Joan Cusack
Acting
Born: October 11, 1962 (age 63) · New York City, New York, USA
Highest Rated
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
Toy Story 3
2010
Toy Story 2
1999
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
2012
Toy Story 4
2019
The School of Rock
2003
The Office
2005
Klaus
2019
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Chicken Little
2005
Shameless
2011
Addams Family Values
1993
Instant Family
2018
Photos (8)
Movies (68)
Toy Story 5
Jessie (voice)
Toy Story 3
Jessie (voice)
Toy Story 2
Jessie (voice)
Toy Story 4
Jessie (voice)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Dr. Burton
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Mother
Chicken Little
Abby Mallard (voice)
Addams Family Values
Debbie Jellinsky
The School of Rock
Rosalie Mullins
Instant Family
Mrs. Howard
Klaus
Mrs. Krum (voice)
Confessions of a Shopaholic
Jane Bloomwood
Mars Needs Moms
Mom (voice)
Toy Story That Time Forgot
Jessie (voice)
Ice Princess
Joan Carlyle
Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil
Verushka the Witch (voice)
Arlington Road
Cheryl Lang
Arthur Christmas
Lead Elf (voice)
Runaway Bride
Peggy Flemming
My Sister's Keeper
Judge De Salvo
Working Girl
Cyn
High Fidelity
Liz
Sixteen Candles
Geek Girl #1
Say Anything...
Constance Dobler
Small Fry
Jessie (voice)
Raising Helen
Jenny Portman
Hawaiian Vacation
Jessie (voice)
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Tilly
Grosse Pointe Blank
Marcella
Toys
Alsatia Zevo
Where the Heart Is
Ruth Meyers
Class
Julia
In & Out
Emily Montgomery
Snatched
Barb
The Pixar Story
Jessie (voice) (archive footage)
Hero
Evelyn Laplante
Let It Snow
Tin Foil Woman
War, Inc.
Marsha Dillon
Partysaurus Rex
Jessie (voice)
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
Rachel Bitterman
Nine Months
Gail Dwyer
Friends with Money
Franny
Freaks of Nature
Peg Parker
Married to the Mob
Rose
Broadcast News
Blair Litton
Unicorn Store
Gladys
Corrina, Corrina
Jonesy
Martian Child
Liz
My Blue Heaven
Hannah Stubbs
The End of the Tour
Patty
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
Miss Lucinda Bond
My Bodyguard
Shelley
The Last Shot
Fanny Nash (uncredited)
Cradle Will Rock
Hazel Huffman
Welcome to Me
Dawn Hurley
Two Much
Gloria
The Christmas Train
Agnes
Grandview, U.S.A.
Mary Maine
The Allnighter
Gina
Mr. Wrong
Inga Gunther
Stars & Bars
Irene Stein
Men Don't Leave
Jody
A Smile Like Yours
Nancy Tellen
The Mother
Annie
The Face is Familiar
2009
Acceptance
Nina
The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez
Cathy
Toy Story of Terror!
Jessie (Voice)
TV Shows (14)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Pam Burton · 1 eps
American Dad!
Widow Support Group Leader (voice) · 1 eps
Shameless
Sheila Jackson · 44 eps
The Office
Erin's Biological Mother · 1 eps
Phineas and Ferb
Glenda · 1 eps
Great Performances
Anne · 1 eps
Max & Ruby
246 eps
The Oscars
Jessie (voice) · 1 eps
Performance
Annie · 1 eps
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Justice Strauss · 4 eps
Peep and the Big Wide World
Narrator (voice) · 120 eps
Homecoming
Francine Bunda · 3 eps
The Stinky & Dirty Show
Red (voice) · 3 eps
What About Joan?
Joan Gallagher · 21 eps
Self / Appearances (11)
Saturday Night Live
Self - Various Characters · 18 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The View
Self · 2 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Late Night with David Letterman
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Self
Toy Story: 30 Years and Beyond - A Special Edition of 20/20
Self
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
Self
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
