years_active birth_place birth_date article_title name occupation
1984 -- phoenix , arizona , united states 31 december 1961 joanna johnson
 joanna johnson actress , producer and writer
joanna johnson

joanna johnson -lrb- born december 31 , 1961 in phoenix , arizona -rrb- is an american actress , writer and producer , best known for her roles as caroline spencer forrester -lrb- 1987 -- 1990 , 2001 -rrb- and her twin sister , karen spencer -lrb- 1991-1994 , 2009 , 2011 , 2012 -- -rrb- on the cbs daytime soap opera `` the bold and the beautiful '' .
she 's also an executive producer and writer on the abc family 's drama series the fosters .
