Kathryn Joosten
Born: 1939-12-20 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died: 2012-06-02
Known For: Acting
Biography
Kathryn 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.
Filmography
2014
- Wish Wizard as Mrs. Inkwell
2011
- Harry's Law as Maisie Joyce
- Mega Python vs. Gatoroid as Angie
2009
- Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel as Aunt Jackie
- Annul Victory as Self
2008
- The Mentalist as Gloria Williams
- The Bonnie Hunt Show as Self
- Bedtime Stories as Mrs. Dixon
2007
- Rails & Ties as Mrs. Brown
- The TV Set as Lois
- Jane Doe: Ties That Bind as Cara Goodman
2006
- The Greg Behrendt Show as Self
2005
- Grey's Anatomy as Stephanie Drake
- The Closer as Nurse Townsend
- My Name Is Earl as Donny's Mom
- The Suite Life of Zack & Cody as Marilyn
- Wedding Crashers as Chazz's Mom
- Love, Inc. as Doris
- Cheaper by the Dozen 2 as Theatre Patron
- Hostage as Louise
- Fathers and Sons as Gene's Mom (uncredited)
2004
- Desperate Housewives as Karen McCluskey
- Father of the Pride as (voice)
- Combustion as Miss Knight
- Breaking Dawn as Neighbor
2003
- Las Vegas as Robby
- Joan of Arcadia as Old Lady God
- Hope & Faith as Funeral Guest
- 10-8: Officers on Duty as Mrs Unterberger
- Wasabi Tuna as Erma
- Red Roses and Petrol as Nurse
- Secret Santa as Winifred
2002
- Monk as Neysa Gordon
- Everwood as Mrs. Hammerhill
- Less than Perfect as Old Lady
- Life with Bonnie as Phyllis
- Cojones as Old Lady
2001
- Scrubs as Mrs. Tanner
- Reba as Director
- The Division as Constance 'Connie ' Langtry
- Raising Dad as Mrs. Paultis
2000
- Malcolm in the Middle as Claire
- Gilmore Girls as Maisy Fortner
- Curb Your Enthusiasm as Jenny
- Strong Medicine as Mrs. Nolan
- Titus as Betty
- Even Stevens as Edna Manning
- Hellraiser: Inferno as Mother
1999
- The West Wing as Dolores Landingham
- Judging Amy as Judge Drabowsky
- Providence as Miss O'Meara
- Kiss Toledo Goodbye as Wheelchair Lady
- Thanks
1998
- Will & Grace as Felicia
- The King of Queens as Maureen
- Becker as Mrs. Goldsmith
- Phoenix as Esther
1997
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer as Genevive Holt
- Just Shoot Me! as Mrs. Pierce
- Ally McBeal as Sister Alice
- Dharma & Greg as Claire
- Brooklyn South as Mariah Westbrook
- Best Men as Edie
1996
- 3rd Rock from the Sun as Cafeteria Lady
- Spin City as Sister Agnes
- Profiler as Morganna Styles
- Arli$$ as Kirby's Mother
- Men Behaving Badly as Saleswoman
- Boston Common as Mrs. Schuster
- The Making of a Hollywood Madam as Mrs. Oshatz
1995
- The Drew Carey Show as Ruth
- The Stranger Beside Me as Judge
1994
- ER as Lois
- Chicago Hope as Cleaning woman (uncredited)
1993
- The X-Files as Agent Edie Boal
- Frasier as Vera
- The Nanny as Ward Nurse
- NYPD Blue as Mrs. Prows
1991
- Home Improvement as Thelma McCready
1989
- Seinfeld as Betsy
- Family Matters as Grocery Checker
- The Package as Waitress
1988
- Murphy Brown as Secretary #83
- Roseanne
1984
- Grandview, U.S.A. as Mrs. Clark