Acting · Chicago, Illinois, USA · Born December 20, 1939
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.
MovieWish Wizard
2014
as Mrs. Inkwell
MovieMega Python vs. Gatoroid
2011
as Angie
TVHarry's Law
2011
as Maisie Joyce
TVThe Talk
2010
as Self
MovieAlvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
2009
as Aunt Jackie
TVThe Cleveland Show
2009
as Hazel (voice)
MovieAnnul Victory
2009
as Self
MovieBedtime Stories
2008
as Mrs. Dixon
TVThe Mentalist
2008
as Gloria Williams
TVThe Bonnie Hunt Show
2008
as Self
MovieRails & Ties
2007
as Mrs. Brown
MovieThe TV Set
2007
as Lois
MovieJane Doe: Ties That Bind
2007
as Cara Goodman
The Greg Behrendt Show
2006
as Self
MovieCheaper by the Dozen 2
2005
as Theatre Patron
Love, Inc.
2005
as Doris
TVMy Name Is Earl
2005
as Donny's Mom
MovieWedding Crashers
2005
as Chazz's Mom
TVThe Closer
2005
as Nurse Townsend
MovieFathers and Sons
2005
as Gene's Mom (uncredited)
TVGrey's Anatomy
2005
as Stephanie Drake
TVThe Suite Life of Zack & Cody
2005
as Marilyn
MovieHostage
2005
as Louise
MovieCombustion
2004
as Miss Knight
MovieBreaking Dawn
2004
as Neighbor
TVDesperate Housewives
2004
as Karen McCluskey
TVFather of the Pride
2004
as (voice)
MovieSecret Santa
2003
as Winifred
MovieRed Roses and Petrol
2003
as Nurse
TV10-8: Officers on Duty
2003
as Mrs Unterberger
TVJoan of Arcadia
2003
as Old Lady God
TVHope & Faith
2003
as Funeral Guest
TVLas Vegas
2003
as Robby
MovieWasabi Tuna
2003
as Erma
TVLess than Perfect
2002
as Old Lady
TVLife with Bonnie
2002
as Phyllis
TVEverwood
2002
as Mrs. Hammerhill
TVMonk
2002
as Neysa Gordon
Cojones
2002
as Old Lady
TVReba
2001
as Director
TVRaising Dad
2001
as Mrs. Paultis
TVScrubs
2001
as Mrs. Tanner
TVThe Division
2001
as Constance 'Connie ' Langtry
MovieHellraiser: Inferno
2000
as Mother
TVCurb Your Enthusiasm
2000
as Jenny
TVGilmore Girls
2000
as Maisy Fortner
TVStrong Medicine
2000
as Mrs. Nolan
TVEven Stevens
2000
as Edna Manning
TVTitus
2000
as Betty
TVMalcolm in the Middle
2000
as Claire
MovieKiss Toledo Goodbye
1999
as Wheelchair Lady
TVThe West Wing
1999
as Dolores Landingham
TVJudging Amy
1999
as Judge Drabowsky
TVThanks
1999
TVProvidence
1999
as Miss O'Meara
TVBecker
1998
as Mrs. Goldsmith
TVWill & Grace
1998
as Felicia
TVThe King of Queens
1998
as Maureen
MoviePhoenix
1998
as Esther
MovieBest Men
1997
as Edie
TVDharma & Greg
1997
as Claire
TVBrooklyn South
1997
as Mariah Westbrook
TVAlly McBeal
1997
as Sister Alice
TVBuffy the Vampire Slayer
1997
as Genevive Holt
TVJust Shoot Me!
1997
as Mrs. Pierce
TVProfiler
1996
as Morganna Styles
TVMen Behaving Badly
1996
as Saleswoman
TVSpin City
1996
as Sister Agnes
TVArli$$
1996
as Kirby's Mother
TVBoston Common
1996
as Mrs. Schuster
MovieThe Making of a Hollywood Madam
1996
as Mrs. Oshatz
TV3rd Rock from the Sun
1996
as Cafeteria Lady
MovieThe Stranger Beside Me
1995
as Judge
TVThe Drew Carey Show
1995
as Ruth
TVER
1994
as Lois
TVChicago Hope
1994
as Cleaning woman (uncredited)
TVThe Nanny
1993
as Ward Nurse
TVNYPD Blue
1993
as Mrs. Prows
TVFrasier
1993
as Vera
TVThe X-Files
1993
as Agent Edie Boal
TVHome Improvement
1991
as Thelma McCready
TVFamily Matters
1989
as Grocery Checker
MovieThe Package
1989
as Waitress
TVSeinfeld
1989
as Betsy
TVMurphy Brown
1988
as Secretary #83
TVRoseanne
1988
MovieGrandview, U.S.A.
1984
as Mrs. Clark
