Kathryn Joosten

Kathryn Joosten
Birth name	Kathryn Rausch
Born	December 20, 1939 in Eustis, Florida, USA
Died	June 2, 2012 in Westlake Village, California, USA from lung cancer
Sometimes credited as	Katherine Joosten, Kathryn Joostyn
Notable Roles	Karen McCluskey in Desperate Housewives
Notable Episodes
Awards

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Roles

Starring Roles

Series	Role	Year(s)	Season(s)
Desperate Housewives	Karen McCluskey	2009–2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8

Recurring Roles

Series	Role	Year(s)	Season(s)
The West Wing	Dolores Landingham	1999–2002	1	2	3	4

Guest Starring Roles

Series	Role	Episode	Airdate
Picket Fences	Waitress	4x02 - Reap the Whirlwind	September 29, 1995
Grace Under Fire	Ida Reilly	3x06 - Daycare	November 1, 1995
Roseanne	Supermarket customer	8x12 - The Thrilla Near the Vanilla Extract	January 2, 1996
ER	Lois	2x18 - A Shift in the Night	April 4, 1996
Roseanne	Carol	8x22 - Ballroom Blitz	April 30, 1996
Goode Behavior		1x05 - Goode Cause	September 23, 1996
Murphy Brown	Secretary #83	9x07 - That's the Way the Corky Crumbles	October 28, 1996
Seinfeld	Betsy	8x11 - The Little Jerry	January 9, 1997
Frasier	Vera	4x17 - Roz's Turn	April 15, 1997
NYPD Blue	Mrs. Prows	4x21 - Is Paris Burning?	May 13, 1997
Just Shoot Me!	Mrs. Pierce	2x18 - The Kiss	March 19, 1998
The Nanny	Ward Nurse	5x20 - The Pre-Nup	April 29, 1998
The Drew Carey Show	Ruth	4x12 - Drew Dates a Senior	December 9, 1998
Home Improvement	Thelma McCreedy	8x13 - Chop Shop 'Til You Drop	January 5, 1999
Providence	Mrs. O'Meara	1x02 - Home Again	January 15, 1999
Buffy the Vampire Slayer	Mrs. Holt	4x18 - Where the Wild Things Are	April 25, 2000
Becker	Mrs Goldsmith	3x08 - Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em	November 27, 2000
Ally McBeal	Sister Alice	4x15 - Falling Up	February 26, 2001
Providence	Mrs. Neilsen	4x01 - Dad	September 28, 2001
Scrubs	Mrs. Tanner	1x04 - My Old Lady	October 16, 2001
Spin City	Sister Agnes	6x08 - She's Gotta Habit	November 6, 2001
The X-Files	Agent Edie Boal	9x06 - Trust No 1	January 6, 2002
Judging Amy	Judge Drebowski	4x14 - Wild Card	February 4, 2003
The Drew Carey Show	Natalie	8x21 - A Speedy Recovery	July 16, 2003
Monk	Nurse Stempel	2x07 - Mr. Monk and the Sleeping Suspect	August 8, 2003
Charmed	Wife	6x06 - My Three Witches	October 26, 2003
Less Than Perfect	The Mule	2x06 - Rules	October 28, 2003
Curb Your Enthusiasm	Jenny	4x04 - The Weatherman	January 25, 2004
Life with Bonnie	Phyllis	2x18 - Therabeautic	March 5, 2004
Scrubs	Mrs. Tanner	4x04 - My First Kill	September 21, 2004
Gilmore Girls	Maisy Fortner	5x03 - Written in the Stars	October 5, 2004
My Name Is Earl	Donny's mother	1x02 - Quit Smoking	September 27, 2005
Malcolm in the Middle	Claire	7x09 - Malcolm Defends Reese	December 16, 2005
The Closer	Nurse Townsend	3x05 - The Round File	July 16, 2007
The Mentalist	Gloria Williams	4x14 - At First Blush	February 9, 2012

Awards and Accolades

Primetime Emmy Awards

(2 Wins in 4 Nominations)

• Won: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series (2005, 2008)

Desperate Housewives