Kathryn Joosten
Joosten was born in Chicago. Her first career was as a psychiatric nurse at Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago, living in nearby Lake Forest, Illinois, where she married a psychiatrist and raised two sons. Following her 1980 divorce, she began acting in community theater in 1982, at age 42.
Movies
Wish Wizard
Mrs. Inkwell
Mega Python vs. Gatoroid
Angie
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
Aunt Jackie
Bedtime Stories
Mrs. Dixon
Rails & Ties
Mrs. Brown
The TV Set
Lois
Jane Doe: Ties That Bind
Cara Goodman
Cheaper by the Dozen 2
Theatre Patron
Wedding Crashers
Chazz's Mom
Hostage
Louise
Combustion
Miss Knight
Breaking Dawn
Neighbor
Secret Santa
Winifred
Red Roses and Petrol
Nurse
Wasabi Tuna
Erma
Cojones
Old Lady
Hellraiser: Inferno
Mother
Kiss Toledo Goodbye
Wheelchair Lady
Phoenix
Esther
Best Men
Edie
The Making of a Hollywood Madam
Mrs. Oshatz
The Stranger Beside Me
Judge
The Package
Waitress
Grandview, U.S.A.
Mrs. Clark
TV Series
Harry's Law
Maisie Joyce
1 Episode
The Mentalist
Gloria Williams
1 Episode
The Greg Behrendt Show
1 Episode
Love, Inc.
Doris
1 Episode
My Name Is Earl
Donny's Mom
1 Episode
The Closer
Nurse Townsend
1 Episode
Grey's Anatomy
Stephanie Drake
1 Episode
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
Marilyn
1 Episode
Desperate Housewives
Karen McCluskey
76 Episodes
Father of the Pride
(voice)
1 Episode
Joan of Arcadia
Old Lady God
8 Episodes
Hope & Faith
Funeral Guest
1 Episode
Las Vegas
Robby
1 Episode
Less than Perfect
Old Lady
1 Episode
Life with Bonnie
Phyllis
1 Episode
Everwood
Mrs. Hammerhill
1 Episode
Monk
Neysa Gordon
1 Episode
Reba
Director
1 Episode
Raising Dad
Mrs. Paultis
1 Episode
Scrubs
Mrs. Tanner
3 Episodes
The Division
Constance 'Connie ' Langtry
1 Episode
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Jenny
1 Episode
Gilmore Girls
Maisy Fortner
1 Episode
Strong Medicine
Mrs. Nolan
1 Episode
Even Stevens
Edna Manning
1 Episode
Titus
Betty
1 Episode
Malcolm in the Middle
Claire
1 Episode
The West Wing
Dolores Landingham
30 Episodes
Judging Amy
Judge Drabowsky
1 Episode
Thanks
6 Episodes
Providence
Miss O'Meara
1 Episode
Becker
Mrs. Goldsmith
1 Episode
Will & Grace
Felicia
1 Episode
The King of Queens
Maureen
1 Episode
Dharma & Greg
Claire
7 Episodes
Brooklyn South
Mariah Westbrook
2 Episodes
Ally McBeal
Sister Alice
1 Episode
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Genevive Holt
1 Episode
Just Shoot Me!
Mrs. Pierce
1 Episode
Profiler
Morganna Styles
1 Episode
Men Behaving Badly
Saleswoman
1 Episode
Spin City
Sister Agnes
1 Episode
Arli$$
1 Episode
Boston Common
Mrs. Schuster
1 Episode
3rd Rock from the Sun
Cafeteria Lady
1 Episode
The Drew Carey Show
Ruth
1 Episode
ER
Lois
1 Episode
Chicago Hope
Cleaning woman (uncredited)
1 Episode
The Nanny
Ward Nurse
1 Episode
NYPD Blue
Mrs. Prows
1 Episode
Frasier
Vera
1 Episode
The X-Files
Agent Edie Boal
1 Episode
Home Improvement
Thelma McCready
1 Episode
Family Matters
Grocery Checker
1 Episode
Seinfeld
Betsy
1 Episode
Murphy Brown
Secretary #83
1 Episode
Roseanne
2 Episodes