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This is such sad news. As Irish viewers watch the last ever episode of Desperate Housewives tonight, Kathryn Joosten who plays Mrs McCluskey on the show, has just pass away in real life.
Ironically Kathryn's character was dying of cancer in the latter half of the final series and today she died of lung cancer at the age of 72. The actress, who was also known for her role as the secretary on The West Wing, died earlier today surrounded by family and friends, at Westlake Village in California.
Kathryn's representative has released a statement saying: "Kathryn passed away this morning after a valiant fight against her cancer. Her family was with her. Funeral arrangements are pending. This is a terrible loss, and she fought as hard as she could."
Joosten was a former smoker, who survived a bout with lung cancer in 2001, and had a another cancerous growth successfully removed from her lung in 2009 as she prepared for her fifth season of Desperate Housewives.
Her costar Felicity Huffman Tweeted today, "All my prayers and love to Katherine Joosten's family. Rest in peace, she was an amazing woman and a wonderful actress."
Kathryn also made small appearances on shows such as Dharma and Greg, My Name is Earl, and Ally McBeal. In 2005 and 2008 she won the Outstanding Guest Actress Emmy.
