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.
Awards & recognition
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series · 2008
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series · 2005
Filmography50+ titles
Malcolm in the Middle
The Mentalist
The X-Files
The West Wing
Seinfeld
Grey's Anatomy
Scrubs
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
The Nanny
Monk
Curb Your Enthusiasm
The Closer
Desperate Housewives
Gilmore Girls
ER
My Name Is Earl
Frasier
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
Everwood
3rd Rock from the Sun
Strong Medicine
Home Improvement
Becker
Las Vegas
The King of Queens
NYPD Blue
Even Stevens
Profiler
Less Than Perfect
Will & Grace
Arli$$
Family Matters
Roseanne
Just Shoot Me!
Wedding Crashers
Reba
Ally McBeal
The Drew Carey Show
Rails & Ties
Hostage
Combustion
Murphy Brown
Bedtime Stories
Cheaper by the Dozen 2
The Package
The TV Set
Grandview, U.S.A.
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
Phoenix
Hellraiser: Inferno