Just weeks after Mrs McKluskey passed away from lung cancer on the series finale of Desperate Housewives, Kathryn Joosten who played her suffered the same fame yesterday at the age of 72 according to TV Line. Unlike most Hollywood stars she didn’t start acting until she was 42 and she left her mark on television with her roles on West Wing and Desperate Housewives. So today watch something that she has done and keep her feisty spirit alive.