Kathryn Joosten

Mostly Credited As: Kathryn Joosten
Sometimes Credited As: Kathryn Joostyn
Kathryn Joosten Doris

Birth Name: Kathryn Joosten
Date Of Birth: December 20, 1939 (Age 72)
Country Of Birth:

USA
Birth Place: Chicago, Illinois
Date Of Death: June 02, 2012
Cause Of Death: Lung Cancer

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TV Appearances

Main cast

Desperate Housewives (2004)

As: Karen McCluskey (Season 6-8; recurring otherwise)

Episode Cast Credits

Desperate Housewives (2004) Show all 55 episode cast credits
	• Give Me the Blame (1)	08x22: (May/13/2012)	As	Karen McCluskey
	• The Chase	06x16: (Feb/28/2010)	As	Karen McCluskey
	• Lovely	06x15: (Feb/21/2010)	As	Karen McCluskey
	• You Gotta Get a Gimmick	06x12: (Jan/10/2010)	As	Karen McCluskey, [Starring Roles]
The Mentalist (2008)
	• At First Blush	04x14: (Feb/09/2012)	As	Gloria Williams
The Cleveland Show (2009)
	• Sex and the Biddy	03x06: (Dec/04/2011)	*Voiced*	Hazel
The Bold and the Beautiful (1987)
	• Ep. #6000	24x224: (Feb/07/2011)	As	Herself
Scrubs (2001)
	• My Finale (2)	08x19: (May/06/2009)	As	Mrs. Tanner, [Uncredited]
	• My First Kill	04x04: (Sep/21/2004)	As	Mrs. Tanner
	• My Old Lady	01x04: (Oct/16/2001)	As	Mrs. Tanner
The Bonnie Hunt Show (2008) (2008)
	• Tawny Kitaen; Kathryn Joosten	01x51: (Nov/17/2008)	As	Herself
	• Tawny Kitaen; Kathryn Joosten	01x50: (Nov/14/2008)	As	Herself
The Emmy Awards (1949)
	• The 60th Annual Emmy Awards	60x01: (Sep/21/2008)	As	Winner: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series (for 'Desperate Housewives')
	• The 57th Annual Emmy Awards	57x01: (Sep/18/2005)	As	Winner: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series (for 'Desperate Housewives')
Monk (2002)
	• Mr. Monk's 100th Case	07x07: (Sep/05/2008)	As	Neysa Gordon
	• Mr. Monk and the Sleeping Suspect	02x07: (Aug/08/2003)	As	Nurse Stempel
Las Vegas (2003)
	• Win, Place, Bingo	05x17: (Feb/08/2008)	As	Robby
The Closer (2005)
	• The Round File	03x05: (Jul/16/2007)	As	Nurse Townsend
The Greg Behrendt Show (2006)
	• Unseen, Uncut, Un-Freakin-Believable!	01x73: (Jan/05/2007)	As	Herself
Saved (2006)
	• Who Do You Trust?	01x07: (Jul/24/2006)	As	Evelyn Wilson
The Suite Life of Zack and Cody (2005)
	• Not So Suite 16	02x10: (Mar/24/2006)	As	Grandpa Marilyn
Reba (2001)
	• Brock's Got Stones	05x11: (Jan/13/2006)	As	Director
Malcolm in the Middle (2000)
	• Malcolm Defends Reese	07x09: (Dec/16/2005)	As	Claire
Love, Inc. (2005)
	• The Honeymooners	01x10: (Nov/24/2005)	As	Doris (as Kathryn Joosten Doris), [Special Guest Stars]
My Name Is Earl (2005)
	• Quit Smoking	01x02: (Sep/27/2005)	As	Donny's Mother
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
	• Shake Your Groove Thing	01x05: (Apr/24/2005)	As	Mrs. Drake (Patient: Towel Left In Lung After Surgery)
Joan of Arcadia (2003) Show all 8 episode cast credits
	• Common Thread	02x21: (Apr/15/2005)	As	Old Lady (God)
	• Trial and Error	02x19: (Apr/01/2005)	As	Old Lady (God)
	• Independence Day	02x16: (Feb/18/2005)	As	Old Lady (God)
	• Out of Sight	02x02: (Oct/01/2004)	As	Old Lady (God)
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life (2000)
	• Written in the Stars	05x03: (Oct/05/2004)	As	Maisy Fortner
Everwood (2002)
