Joan Cusack
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 11, 1962 (age 64)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Joanna "Joan" Mary Cusack is an American actress. An acclaimed character actress known for her distinctive voice and offbeat comedic timing, her portrayals of neurotic, endearing characters have earned her numerous accolades, including nominations for two Academy Awards and five Primetime Emmy Awards, winning once in 2015. Cusack received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her roles in the comedy-drama Working Girl (1988) and the romantic comedy In & Out (1997). Her other starring roles include those in Toys (1992), Addams Family Values (1993), Nine Months (1995), Cradle Will Rock (1999), Where the Heart Is (2000), Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003), School of Rock (2003), and Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008). She has also provided the voice of Jessie in the Toy Story franchise (1999–present), for which she won an Annie Award, and Abby Mallard in Chicken Little (2005). Cusack was a cast member on the comedy sketch show Saturday Night Live from 1985 to 1986. She starred on the Showtime hit drama comedy series Shameless (2011–2015) as Sheila Jackson, a role for which she received five consecutive Primetime Emmy Award nominations, winning for the first time in 2015. She is the sister of actress Ann Cusack and actor John Cusack.
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Filmography
Toy Story 5
Movie · as Jessie (voice)
Toy Story: 30 Years and Beyond - A Special Edition of 20/20
Movie · as Self
Klaus
Movie · as Mrs. Krum (voice)
Let It Snow
Movie · as Tin Foil Woman
Toy Story 4
Movie · as Jessie (voice)
Instant Family
Movie · as Mrs. Howard
Homecoming
TV · as Francine Bunda · 3 eps
Unicorn Store
Movie · as Gladys
Snatched
Movie · as Barb
The Christmas Train
Movie · as Agnes
A Series of Unfortunate Events
TV · as Justice Strauss · 4 eps
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Movie · as Tilly
The Stinky & Dirty Show
TV · as Red (voice) · 3 eps
Freaks of Nature
Movie · as Peg Parker
Welcome to Me
Movie · as Dawn Hurley
The End of the Tour
Movie · as Patty
Toy Story That Time Forgot
Movie · as Jessie (voice)
Toy Story of Terror!
Movie · as Jessie (Voice)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Movie · as Dr. Burton
Partysaurus Rex
Movie · as Jessie (voice)
Arthur Christmas
Movie · as Lead Elf (voice)
Mars Needs Moms
Movie · as Mom (voice)
Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil
Movie · as Verushka the Witch (voice)
Hawaiian Vacation
Movie · as Jessie (voice)
Small Fry
Movie · as Jessie (voice)
Shameless
TV · as Sheila Jackson · 44 eps
Toy Story 3
Movie · as Jessie (voice)
My Sister's Keeper
Movie · as Judge De Salvo
Confessions of a Shopaholic
Movie · as Jane Bloomwood
The Face is Familiar
Movie
Acceptance
Movie · as Nina
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
Movie · as Miss Lucinda Bond
War, Inc.
Movie · as Marsha Dillon
Martian Child
Movie · as Liz
The Pixar Story
Movie · as Jessie (voice) (archive footage)
Phineas and Ferb
TV · as Glenda · 1 ep
Friends with Money
Movie · as Franny
Chicken Little
Movie · as Abby Mallard (voice)
Ice Princess
Movie · as Joan Carlyle
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
Movie · as Self
American Dad!
TV · as Widow Support Group Leader (voice) · 1 ep
The Office
TV · as Erin's Biological Mother · 1 ep
Raising Helen
Movie · as Jenny Portman
The Last Shot
Movie · as Fanny Nash (uncredited)
Peep and the Big Wide World
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 120 eps
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Movie · as Mother
The School of Rock
Movie · as Rosalie Mullins
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
Movie · as Rachel Bitterman
Max & Ruby
TV · 246 eps
What About Joan?
TV · as Joan Gallagher · 21 eps
High Fidelity
Movie · as Liz
Where the Heart Is
Movie · as Ruth Meyers
Arlington Road
Movie · as Cheryl Lang
Runaway Bride
Movie · as Peggy Flemming
Cradle Will Rock
Movie · as Hazel Huffman
Toy Story 2
Movie · as Jessie (voice)
Hidden Vulnerability: A Look Into the Making of 'Arlington Road'
Movie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · as Pam Burton · 1 ep
In & Out
Movie · as Emily Montgomery
Grosse Pointe Blank
Movie · as Marcella
A Smile Like Yours
Movie · as Nancy Tellen
The View
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Mr. Wrong
Movie · as Inga Gunther
Nine Months
Movie · as Gail Dwyer
Two Much
Movie · as Gloria
Corrina, Corrina
Movie · as Jonesy
The Mother
Movie · as Annie
Addams Family Values
Movie · as Debbie Jellinsky
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Hero
Movie · as Evelyn Laplante
Toys
Movie · as Alsatia Zevo
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez
Movie · as Cathy
Performance
TV · as Annie · 1 ep
My Blue Heaven
Movie · as Hannah Stubbs
Men Don't Leave
Movie · as Jody
Say Anything...
Movie · as Constance Dobler
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Movie · as Self
Married to the Mob
Movie · as Rose
Working Girl
Movie · as Cyn
Stars & Bars
Movie · as Irene Stein
Broadcast News
Movie · as Blair Litton
The Allnighter
Movie · as Gina
Sixteen Candles
Movie · as Geek Girl #1
Grandview, U.S.A.
Movie · as Mary Maine
Class
Movie · as Julia
Late Night with David Letterman
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
My Bodyguard
Movie · as Shelley
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Various Characters · 18 eps
Great Performances
TV · as Anne · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self, Jessie (voice) · 1 ep