situation comedy Growing Pains from 1985–1992... (wikipedia)

The writer creates the role on the page and then the actor takes it and makes it their own.
I invested. I wanted to cushion the future. I'm a financial success!
I always knew that 'Growing Pains' was not going to go on forever. I remember thinking, 'I'm going to enjoy every moment of this.'
I act here and there but you have to commit so far out in advance when you're directing that you - I'm kind of booked six months out, so it's hard.
Well, I'm directing a lot of television these days.