Kathryn Joosten

Kathryn Joosten (2009)

Kathryn Joosten (born December 20, 1939 in Eustis , Florida , † June 2, 2012 in Westlake Village , California as Kathryn Rausch ) was an American actress of Dutch descent, best known for the television series Desperate Housewives , which featured her two Emmys as well as another posthumous nomination.

Life

Kathryn Joosten first worked as a psychiatric nurse at Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago . During her work she met her future husband, a psychiatrist. She moved with him to Lake Forest, Illinois , where she became the mother of two sons. In 1980, Joosten divorced her alcoholic husband and pursued her previous career aspiration to be an actress at the Lake Forest Community Theater. As a single mother, she earned her living doing odd jobs (painting and wallpapering) in her neighborhood and as a saleswoman. After success at the community theater, Joosten moved to a theater in Chicago as a member of the ensemble. At the end of 1995, Joosten moved to Hollywood . Without an agent, she got her first small guest role in the series All Under One Roof after five months , which was followed by larger and larger roles on American television over the years.

Joosten was best known as Secretary to Mrs. Landingham through the NBC drama The West Wing . Through numerous guest appearances in various US series, such as Gilmore Girls , Scrubs - The Beginners , Grey's Anatomy , Everwood or Charmed - Zauberöse Hexen , she became more and more famous in Germany . Her most prominent role was that of Karen McCluskey in the drama series Desperate Housewives , which she held from 2005 until the end of the series. This achievement earned Joosten two Emmys and she received another Emmy nomination for best guest actress in a series posthumously after her death .

Joosten was a smoker for 45 years. In 2001 she was diagnosed with lung cancer. After two treatments in 2001 and 2009 had initially shown success, the cancer spread again; she died of the disease on June 2, 2012 in Westlake Village, California. Her last role played was Karen McCluskey in Desperate Housewives , in which she died of lung cancer in the last episode of the series. In her last few years, Joosten was decidedly against portraying smokers in film productions and also advocated sending warnings.

Filmography (selection)

• 1984: Grandview, USA
• 1985: Lady Blue
• 1998: Phoenix
• 1999–2002: The West Wing - In the Center of Power (TV series, 30 episodes)
• 2000: Hellraiser V - Inferno
• 2002: Lehi's Wife
• 2003: Red Roses and Petrol
• 2003: Halfway Decent
• 2005: Cheaper by the dozen 2 - Two fathers go crazy
• 2005: Hostage - kidnapped
• 2005: The Wedding Crashers
• 2005–2012: Desperate Housewives (TV series)
• 2007: Departure into a new life (Rails & Ties)
• 2008: Bedtime Stories
• 2009: Alvin and the Chipmunks 2
• 2011: Mega Python vs. Gatoroid
• 2014: Wild Card - One Night in Las Vegas (Wild Card)

Guest appearances

• 1995: Grace (Grace Under Fire) , episode 3.06
• 1997: Frasier , episode 4.17
• 1998: The Nanny , episode 5.20
• 1998–2001: Dharma & Greg , 7 episodes
• 1999: Listen who's hammering (Home Improvement) , episode 8.13
• 1999/2001: Providence , episodes 1.02 and 4.01
• 2000: Buffy the Vampire Slayer , episode 4.18
• 2001: Ally McBeal , episode 4.15
• 2001, 2004: Scrubs , episodes 1.04, 4.04, and 8.19
• 2002: So Little Time , episode 1.21
• 2003–2005: The Heavenly Joan (Joan of Arcadia) , 8 episodes
• 2003: Charmed - magical witches , episode 6.06
• 2003: Strong Medicine: Two Doctors Like Fire and Ice , Episode 4.15
• 2003: King of Queens , episode 6.11
• 2003: Just in case, Amy , episode 4.14
• 2003: Office Girl (Less than Perfect) , episode 2.06
• 2004: Everwood , episode 2.18
• 2004: Gilmore Girls , episode 5.03
• 2005: Grey's Anatomy , episode 1.05
• 2005: My Name Is Earl , episode 1.02
• 2005: Malcolm in the Middle , episode 7.09
• 2006: Hotel Zack & Cody (The Suite Life of Zack and Cody) , episode 2.10
• 2007: The Closer , episode 3.05
• 2008: Monk , episode 7.07
• 2012: The Mentalist , episode 4.14

Awards

• 2005: Emmy for Desperate Housewives (Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series)
• 2005: Character and Morality in Entertainment Award along with the rest of the staff for Secret Santa
• 2007: Nomination for the Screen Actors Guild Award as part of the Desperate Housewives acting company
• 2008: Emmy for Desperate Housewives (Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series)
• 2008: Nomination for the Screen Actors Guild Award as part of the Desperate Housewives acting company
• 2010: Emmy nomination for Desperate Housewives (Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series)
• 2012: Emmy nomination for Desperate Housewives (Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series)

Web links

Commons : Kathryn Joosten  - Collection of Images

• Kathryn Joosten in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Kathryn Joosten at filmreference.com (English)
• Kathryn Joosten in the German dubbing file

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Brandi Fowler: Kathryn Joosten, 'Desperate Housewives' actress, dead from lung cancer at 72 ( English ) E! On-line. June 2, 2012. Archived from the original on June 30, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 4, 2012. 
2. ↑ Michael Slezak: Desperate Housewives' Kathryn Joosten Dies at 72, Following Battle With Cancer ( English ) TV Line. June 2, 2012. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
3. ↑ Official biography ( Memento of the original from October 13, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at kathrynjoosten.com (accessed July 22, 2012). 
4. ↑ Bernd Michael Krannich: 64th Primetime Emmy Awards: The Nominations . Serienjunkies.de . July 19, 2012. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
5. ^ Christian Junklewitz: Mad Men: Kathryn Joosten calls for a warning against smoking . Serienjunkies.de. August 26, 2010. Retrieved June 4, 2012.