Known For
Acting
Born
Oct 11, 1962
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Credits
95 titles
Joan 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). 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
Jessie (voice)
Toy Story: 30 Years and Beyond - A Special Edition of 20/20
Self
Klaus
Mrs. Krum (voice)
Let It Snow
Tin Foil Woman
Toy Story 4
Jessie (voice)
Instant Family
Mrs. Howard
Homecoming
Francine Bunda
The Christmas Train
Agnes
Unicorn Store
Gladys
Snatched
Barb
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Justice Strauss
The Stinky & Dirty Show
Red (voice)
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Tilly
Freaks of Nature
Peg Parker
The End of the Tour
Patty
Welcome to Me
Dawn Hurley
Toy Story That Time Forgot
Jessie (voice)
Toy Story of Terror!
Jessie (Voice)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Dr. Burton
Partysaurus Rex
Jessie (voice)
Small Fry
Jessie (voice)
Arthur Christmas
Lead Elf (voice)
Hawaiian Vacation
Jessie (voice)
Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil
Verushka the Witch (voice)
Mars Needs Moms
Mom (voice)
Shameless
Sheila Jackson
Toy Story 3
Jessie (voice)
Acceptance
Nina
My Sister's Keeper
Judge De Salvo
The Face is Familiar
Confessions of a Shopaholic
Jane Bloomwood
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
Miss Lucinda Bond
War, Inc.
Marsha Dillon
Martian Child
Liz
The Pixar Story
Jessie (voice) (archive footage)
Phineas and Ferb
Glenda
Friends with Money
Franny
Chicken Little
Abby Mallard (voice)
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
Self
The Office
Erin's Biological Mother
Ice Princess
Joan Carlyle
American Dad!
Widow Support Group Leader (voice)
The Last Shot
Fanny Nash (uncredited)
Raising Helen
Jenny Portman
Peep and the Big Wide World
Narrator (voice)
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Mother
The School of Rock
Rosalie Mullins
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
Rachel Bitterman