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Known For
Acting
Birthday
October 11, 1962
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Joan Cusack
3.2 Popularity
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.
Known For
0.0
Jessie (voice)
Toy Story 5
2026
8.2
Mrs. Krum (voice)
Klaus
2019
6.1
Tin Foil Woman
Let It Snow
2019
7.5
Jessie (voice)
Toy Story 4
2019
7.5
Mrs. Howard
Instant Family
2018
7.0
Francine Bunda
Homecoming
2018
6.4
Agnes
The Christmas Train
2017
5.9
Gladys
Unicorn Store
2017
5.3
Barb
Snatched
2017
7.4
Justice Strauss
A Series of Unfortunate Events
2017
Credits
Toy Story 5
as Jessie (voice)
2026
0.0
Klaus
as Mrs. Krum (voice)
2019
8.2
Let It Snow
as Tin Foil Woman
2019
6.1
Toy Story 4
as Jessie (voice)
2019
7.5
Instant Family
as Mrs. Howard
2018
7.5
Homecoming
as Francine Bunda
2018
7.0
The Christmas Train
as Agnes
2017
6.4
Unicorn Store
as Gladys
2017
5.9
Snatched
as Barb
2017
5.3
A Series of Unfortunate Events
as Justice Strauss
2017
7.4
The Stinky & Dirty Show
as Red (voice)
2016
5.4
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2016
6.8
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
as Tilly
2016
6.6
Freaks of Nature
as Peg Parker
2015
6.1
The End of the Tour
as Patty
2015
7.0
Welcome to Me
as Dawn Hurley
2015
5.8
Toy Story That Time Forgot
as Jessie (voice)
2014
7.0
Toy Story of Terror!
as Jessie (Voice)
2013
7.2
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
as Dr. Burton
2012
7.8
Partysaurus Rex
as Jessie (voice)
2012
7.1
Small Fry
as Jessie (voice)
2011
6.9
Arthur Christmas
as Lead Elf (voice)
2011
6.8
Hawaiian Vacation
as Jessie (voice)
2011
6.9
Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil
as Verushka the Witch (voice)
2011
5.1
Mars Needs Moms
as Mom (voice)
2011
6.0
Shameless
as Sheila Jackson
2011
8.2
Toy Story 3
as Jessie (voice)
2010
7.8
Acceptance
as Nina
2009
3.7
My Sister's Keeper
as Judge De Salvo
2009
7.4
The Face is Familiar
2009
2.0
Confessions of a Shopaholic
as Jane Bloomwood
2009
6.5
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
as Miss Lucinda Bond
2008
6.5
War, Inc.
as Marsha Dillon
2008
5.5
Martian Child
as Liz
2007
6.7
The Pixar Story
as Jessie (voice) (archive footage)
2007
7.6
Phineas and Ferb
as Glenda
2007
7.9
Friends with Money
as Franny
2006
5.1
Chicken Little
as Abby Mallard (voice)
2005
5.9
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
as Self
2005
0.0
The Office
as Erin's Biological Mother
2005
8.6
Ice Princess
as Joan Carlyle
2005
6.4
American Dad!
as Widow Support Group Leader (voice)
2005
7.0
The Last Shot
as Fanny Nash (uncredited)
2004
5.6
Raising Helen
as Jenny Portman
2004
6.1
Peep and the Big Wide World
2004
8.5
Peep and the Big Wide World
as Narrator (voice)
2004
8.5
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
as Mother
2003
6.4
School of Rock
as Rosalie Mullins
2003
7.1
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2003
5.5
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
as Rachel Bitterman
2002
6.0
Max and Ruby
2002
6.6
What About Joan?
as Joan Gallagher
2001
6.0
Where the Heart Is
as Ruth Meyers
2000
7.1
High Fidelity
as Liz
2000
7.1
Cradle Will Rock
as Hazel Huffman
1999
6.4
Toy Story 2
as Jessie (voice)
1999
7.6
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Hidden Vulnerability: A Look Into the Making of 'Arlington Road'
1999
6.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Pam Burton
1999
7.9
Runaway Bride
as Peggy Flemming
1999
6.1
Arlington Road
as Cheryl Lang
1999
7.0
In & Out
as Emily Montgomery
1997
6.5
A Smile Like Yours
as Nancy Tellen
1997
3.7
The View
as Self
1997
4.3
Grosse Pointe Blank
as Marcella
1997
6.9
Mr. Wrong
as Inga Gunther
1996
4.0
Two Much
as Gloria
1995
5.4
Nine Months
as Gail Dwyer
1995
5.7
The Mother
as Annie
1994
0.0
Corrina, Corrina
as Jonesy
1994
6.7
Addams Family Values
as Debbie Jellinsky
1993
7.0
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993
7.2
Toys
as Alsatia Zevo
1992
5.3
Hero
as Evelyn Laplante
1992
6.3
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
5.4
The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez
as Cathy
1991
4.9
Performance
as Annie
1991
6.0
My Blue Heaven
as Hannah Stubbs
1990
6.1
Men Don't Leave
as Jody
1990
6.3
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
as Self
1989
7.6
Say Anything...
as Constance Dobler
1989
7.0
Working Girl
as Cyn
1988
6.6
Married to the Mob
as Rose
1988
5.9
Stars & Bars
as Irene Stein
1988
4.3
Broadcast News
as Blair Litton
1987
6.8
The Allnighter
as Gina
1987
4.7
Grandview, U.S.A.
as Mary Maine
1984
5.7
Sixteen Candles
as Geek Girl #1
1984
6.8
Class
as Julia
1983
6.0
🎬
Cutting Loose
1980
0.0
My Bodyguard
as Shelley
1980
6.3
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Various Characters
1975
7.0
Great Performances
as Anne
1971
5.8
The Oscars
as Self
1953
7.0