Joan Cusack
70 movies · 13 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Oct 11, 1962 (age 64)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Joanna Mary Cusack · Joan Mary Cusack
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).
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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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Known for
Joan Cusack: movies and TV shows
Acting (83)
- Upcoming Toy Story 6
as Jessie (voice)
- 2026 Toy Story 5
as Jessie (voice)
- 2019 Klaus
as Mrs. Krum (voice)
- 2019 Let It Snow
as Tin Foil Woman
- 2019 Toy Story 4
as Jessie (voice)
- 2018 Instant Family
as Mrs. Howard
- 2018
- 2017 The Christmas Train
as Agnes
- 2017 Unicorn Store
as Gladys
- 2017 Snatched
as Barb
- 2017
- 2016
- 2016 Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
as Tilly
- 2015 Freaks of Nature
as Peg Parker
- 2015 The End of the Tour
as Patty
- 2015 Welcome to Me
as Dawn Hurley
- 2014 Toy Story That Time Forgot
as Jessie (voice)
- 2013 Toy Story of Terror!
as Jessie (Voice)
- 2012 The Perks of Being a Wallflower
as Dr. Burton
- 2012 Partysaurus Rex
as Jessie (voice)
- 2011 Small Fry
as Jessie (voice)
- 2011 Arthur Christmas
as Lead Elf (voice)
- 2011 Hawaiian Vacation
as Jessie (voice)
- 2011 Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil
as Verushka the Witch (voice)
- 2011 Mars Needs Moms
as Mom (voice)
- 2011
- 2010 Toy Story 3
as Jessie (voice)
- 2009 Acceptance
as Nina
- 2009 My Sister's Keeper
as Judge De Salvo
- 2009
- 2009 Confessions of a Shopaholic
as Jane Bloomwood
- 2008 Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
as Miss Lucinda Bond
- 2008 War, Inc.
as Marsha Dillon
- 2007 Martian Child
as Liz
- 2007 The Pixar Story
as Jessie (voice) (archive footage)
- 2007
- 2006 Friends with Money
as Franny
- 2005 Chicken Little
as Abby Mallard (voice)
- 2005
- 2005 Ice Princess
as Joan Carlyle
- 2005
- 2004 The Last Shot
as Fanny Nash (uncredited)
- 2004 Raising Helen
as Jenny Portman
- 2004
- 2003 Looney Tunes: Back in Action
as Mother
- 2003 The School of Rock
as Rosalie Mullins
- 2002 It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
as Rachel Bitterman
- 2002
- 2001
- 2000 Where the Heart Is
as Ruth Meyers
- 2000 High Fidelity
as Liz
- 1999 Cradle Will Rock
as Hazel Huffman
- 1999 Toy Story 2
as Jessie (voice)
- 1999
- 1999
- 1999 Runaway Bride
as Peggy Flemming
- 1999 Arlington Road
as Cheryl Lang
- 1997 In & Out
as Emily Montgomery
- 1997 A Smile Like Yours
as Nancy Tellen
- 1997 Grosse Pointe Blank
as Marcella
- 1996 Mr. Wrong
as Inga Gunther
- 1995 Two Much
as Gloria
- 1995 Nine Months
as Gail Dwyer
- 1994 The Mother
as Annie
- 1994 Corrina, Corrina
as Jonesy
- 1993 Addams Family Values
as Debbie Jellinsky
- 1992 Toys
as Alsatia Zevo
- 1992 Hero
as Evelyn Laplante
- 1991 The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez
as Cathy
- 1991
- 1990 My Blue Heaven
as Hannah Stubbs
- 1990 Men Don't Leave
as Jody
- 1989 Say Anything...
as Constance Dobler
- 1988 Working Girl
as Cyn
- 1988 Married to the Mob
as Rose
- 1988 Stars & Bars
as Irene Stein
- 1987 Broadcast News
as Blair Litton
- 1987 The Allnighter
as Gina
- 1984 Grandview, U.S.A.
as Mary Maine
- 1984 Sixteen Candles
as Geek Girl #1
- 1983 Class
as Julia
- 1980 My Bodyguard
as Shelley
- 1971
Behind the camera (1)
- 1991
Talk shows and appearances (11)
- 2026
- 2016
- 2005
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live!
1 episode
- 1997 The View
2 episodes
- 1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1 episode
- 1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1 episode
- 1989
- 1982 Late Night with David Letterman
1 episode
- 1975 Saturday Night Live
18 episodes
- 1953 The Oscars
2 episodes