Kathryn Joosten was an American Emmy Award-winning[1] actor and former psychiatric nurse. Joosten portrays Dolores Landingham on The West Wing.
Career[]
Joosten only came to acting in her forties. Her role on The West Wing would vault her into a multitude of roles, including her Emmy-winning role on Desperate Housewives (with Lily Tomlin, Felicity Huffman, Steven Culp, Jamie Denton and Mark Moses), a recurring role on Joan of Arcadia and a notable guest appearance on Scrubs.
Private life[]
Joosten died on June 1, 2012 of lung cancer, which she had battled for over a decade.