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Kathryn Joosten (born Kathryn Rausch; December 20, 1939 – June 2, 2012) was an American actress. Her best known roles include Dolores Landingham on NBC 's The West Wing from 1999 to 2002 and Karen McCluskey on ABC 's Desperate Housewives from 2005 to 2012, for which she won two Primetime Emmy Awards in 2005 and 2008.
Kathryn Joosten was an American actress who starred in The West Wing, Desperate Housewives and other TV shows. She died of lung cancer in 2012, two weeks after her character's death on Desperate Housewives.
- January 1, 1
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- January 1, 1
- Westlake Village, California, USA
Jun 2, 2012 · The Emmy-winning star of "Desperate Housewives" and "The West Wing" passed away at 72 after a valiant fight against her cancer. She was surrounded by family and friends when she died on Saturday morning, E! News confirmed.
Kathryn Joosten was an American actress who played Mrs. Landingham on The West Wing and Karen McCluskey on Desperate Housewives. She started acting at age 42 and died of lung cancer in 2012, 20 days after her character's death on the show.
- December 20, 1939
- June 2, 2012
Jun 3, 2012 · Kathryn Joosten won Emmy Awards in 2005 and 2008 and was nominated again in 2010. US TV actress Kathryn Joosten, best known for her roles in Desperate Housewives and The West Wing, has died.
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Mar 22, 2020 · Kathryn Joosten on March 5, 2010 | Rebecca Sapp/WireImage. After word got around the office Mrs. Landingham purchased her first new car, the president asked her to come back to the White House ...
Kathryn Joosten was born Kathryn Rausch on December 20, 1939, in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was of Dutch-German heritage. After graduating, she started working as a psychiatric nurse for troubled teenagers. She also fell in love with and married a psychiatrist. But her husband’s alcoholism led to their divorce.
