Joanna Johnson

Joanna Johnson (born December 31, 1961) is an American actress, writer, producer and director. She is best known for her popular roles as Caroline Spencer Forrester (1987–1990, 1992, 2001) and as her twin sister, Karen Spencer (1991–1994, 2009, 2011–2014), on the CBS daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful. Johnson continues to work actively also behind the camera in the entertainment show business, having several credits as writer, producer, showrunner and director. She wrote the independent film The Shrink Is In (2001), after she created the ABC sitcom Hope & Faith (2003–2006) which ran for three seasons. She was co-executive producer on ABC Family's series Make It or Break It (2009–2012), Fairly Legal (2012), for USA Cable, and the CW's Emily Owens, M.D. (2012–2013). She is also the creator, executive producer and director of Freeform's limited series Love in the Time of Corona (2020). Previously, Johnson was the executive producer, showrunner and senior writer on Freeform's drama series The Fosters (2013–2018), and its spin-off Good Trouble (2019–2024), which both series ran for five seasons.