Kathryn Joosten
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.
Acting
TV
Grey's Anatomy
as Stephanie Drake
2005
TV
Malcolm in the Middle
as Claire
2000
Movie
Wedding Crashers
as Chazz's Mom
2005
TV
The Mentalist
as Gloria Williams
2008
TV
The X-Files
as Agent Edie Boal
1993
Movie
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
as Aunt Jackie
2009
Movie
Bedtime Stories
as Mrs. Dixon
2008
TV
Seinfeld
as Betsy
1989
Movie
Cheaper by the Dozen 2
as Theatre Patron
2005
TV
Desperate Housewives
as Karen McCluskey
2004
TV
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
as Genevive Holt
1997
Movie
Hostage
as Louise
2005
TV
The Nanny
as Ward Nurse
1993
TV
Monk
as Neysa Gordon
2002
TV
Monk
as Nurse Stampel
2002
TV
Gilmore Girls
as Maisy Fortner
2000
TV
My Name Is Earl
as Donny's Mom
2005
TV
ER
as Lois
1994
TV
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Jenny
2000
TV
Frasier
as Vera
1993
TV
The King of Queens
as Maureen
1998
TV
Home Improvement
as Thelma McCready
1991
TV
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
as Marilyn
2005
TV
The West Wing
as Dolores Landingham
1999