Acting
Joan Cusack
EN, XX cinema · 73 credits
Born
11 October 1962 (age 64)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as Joanna Mary Cusack · Joan Mary Cusack
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.
Known for
Filmography
Toy Story 5
as Jessie (voice)
Klaus
as Mrs. Krum (voice)
Let It Snow
as Tin Foil Woman
Toy Story 4
as Jessie (voice)
Instant Family
as Mrs. Howard
Unicorn Store
as Gladys
Snatched
as Barb
The Christmas Train
as Agnes
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Freaks of Nature
as Peg Parker
Welcome to Me
as Dawn Hurley
The End of the Tour
as Patty
Toy Story That Time Forgot
as Jessie (voice)
Toy Story of Terror!
as Jessie (Voice)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
as Dr. Burton
Partysaurus Rex
as Jessie (voice)
Arthur Christmas
as Lead Elf (voice)
Mars Needs Moms
as Mom (voice)
Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil
as Verushka the Witch (voice)
Hawaiian Vacation
as Jessie (voice)
Small Fry
as Jessie (voice)
Toy Story 3
as Jessie (voice)
My Sister's Keeper
as Judge De Salvo
Confessions of a Shopaholic
as Jane Bloomwood
Acceptance
as Nina
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
as Miss Lucinda Bond
War, Inc.
as Marsha Dillon
The Pixar Story
as Jessie (voice) (archive footage)
Friends with Money
as Franny
Chicken Little
as Abby Mallard (voice)
Ice Princess
as Joan Carlyle
Raising Helen
as Jenny Portman
The Last Shot
as Fanny Nash (uncredited)
The School of Rock
as Rosalie Mullins
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
as Rachel Bitterman
Where the Heart Is
as Ruth Meyers
Arlington Road
as Cheryl Lang
Runaway Bride
as Peggy Flemming
Cradle Will Rock
as Hazel Huffman
Toy Story 2
as Jessie (voice)
In & Out
as Emily Montgomery
Grosse Pointe Blank
as Marcella
A Smile Like Yours
as Nancy Tellen
Mr. Wrong
as Inga Gunther
Nine Months
as Gail Dwyer
Two Much
as Gloria
Corrina, Corrina
as Jonesy
The Mother
as Annie
Addams Family Values
as Debbie Jellinsky
Hero
as Evelyn Laplante
Toys
as Alsatia Zevo
The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez
as Cathy, Story
My Blue Heaven
as Hannah Stubbs
Men Don't Leave
as Jody
Say Anything...
as Constance Dobler
Working Girl
as Cyn
Stars & Bars
as Irene Stein
Broadcast News
as Blair Litton
The Allnighter
as Gina
Sixteen Candles
as Geek Girl #1
Grandview, U.S.A.
as Mary Maine
Class
as Julia
My Bodyguard
as Shelley