1. Kathryn Joosten's 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.
17 Facts About Kathryn Joosten
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In 1999, Kathryn Joosten took the role of Mrs Landingham, personal secretary to President Josiah Bartlet in The West Wing.
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Kathryn Joosten played the role for two seasons, until her character's death in a car crash in 2001, and returned to the show twice more in flashback appearances.
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In 2005, Kathryn Joosten appeared in the film Wedding Crashers, starring Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson.
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Kathryn Joosten had a recurring role on Desperate Housewives as Karen McCluskey.
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Kathryn Joosten received Screen Actors Guild Award nominations with the rest of the cast for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series from 2006 to 2008.
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Kathryn Joosten was promoted to a member of the regular cast in Season 6.
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Kathryn Joosten was then nominated for a fourth Emmy, this time for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 2012.
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Kathryn Joosten played Aunt Jackie in Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel in 2009.
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Kathryn Joosten appeared in numerous television commercials such as those for V8 and Fiber One.
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Kathryn Joosten offered some tips on how to beat the habit of smoking.
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In September 2009, Kathryn Joosten was diagnosed with lung cancer for a second time.
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Kathryn Joosten subsequently underwent surgery and four rounds of chemotherapy, and was reportedly found to be cancer-free in January 2010.
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Kathryn Joosten made a guest appearance on The Bold and the Beautiful on February 7,2011, as part of the show's 6,000th episode, which featured several other real-life lung cancer survivors discussing their experiences with two of the show's characters, played by Susan Flannery and Jack Wagner, who were dealing with lung cancer.
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Kathryn Joosten was named the national spokesperson for the Lung Cancer Profiles campaign on behalf of Pfizer.
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Kathryn Joosten died of a recurrence of lung cancer on June 2,2012.
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Kathryn Joosten died 20 days after her Desperate Housewives character, Karen McCluskey, died of cancer onscreen.