The Gold Lunch

Joanna Kerns has worked continuously in theater, television and film as an actress, director and producer for the last thirty years. Recruited by Gene Kelly from UCLA’s dance department, Joanna began her professional career as a dancer in his production of CLOWN AROUND, followed by Joe Papp’s TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA. She made her Broadway acting debut in the widely acclaimed production of ULYSSES IN NIGHT TOWN at the Winter Garden Theater starring Zero Mostel and Tommy Lee Jones.

Best known as Maggie Seaver in the long running comedy GROWING PAINS, Joanna’s other television credits include Alan Alda’s THE FOUR SEASON’S, THE RAPE OF RICHARD BECK, BLIND FAITH, SEE JANE RUN, TERROR IN THE FAMILY, THE MAN WITH THREE WIVES, EMMA’S WISH and MOTHER KNOWS BEST. Joanna co-starred in the Oscar nominated film GIRL INTERRUPTED, the critically acclaimed independent film ALL OVER THE GUY, and most recently KNOCKED UP.

As a director, Joanna began her career in 1992 directing multiple episodes of the SAG Award winning show REMEMBER WENN and has since become one of the few women directors working full time in prime time television. Her credits include multiple episodes of ALLY MCBEAL, BOSTON PUBLIC, JOAN OF ARCADIA, SCRUBS, FELICITY, ER, MEN IN TREES, PSYCH, ARMY WIVES and DEFENDING OUR KIDS: THE JULIE POSEY STORY. Her next directing assignments take her to GREY’S ANATOMY and PRIVATE PRACTICE.

Joanna’s latest project, THE GOLD LUNCH, is a short film which she directed and co-wrote with writing partner Sally Robinson.
 

Paul Blackthorne began his acting career on stage at the age of eleven has not stopped working since. Cast as Captain Russell in the Oscar nominated film "LAGAAN," Mr. Blackthorne continued his theater work in London's west end, the Edinburgh festival and the Nottingham Playhouse. In 2002 John Wells recruited him for the American series "Presidio Med." Since then, he has had leading roles in, "ER," "Medium," "24," "Monk," "Deadwood" and starred in "The Dresden Files." He recently completed shooting on Robert Zemeckis's motion capture production of "A Christmas Carol" with Jim Carey. A serious photographer, Mr. Blackthorne has had several exhibitions, the most recent to raise money to help relief efforts in Gujarat. He can currently be seen as Shane Healy in the NBC show, "Lipstick Jungle."

Jennifer Siebel, a Stanford University graduate, has appeared in numerous theater, film and television productions. Some of her recent credits include In the Valley of Elah, Rent, Something's Gotta Give, Zen Noir, April Fool’s Day, Raw Footage, Life, Mad Men, NUMB3RS, Strong Medicine, Presidio Med, Days of our Lives, and She Spies. This fall she can be seen as Jennifer Conover on NBC’S Life. Jennifer is pleased to be the spokesperson for Women’s Independent Cinema. In her efforts to develop films that encourage the female voice, Jennifer has formed Girls' Club Entertainment, LLC. She is also proud of her work with Conservation International, a global environmental organization.