Joan Cusack
Acting
Born 1962-10-11
New York City, New York, USA
95 credits
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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.
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Filmography
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Toy Story 5
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Shameless
American Dad!
The Office
Saturday Night Live
Phineas and Ferb
The View
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Great Performances
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Toy Story 3
Toy Story 2
Toy Story 4
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Max & Ruby
A Series of Unfortunate Events
The Oscars
Peep and the Big Wide World
Late Night with David Letterman
Chicken Little
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Instant Family
Performance
The School of Rock
Addams Family Values
Sixteen Candles
Homecoming
Klaus
Ice Princess
Runaway Bride
Arthur Christmas
Say Anything...
High Fidelity
Confessions of a Shopaholic
Working Girl
Small Fry
Toy Story That Time Forgot
Arlington Road
Mars Needs Moms
Where the Heart Is
My Sister's Keeper
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
The Stinky & Dirty Show
Raising Helen
Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil
Hawaiian Vacation
In & Out
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Grosse Pointe Blank
Friends with Money
Partysaurus Rex
What About Joan?
Snatched
Let It Snow
Nine Months
Married to the Mob
Hero
Toys
Class
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