
A fantastic comedic actress, Kathryn Joosten, passed away today of lung cancer at age 72. She was a talented entertainer and a great inspiration to me. May she rest in peace.
Rest in piece, Kathryn Joosten. You will always be remembered.

THE WEST WING 2.22 — Two Cathedrals
If you don’t want to run again, I respect that. But if you don’t run because you think it’s gonna be too hard or you think you’re gonna lose, well, God, Jed, I don’t even want to know you.
I am a poor boy, too, pa-rum pum pum pum
I have no gift to bring, pa -rum pum pum pum
That’s fit to give our King, pa -rum pum pum pum
Rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum
Shall I play for you, pa-rum pum pum pum
on my drum?
Though she won two Emmys for her work on Desperate Housewives, I’ve always felt this scene, from The West Wing’s season 1 episode “In Excelsis Deo,” to be Kathryn Joosten’s best work.
R.I.P. Kathryn Joosten.