Joan Cusack
Acting • Born 1962-10-11
Biography
Joanna "Joan" Mary Cusack (/ˈkjuːsæk/ KEW-sak; born October 11, 1962) 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joan Cusack, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
94 credits
High Fidelity
Movie • 2000
Liz
Arlington Road
Movie • 1999
Cheryl Lang
Toy Story 3
Movie • 2010
Jessie (voice)
My Sister's Keeper
Movie • 2009
Judge De Salvo
Where the Heart Is
Movie • 2000
Ruth Meyers
Married to the Mob
Movie • 1988
Rose
Working Girl
Movie • 1988
Cyn
Hero
Movie • 1992
Evelyn Laplante
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Movie • 2003
Mother
Addams Family Values
Movie • 1993
Debbie Jellinsky
Corrina, Corrina
Movie • 1994
Jonesy
Raising Helen
Movie • 2004
Jenny Portman
In & Out
Movie • 1997
Emily Montgomery
Confessions of a Shopaholic
Movie • 2009
Jane Bloomwood
Runaway Bride
Movie • 1999
Peggy Flemming
Martian Child
Movie • 2007
Liz
My Bodyguard
Movie • 1980
Shelley
The Mother
Movie • 1994
Annie
Toys
Movie • 1992
Alsatia Zevo
Nine Months
Movie • 1995
Gail Dwyer
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
Movie • 2008
Miss Lucinda Bond
Cradle Will Rock
Movie • 1999
Hazel Huffman
Friends with Money
Movie • 2006
Franny
Grosse Pointe Blank
Movie • 1997
Marcella
Broadcast News
Movie • 1987
Blair Litton
War, Inc.
Movie • 2008
Marsha Dillon
A Smile Like Yours
Movie • 1997
Nancy Tellen
Chicken Little
Movie • 2005
Abby Mallard (voice)
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
Movie • 2002
Rachel Bitterman
Ice Princess
Movie • 2005
Joan Carlyle
Sixteen Candles
Movie • 1984
Geek Girl #1
The Allnighter
Movie • 1987
Gina
My Blue Heaven
Movie • 1990
Hannah Stubbs
Two Much
Movie • 1995
Gloria
Mr. Wrong
Movie • 1996
Inga Gunther
Arthur Christmas
Movie • 2011
Lead Elf (voice)
Mars Needs Moms
Movie • 2011
Mom (voice)
Men Don't Leave
Movie • 1990
Jody
Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil
Movie • 2011
Verushka the Witch (voice)
The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez
Movie • 1991
Cathy
Hawaiian Vacation
Movie • 2011
Jessie (voice)
Stars & Bars
Movie • 1988
Irene Stein
The Face is Familiar
Movie • 2009
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
Movie • 2016
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Freaks of Nature
Movie • 2015
Peg Parker
Cutting Loose
Movie • 1980
The Pixar Story
Movie • 2007
Jessie (voice) (archive footage)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Movie • 2012
Dr. Burton
Say Anything...
Movie • 1989
Constance Dobler
Class
Movie • 1983
Julia
Welcome to Me
Movie • 2015
Dawn Hurley
Toy Story That Time Forgot
Movie • 2014
Jessie (voice)
Small Fry
Movie • 2011
Jessie (voice)
The End of the Tour
Movie • 2015
Patty
Partysaurus Rex
Movie • 2012
Jessie (voice)
Grandview, U.S.A.
Movie • 1984
Mary Maine
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Movie • 2016
Tilly
Acceptance
Movie • 2009
Nina
Unicorn Store
Movie • 2017
Gladys
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Movie • 1989
Self
Snatched
Movie • 2017
Barb
The Christmas Train
Movie • 2017
Agnes
Klaus
Movie • 2019
Mrs. Krum (voice)
Toy Story 2
Movie • 1999
Jessie (voice)
School of Rock
Movie • 2003
Rosalie Mullins
Instant Family
Movie • 2018
Mrs. Howard
Let It Snow
Movie • 2019
Tin Foil Woman
Toy Story 4
Movie • 2019
Jessie (voice)
Toy Story of Terror!
Movie • 2013
Jessie (Voice)
The Last Shot
Movie • 2004
Fanny Nash (uncredited)
Hidden Vulnerability: A Look Into the Making of 'Arlington Road'
Movie • 1999
Toy Story 5
Movie • 2026
Jessie (voice)
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
Movie • 2005
Self
Shameless
Movie • 2011
Sheila Jackson
The View
TV • 1997
Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
Max & Ruby
TV • 2002
What About Joan?
TV • 2001
Joan Gallagher
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
Shameless
TV • 2011
Sheila Jackson
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Various Characters
Performance
TV • 1991
Annie
A Series of Unfortunate Events
TV • 2017
Justice Strauss
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV • 1999
Pam Burton
Phineas and Ferb
TV • 2007
Glenda
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Guest
Peep and the Big Wide World
TV • 2004
Narrator (voice)
American Dad!
TV • 2005
Widow Support Group Leader (voice)
The Office
TV • 2005
Erin's Biological Mother
Great Performances
TV • 1971
Anne
Homecoming
TV • 2018
Francine Bunda
The Stinky & Dirty Show
TV • 2016
Red (voice)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Jessie (voice)