Kathryn Joosten
Biography
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.
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Known For
Acting History
2014
Wish Wizard as Mrs. Inkwell
2011Mega Python vs. Gatoroid as Angie
2011Harry's Law as Maisie Joyce
2009Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel as Aunt Jackie
2009Annul Victory as Self
2008Bedtime Stories as Mrs. Dixon
2008The Mentalist as Gloria Williams
2008The Bonnie Hunt Show as Self
2007Rails & Ties as Mrs. Brown
2007The TV Set as Lois
2007Jane Doe: Ties That Bind as Cara Goodman
2006The Greg Behrendt Show
2005Cheaper by the Dozen 2 as Theatre Patron
2005Love, Inc. as Doris
2005My Name Is Earl as Donny's Mom
2005Wedding Crashers as Chazz's Mom
2005The Closer as Nurse Townsend
2005Grey's Anatomy as Stephanie Drake
2005The Suite Life of Zack & Cody as Marilyn
2005Hostage as Louise
2004Combustion as Miss Knight
2004Breaking Dawn as Neighbor
2004Desperate Housewives as Karen McCluskey
2004Father of the Pride as (voice)
2003Secret Santa as Winifred
2003Red Roses and Petrol as Nurse
2003Joan of Arcadia as Old Lady God
2003Hope & Faith as Funeral Guest
2003Las Vegas as Robby
2003Wasabi Tuna as Erma
2002Less than Perfect as Old Lady
2002Life with Bonnie as Phyllis
2002Everwood as Mrs. Hammerhill
2002Monk as Neysa Gordon
2002Monk as Nurse Stampel
2002Cojones as Old Lady
2001Reba as Director
2001Raising Dad as Mrs. Paultis
2001Scrubs as Mrs. Tanner
2001The Division as Constance 'Connie ' Langtry
2000Hellraiser: Inferno as Mother
2000Curb Your Enthusiasm as Jenny
2000Gilmore Girls as Maisy Fortner
2000Strong Medicine as Mrs. Nolan
2000Even Stevens as Edna Manning
2000Titus as Betty
2000Malcolm in the Middle as Claire
1999Kiss Toledo Goodbye as Wheelchair Lady
1999The West Wing as Dolores Landingham
1999Judging Amy as Judge Drabowsky
1999Thanks
1999Providence as Miss O'Meara
1999Providence as Mrs. Nielsen
1998Becker as Mrs. Goldsmith
1998The King of Queens as Maureen
1998Will & Grace as Felicia
1998Phoenix as Esther
1997Best Men as Edie
1997Dharma & Greg as Claire
1997Brooklyn South as Mariah Westbrook
1997Ally McBeal as Sister Alice
1997Buffy the Vampire Slayer as Genevive Holt
1997Just Shoot Me! as Mrs. Pierce
1996Profiler as Morganna Styles
1996Men Behaving Badly as Saleswoman
1996Spin City as Sister Agnes
1996Arli$$
1996Boston Common as Mrs. Schuster
1996The Making of a Hollywood Madam as Mrs. Oshatz
19963rd Rock from the Sun as Cafeteria Lady
1995The Stranger Beside Me as Judge
1995The Drew Carey Show as Ruth
1995The Drew Carey Show as Natalie
1994ER as Lois
1994Chicago Hope as Cleaning woman (uncredited)
1993The Nanny as Ward Nurse
1993NYPD Blue as Mrs. Prows
1993Frasier as Vera
1993The X-Files as Agent Edie Boal
1991Home Improvement as Thelma McCready
1989Family Matters as Grocery Checker
1989The Package as Waitress
1989Seinfeld as Betsy
1988Murphy Brown as Secretary #83
1988Roseanne
1984Grandview, U.S.A. as Mrs. Clark