Joan Cusack
Acting
Born: October 11, 1962 (age 64) · 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 (9)
Movies (68)
Toy Story 5
Jessie (voice)
Toy Story 2
Jessie (voice)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Dr. Burton
Arthur Christmas
Lead Elf (voice)
Toy Story 3
Jessie (voice)
Toy Story 4
Jessie (voice)
Ice Princess
Joan Carlyle
Confessions of a Shopaholic
Jane Bloomwood
In & Out
Emily Montgomery
Hawaiian Vacation
Jessie (voice)
Broadcast News
Blair Litton
Chicken Little
Abby Mallard (voice)
Addams Family Values
Debbie Jellinsky
Klaus
Mrs. Krum (voice)
The Pixar Story
Jessie (voice) (archive footage)
Instant Family
Mrs. Howard
The School of Rock
Rosalie Mullins
Runaway Bride
Peggy Flemming
Raising Helen
Jenny Portman
Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil
Verushka the Witch (voice)
Working Girl
Cyn
Freaks of Nature
Peg Parker
Where the Heart Is
Ruth Meyers
Mars Needs Moms
Mom (voice)
Friends with Money
Franny
Toys
Alsatia Zevo
Snatched
Barb
My Sister's Keeper
Judge De Salvo
High Fidelity
Liz
Toy Story That Time Forgot
Jessie (voice)
Hero
Evelyn Laplante
Cradle Will Rock
Hazel Huffman
Say Anything...
Constance Dobler
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
Rachel Bitterman
Unicorn Store
Gladys
My Blue Heaven
Hannah Stubbs
Married to the Mob
Rose
Nine Months
Gail Dwyer
Sixteen Candles
Geek Girl #1
The Christmas Train
Agnes
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Mother
Arlington Road
Cheryl Lang
The Last Shot
Fanny Nash (uncredited)
Let It Snow
Tin Foil Woman
My Bodyguard
Shelley
War, Inc.
Marsha Dillon
The End of the Tour
Patty
Class
Julia
Corrina, Corrina
Jonesy
Grosse Pointe Blank
Marcella
Small Fry
Jessie (voice)
Partysaurus Rex
Jessie (voice)
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Tilly
Men Don't Leave
Jody
Grandview, U.S.A.
Mary Maine
The Allnighter
Gina
Welcome to Me
Dawn Hurley
Martian Child
Liz
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
Miss Lucinda Bond
Two Much
Gloria
Stars & Bars
Irene Stein
A Smile Like Yours
Nancy Tellen
The Mother
Annie
Toy Story of Terror!
Jessie (Voice)
Mr. Wrong
Inga Gunther
The Face is Familiar
2009
The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez
Cathy
Acceptance
Nina
TV Shows (14)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Pam Burton · 1 eps
The Office
Erin's Biological Mother · 1 eps
American Dad!
Widow Support Group Leader (voice) · 1 eps
Shameless
Sheila Jackson · 44 eps
Phineas and Ferb
Glenda · 1 eps
Great Performances
Anne · 1 eps
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Justice Strauss · 4 eps
The Oscars
Jessie (voice) · 1 eps
Max & Ruby
246 eps
Performance
Annie · 1 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)
The View
Self · 2 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Various Characters · 18 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Late Night with David Letterman
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 1 eps
Toy Story: 30 Years and Beyond - A Special Edition of 20/20
Self
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Self
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
Self
