Amidst Hollywood’s ranks, finding a late bloomer attaining success in TV or film was more the exception than the rule. For Emmy-winning actress Kathryn Joosten, however, paying her dues in numerous forgettable projects ended up paving the way for her later success. Rather than toiling away for years as a waitress while trying to land auditions, she did not even catch the acting bug until middle age. And it was at that time that she hit big with recognizable roles on two of the most successful network programs of the new millennium: “The West Wing” (NBC, 1999-2006), portraying the secretary to
