
Kathryn Joosten
ActingBiography
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.
Movies
(25 total)
Wedding Crashers
as Chazz's Mom

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
as Aunt Jackie

Bedtime Stories
as Mrs. Dixon

Cheaper by the Dozen 2
as Theatre Patron

Hostage
as Louise

Hellraiser: Inferno
as Mother

The Package
as Waitress

The TV Set
as Lois

Mega Python vs. Gatoroid
as Angie

Phoenix
as Esther

Rails & Ties
as Mrs. Brown

Best Men
as Edie

Grandview, U.S.A.
as Mrs. Clark

Breaking Dawn
as Neighbor

Secret Santa
as Winifred

The Stranger Beside Me
as Judge

Jane Doe: Ties That Bind
as Cara Goodman

Combustion
as Miss Knight

Kiss Toledo Goodbye
as Wheelchair Lady

Wish Wizard
as Mrs. Inkwell
TV Shows
(62 total)
Grey's Anatomy
as Stephanie Drake

Malcolm in the Middle
as Claire

The Mentalist
as Gloria Williams

The X-Files
as Agent Edie Boal

Seinfeld
as Betsy

Desperate Housewives
as Karen McCluskey

Buffy the Vampire Slayer
as Genevive Holt

The Nanny
as Ward Nurse

Monk
as Neysa Gordon

Gilmore Girls
as Maisy Fortner

Monk
as Nurse Stampel

My Name Is Earl
as Donny's Mom

ER
as Lois

Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Jenny

Frasier
as Vera

The King of Queens
as Maureen

Home Improvement
as Thelma McCready

The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
as Marilyn

The West Wing
as Dolores Landingham

Will & Grace
as Felicia