Kathryn Joosten

Known for: Acting

Born: 1939-12-20 – 2012-06-02 (aged 72)

From: Chicago, Illinois, USA

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.

Filmography (86)

MOVIE★ 3.7
Wish Wizard
2014
as Mrs. Inkwell
MOVIE★ 4.2
Mega Python vs. Gatoroid
2011
as Angie
TV★ 7.4
Harry's Law
2011
as Maisie Joyce
TV★ 3.0
The Talk
2010
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.7
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
2009
as Aunt Jackie
MOVIE
Annul Victory
2009
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.2
Bedtime Stories
2008
as Mrs. Dixon
TV★ 8.4
The Mentalist
2008
as Gloria Williams
TV★ 4.4
The Bonnie Hunt Show
2008
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.4
Rails & Ties
2007
as Mrs. Brown
MOVIE★ 6.0
The TV Set
2007
as Lois
MOVIE★ 5.2
Jane Doe: Ties That Bind
2007
as Cara Goodman
TV★ 5.0
The Greg Behrendt Show
2006
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.2
Cheaper by the Dozen 2
2005
as Theatre Patron
TV★ 5.2
Love, Inc.
2005
as Doris
TV★ 7.6
My Name Is Earl
2005
as Donny's Mom
MOVIE★ 6.5
Wedding Crashers
2005
as Chazz's Mom
TV★ 7.9
The Closer
2005
as Nurse Townsend
MOVIE★ 5.1
Fathers and Sons
2005
as Gene's Mom (uncredited)
TV★ 8.2
Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Stephanie Drake
TV★ 7.6
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
2005
as Marilyn
MOVIE★ 6.4
Hostage
2005
as Louise
MOVIE★ 6.4
Combustion
2004
as Miss Knight
MOVIE★ 5.8
Breaking Dawn
2004
as Neighbor
TV★ 7.9
Desperate Housewives
2004
as Karen McCluskey
TV★ 5.0
Father of the Pride
2004
as (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.1
Secret Santa
2003
as Winifred
MOVIE★ 4.7
Red Roses and Petrol
2003
as Nurse
TV★ 7.9
10-8: Officers on Duty
2003
as Mrs Unterberger
TV★ 7.3
Joan of Arcadia
2003
as Old Lady God
TV★ 5.4
Hope & Faith
2003
as Funeral Guest
TV★ 7.0
Las Vegas
2003
as Robby
MOVIE★ 3.0
Wasabi Tuna
2003
as Erma
TV★ 6.9
Less than Perfect
2002
as Old Lady
TV★ 7.2
Life with Bonnie
2002
as Phyllis
TV★ 7.6
Everwood
2002
as Mrs. Hammerhill
TV★ 8.0
Monk
2002
as Neysa Gordon
MOVIE★ 10.0
Cojones
2002
as Old Lady
TV★ 6.5
Reba
2001
as Director
TV★ 7.5
Raising Dad
2001
as Mrs. Paultis
TV★ 8.1
Scrubs
2001
as Mrs. Tanner
TV★ 7.1
The Division
2001
as Constance 'Connie ' Langtry
MOVIE★ 5.4
Hellraiser: Inferno
2000
as Mother
TV★ 8.0
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
as Jenny
TV★ 7.9
Gilmore Girls
2000
as Maisy Fortner
TV★ 7.4
Strong Medicine
2000
as Mrs. Nolan
TV★ 7.0
Even Stevens
2000
as Edna Manning
TV★ 6.9
Titus
2000
as Betty
TV★ 8.5
Malcolm in the Middle
2000
as Claire
MOVIE★ 3.8
Kiss Toledo Goodbye
1999
as Wheelchair Lady
TV★ 8.3
The West Wing
1999
as Dolores Landingham
TV★ 7.5
Judging Amy
1999
as Judge Drabowsky
TV★ 5.5
Thanks
1999
TV★ 6.7
Providence
1999
as Miss O'Meara
TV★ 7.2
Becker
1998
as Mrs. Goldsmith
TV★ 6.9
Will & Grace
1998
as Felicia
TV★ 7.1
The King of Queens
1998
as Maureen
MOVIE★ 5.5
Phoenix
1998
as Esther
MOVIE★ 5.3
Best Men
1997
as Edie
TV★ 6.4
Dharma & Greg
1997
as Claire
TV★ 9.6
Brooklyn South
1997
as Mariah Westbrook
TV★ 6.5
Ally McBeal
1997
as Sister Alice
TV★ 8.1
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1997
as Genevive Holt
TV★ 6.6
Just Shoot Me!
1997
as Mrs. Pierce
TV★ 7.0
Profiler
1996
as Morganna Styles
TV★ 5.0
Men Behaving Badly
1996
as Saleswoman
TV★ 7.0
Spin City
1996
as Sister Agnes
TV★ 6.8
Arli$$
1996
as Kirby's Mother
TV★ 7.0
Boston Common
1996
as Mrs. Schuster
MOVIE★ 5.5
The Making of a Hollywood Madam
1996
as Mrs. Oshatz
TV★ 7.5
3rd Rock from the Sun
1996
as Cafeteria Lady
MOVIE★ 6.9
The Stranger Beside Me
1995
as Judge
TV★ 6.5
The Drew Carey Show
1995
as Ruth
TV★ 7.8
ER
1994
as Lois
TV★ 7.2
Chicago Hope
1994
as Cleaning woman (uncredited)
TV★ 8.1
The Nanny
1993
as Ward Nurse
TV★ 7.0
NYPD Blue
1993
as Mrs. Prows
TV★ 7.7
Frasier
1993
as Vera
TV★ 8.4
The X-Files
1993
as Agent Edie Boal
TV★ 7.4
Home Improvement
1991
as Thelma McCready
TV★ 6.7
Family Matters
1989
as Grocery Checker
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Package
1989
as Waitress
TV★ 8.3
Seinfeld
1989
as Betsy
TV★ 6.4
Murphy Brown
1988
as Secretary #83
TV★ 6.8
Roseanne
1988
MOVIE★ 5.8
Grandview, U.S.A.
1984
as Mrs. Clark