Kathryn Joosten Biography

Fast Facts

• In 2005, she won the Character and Morality in Entertainment Award for her work as a member of the cast of "Secret Santa․"
• Served as one of the national spokespersons for the Lung Cancer Profiles campaign on behalf of Pfizer pharmaceuticals
• Trained in acting at the Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago
• Before becoming interested in acting, she worked as a psychiatric nurse in Chicago
• Is primarily known for portraying grandmotherly figures
• Once worked as a street performer for Disney World in Orlando, Florida
• While struggling as an actress, she would support her family by hanging wallpapter and painting houses