About:
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.

• Known For
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  Hostage
  as
  Louise
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  Bedtime Stories
  as
  Mrs. Dixon
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  Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
  as
  Aunt Jackie
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  Wedding Crashers
  as
  Chazz's Mom
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  Hellraiser: Inferno
  as
  Mother