Actress Kathryn Joosten, known for her roles on "Desperate Housewives" and "West Wing," died yesterday at age 72 from lung cancer. Joosten began acting in community theater in suburban Lake Forest, and took classes at Steppenwolf; she was also name-checked in A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius for working as a housekeeper for Dave Eggers' family.