
Kathryn Joosten
Acting • Born 1939-12-20 – Died 2012-06-02
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.
Filmography
87 credits
Hostage
Movie • 2005
Louise

Bedtime Stories
Movie • 2008
Mrs. Dixon

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
Movie • 2009
Aunt Jackie

Hellraiser: Inferno
Movie • 2000
Mother

Wedding Crashers
Movie • 2005
Chazz's Mom

Breaking Dawn
Movie • 2004
Neighbor

Phoenix
Movie • 1998
Esther

Rails & Ties
Movie • 2007
Mrs. Brown

The TV Set
Movie • 2007
Lois

Kiss Toledo Goodbye
Movie • 1999
Wheelchair Lady

Mega Python vs. Gatoroid
Movie • 2011
Angie

Wish Wizard
Movie • 2014
Mrs. Inkwell

Grandview, U.S.A.
Movie • 1984
Mrs. Clark

The Making of a Hollywood Madam
Movie • 1996
Mrs. Oshatz

Red Roses and Petrol
Movie • 2003
Nurse

Secret Santa
Movie • 2003
Winifred

Combustion
Movie • 2004
Miss Knight

The Stranger Beside Me
Movie • 1995
Judge

The Package
Movie • 1989
Waitress

Jane Doe: Ties That Bind
Movie • 2007
Cara Goodman

Wasabi Tuna
Movie • 2003
Erma

Annul Victory
Movie • 2009
Self

Cheaper by the Dozen 2
Movie • 2005
Theatre Patron

Best Men
Movie • 1997
Edie

Cojones
Movie • 2002
Old Lady

Titus
TV • 2000
Betty

Less than Perfect
TV • 2002
Old Lady

Arli$$
TV • 1996
Kirby's Mother

Boston Common
TV • 1996
Mrs. Schuster

Seinfeld
TV • 1989
Betsy

Grey's Anatomy
TV • 2005
Stephanie Drake

Reba
TV • 2001
Director

The Closer
TV • 2005
Nurse Townsend

Ally McBeal
TV • 1997
Sister Alice

Home Improvement
TV • 1991
Thelma McCready

Joan of Arcadia
TV • 2003
Old Lady God

The Division
TV • 2001
Constance 'Connie ' Langtry

Providence
TV • 1999
Miss O'Meara

Judging Amy
TV • 1999
Judge Drabowsky

Monk
TV • 2002
Neysa Gordon

My Name Is Earl
TV • 2005
Donny's Mom

Spin City
TV • 1996
Sister Agnes

Las Vegas
TV • 2003
Robby

Everwood
TV • 2002
Mrs. Hammerhill

Even Stevens
TV • 2000
Edna Manning

Roseanne
TV • 1988

Love, Inc.
TV • 2005
Doris

Thanks
TV • 1999

Frasier
TV • 1993
Vera

Dharma & Greg
TV • 1997
Claire

Family Matters
TV • 1989
Grocery Checker

The X-Files
TV • 1993
Agent Edie Boal

Becker
TV • 1998
Mrs. Goldsmith

Will & Grace
TV • 1998
Felicia

Just Shoot Me!
TV • 1997
Mrs. Pierce

Gilmore Girls
TV • 2000
Maisy Fortner

ER
TV • 1994
Lois

The Greg Behrendt Show
TV • 2006

Brooklyn South
TV • 1997
Mariah Westbrook

Buffy the Vampire Slayer
TV • 1997
Genevive Holt

The West Wing
TV • 1999
Dolores Landingham

Providence
TV • 1999
Mrs. Nielsen

Curb Your Enthusiasm
TV • 2000
Jenny

Hope & Faith
TV • 2003
Funeral Guest

The Mentalist
TV • 2008
Gloria Williams

Desperate Housewives
TV • 2004
Karen McCluskey

3rd Rock from the Sun
TV • 1996
Cafeteria Lady

Father of the Pride
TV • 2004
(voice)

Monk
TV • 2002
Nurse Stampel

Harry's Law
TV • 2011
Maisie Joyce

NYPD Blue
TV • 1993
Mrs. Prows

Murphy Brown
TV • 1988
Secretary #83

Profiler
TV • 1996
Morganna Styles

The Drew Carey Show
TV • 1995
Ruth

The Drew Carey Show
TV • 1995
Natalie

The Bonnie Hunt Show
TV • 2008
Self

The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
TV • 2005
Marilyn

Men Behaving Badly
TV • 1996
Saleswoman

Life with Bonnie
TV • 2002
Phyllis

The King of Queens
TV • 1998
Maureen

Strong Medicine
TV • 2000
Mrs. Nolan

Malcolm in the Middle
TV • 2000
Claire

Raising Dad
TV • 2001
Mrs. Paultis

The Nanny
TV • 1993
Ward Nurse

Chicago Hope
TV • 1994
Cleaning woman (uncredited)

10-8: Officers on Duty
TV • 2003
Mrs Unterberger

Scrubs
TV • 2001
Mrs. Tanner