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