
Joosten was born in Chicago. Her first career was as a psychiatric nurse at Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago, living in nearby Lake Forest, Illinois, where she married a psychiatrist and raised two sons. Following her 1980 divorce, she began acting in community theater in 1982, at age 42.

Louise
Hostage

Mrs. Dixon
Bedtime Stories

Aunt Jackie
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel

Chazz's Mom
Wedding Crashers

Mother
Hellraiser: Inferno

Neighbor
Breaking Dawn

Esther
Phoenix

Mrs. Brown
Rails & Ties

Lois
The TV Set

Wheelchair Lady
Kiss Toledo Goodbye

Angie
Mega Python vs. Gatoroid

Mrs. Inkwell
Wish Wizard

Mrs. Clark
Grandview, U.S.A.

Mrs. Oshatz
The Making of a Hollywood Madam

Nurse
Red Roses and Petrol

Winifred
Secret Santa

Miss Knight
Combustion

Judge
The Stranger Beside Me

Waitress
The Package

Cara Goodman
Jane Doe: Ties That Bind

Erma
Wasabi Tuna

Self
Annul Victory

Theatre Patron
Cheaper by the Dozen 2

Edie
Best Men

Old Lady
Cojones
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
25
Gender
Female
Birthday
1939-12-20
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also Known As