Joan Cusack
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Joan Cusack

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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.

Films Featuring Joan Cusack

High Fidelity

20007.1

Arlington Road

19997.0

Toy Story 3

20107.8

My Sister's Keeper

20097.4

Where the Heart Is

20007.1

Married to the Mob

19886.0

Working Girl

19886.6

Hero

19926.3

Looney Tunes: Back in Action

20036.4

Addams Family Values

19937.0

Corrina, Corrina

19946.7

Raising Helen

20046.2

In & Out

19976.5

Confessions of a Shopaholic

20096.5

Runaway Bride

19996.1

Martian Child

20076.7

My Bodyguard

19806.4

The Mother

1994

Toys

19925.3

Nine Months

19955.7

Kit Kittredge: An American Girl

20086.5

Cradle Will Rock

19996.5

Friends with Money

20065.1

Grosse Pointe Blank

19977.0

Broadcast News

19876.8

War, Inc.

20085.5

A Smile Like Yours

19974.0

Chicken Little

20055.9

It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie

20026.0

Ice Princess

20056.4

Sixteen Candles

19846.8

The Allnighter

19874.7

My Blue Heaven

19906.1

Two Much

19955.4

Mr. Wrong

19964.0

Arthur Christmas

20116.8

Mars Needs Moms

20116.0

Men Don't Leave

19906.3

Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil

20115.2

The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez

19915.2

Hawaiian Vacation

20117.0

Stars & Bars

19884.4

The Face is Familiar

20092.0

Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny

20166.8

Freaks of Nature

20156.1

Cutting Loose

19808.0

The Pixar Story

20077.5

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

20127.8

Say Anything...

19897.0

Class

19835.9

Welcome to Me

20155.9

Toy Story That Time Forgot

20147.1

Small Fry

20116.9

The End of the Tour

20157.0

Partysaurus Rex

20127.1

Grandview, U.S.A.

19845.8

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

20166.6

Acceptance

20093.7

Unicorn Store

20175.9

Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

19897.8

Snatched

20175.3

The Christmas Train

20176.4

Klaus

20198.2

Toy Story 2

19997.6

The School of Rock

20037.1

Instant Family

20187.5

Let It Snow

20196.1

Toy Story 4

20197.5

Toy Story of Terror!

20137.2

The Last Shot

20045.7

Hidden Vulnerability: A Look Into the Making of 'Arlington Road'

Hidden Vulnerability: A Look Into the Making of 'Arlington Road'

19997.5

Toy Story 5

20267.4

Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found

20058.0

Toy Story: 30 Years and Beyond - A Special Edition of 20/20

2026

Toy Story 6