
Acting
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.

Wish Wizard
as Mrs. Inkwell

Mega Python vs. Gatoroid
as Angie

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
as Aunt Jackie

Annul Victory
as Self

Bedtime Stories
as Mrs. Dixon

Rails & Ties
as Mrs. Brown

The TV Set
as Lois

Jane Doe: Ties That Bind
as Cara Goodman

Wedding Crashers
as Chazz's Mom

Cheaper by the Dozen 2
as Theatre Patron

Harry's Law
as Maisie Joyce · 1 ep.

The Mentalist
as Gloria Williams · 1 ep.

The Bonnie Hunt Show
as Self · 1 ep.
The Greg Behrendt Show
as Self · 1 ep.

Grey's Anatomy
as Stephanie Drake · 1 ep.

The Closer
as Nurse Townsend · 1 ep.

My Name Is Earl
as Donny's Mom · 1 ep.

The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
as Marilyn · 1 ep.
Love, Inc.
as Doris · 1 ep.

Desperate Housewives
as Karen McCluskey · 76 ep.
Hostage
2005