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    Kathryn Joosten

    Actress·Born 1939·Active 2005
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    Career at a glance

    1Hallmark film

    Weirdness5.0 / 10

    Right on the Hallmark median

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    • Official sitekathrynjoosten.com
    From
    Chicago

    Award

    • Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series · 2005
    Kathryn Joosten was an American actress. Her best known roles include Delores 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.
    From Wikipedia

    All 1 movie

    2000s

    1 film
    • 2005McBride: It's Murder, MadamActress as Judge Broderick · Big City6.7Weird 5/10

    Kathryn’s standouts

    • McBride: It's Murder, Madam poster
      WeirdestMcBride: It's Murder, Madam (2005)

      The strangest of the bunch — 5/10 on our weirdness scale

      6.7

    Movies by year

    Kathryn Joosten Hallmark movies by release year12005

    People also ask

    How many Hallmark movies has Kathryn Joosten been in?
    We have 1 Hallmark movie on file for Kathryn Joosten, spanning 2005.
    What is Kathryn Joosten's most popular Hallmark movie?
    McBride: It's Murder, Madam (2005) has more audience votes than any other Kathryn Joosten Hallmark film, so it's the one most people have actually seen.
    What was Kathryn Joosten's first Hallmark movie?
    The earliest Kathryn Hallmark title we have is McBride: It's Murder, Madam (2005).
    Where is Kathryn Joosten from?
    Kathryn is from Chicago.
    What does Kathryn Joosten do in Hallmark movies?
    Kathryn Joosten works on Hallmark films as actress.

    Data & sources

    Kathryn’s filmography, credits and ratings are compiled from IMDb, TMDB and Wikipedia, then checked and tidied by the Talking Hallmark team. Last updated June 2026.

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