	• Last Looks	02x18: (Apr/12/2004)	As	Mrs. Hammerhill
Will & Grace (1998)
	• Ice Cream Balls	06x13: (Feb/10/2004)	As	Felicia
Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)
	• The Weatherman	04x04: (Jan/25/2004)	As	Woman at Reception
Less Than Perfect (2002)
	• Rules	02x06: (Oct/28/2003)	As	The Mule
Charmed (1998)
	• My Three Witches (aka Fantasies in the Flesh)	06x06: (Oct/26/2003)	As	Wife
Judging Amy (1999)
	• Wild Card	04x14: (Feb/04/2003)	As	Judge Drebowski
General Hospital (US) (1963) Show all 6 episode cast credits
	• #10183	40x196: (Jan/03/2003)	As	Ida
	• #10180	40x193: (Dec/30/2002)	As	Ida
	• #10179	40x192: (Dec/27/2002)	As	Ida
	• #10175	40x188: (Dec/20/2002)	As	Ida
Even Stevens (2000)
	• Stevens Manor	03x18: (Oct/28/2002)	As	Edna Manning
The West Wing (1999) Show all 30 episode cast credits
	• Debate Camp	04x05: (Oct/16/2002)	As	Delores Landingham
	• Bartlet for America	03x09: (Dec/12/2001)	As	Delores Landingham
	• Two Cathedrals	02x22: (May/16/2001)	As	Delores Landingham
	• 18th and Potomac	02x21: (May/09/2001)	As	Delores Landingham
The Division (2001)
	• Journey	02x06: (Feb/17/2002)	As	Constance 'Connie ' Langtry
Titus (2000)
	• Bachelor Party	03x13: (Feb/13/2002)	As	Betty
The X-Files (1993)
	• Trust No 1	09x06: (Jan/06/2002)	As	Agent Edie Boal
Spin City (1996)
	• She's Gotta Habit	06x08: (Nov/06/2001)	As	Sister Agnes
Providence (1999)
	• Dad	04x01: (Sep/28/2001)	As	Mrs. Neilsen
	• Home Again	01x02: (Jan/15/1999)	As	Mrs. O'Meara
Arli$$ (1996)
	• You Are Your Priorities	06x03: (Jun/24/2001)	As	Kirby's Mother
Dharma & Greg (1997) Show all 7 episode cast credits
	• How This Happened	04x22: (May/08/2001)	As	Claire
	• The Story of K	04x20: (Apr/24/2001)	As	Claire
	• For Pete's Sake	04x18: (Apr/03/2001)	As	Claire
	• Let's Get Fiscal	04x12: (Jan/30/2001)	As	Claire
Ally McBeal (1997)
	• Falling Up	04x15: (Feb/26/2001)	As	Sister Alice
Becker (1998)
	• Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em	03x08: (Nov/27/2000)	As	Mrs Goldsmith
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)
	• Where the Wild Things Are	04x18: (Apr/25/2000)	As	Mrs. Holt
Home Improvement (1991)
	• Chop Shop 'Til You Drop	08x13: (Jan/05/1999)	As	Thelma McCreedy
The Nanny (US) (1993)
	• The Pre-nup	05x20: (Apr/29/1998)	As	Nurse
Just Shoot Me (1997)
	• The Kiss	02x18: (Mar/19/1998)	As	Mrs. Pierce
Brooklyn South (1997)
	• Touched by a Checkered Cab	01x04: (Oct/13/1997)	As	Mrs. Morag Westbrook
	• Why Can't Even a Couple of Us Get Along?	01x03: (Oct/06/1997)	As	Mrs. Morag Westbrook
NYPD Blue (1993)
	• Is Paris Burning?	04x21: (May/13/1997)	As	Mrs. Prows
Seinfeld (1989)
	• The Little Jerry	08x11: (Jan/09/1997)	As	Betsy
Boston Common (1996)
	• Trustee and Sympathy	02x06: (Nov/03/1996)	As	Mrs. Schuster
Roseanne (1988)
	• Ballroom Blitz	08x22: (Apr/30/1996)	As	Carol
	• The Thrilla Near the Vanilla Extract	08x12: (Jan/02/1996)	As	Supermarket customer
ER (1994)
	• A Shift in the Night	02x18: (Apr/04/1996)	As	Lois
Picket Fences (1992)
	• Reap the Whirlwind	04x02: (Sep/29/1995)	As	Waitress
Family Matters (1989)
	• My Bodyguard	06x19: (Mar/17/1995)	As	Woman
A Minute With Stan Hooper (2003)
	• Stan's Best Friend	01x13: (Unaired)	As	Betty Jamison
Life on a Stick (2005)
	• Things People Stand For	01x08: (Unaired)	As	Edith