Joan Cusack
Born: 1962-10-11 in New York City, New York, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
Joanna "Joan" Mary Cusack (/ˈkjuːsæk/ KEW-sak; born October 11, 1962) 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joan Cusack, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2026
- Toy Story 5 as Jessie (voice)
2025
- SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night as Self
2019
- Klaus as Mrs. Krum (voice)
- Toy Story 4 as Jessie (voice)
- Let It Snow as Tin Foil Woman
2018
- Instant Family as Mrs. Howard
- Homecoming as Francine Bunda
2017
- A Series of Unfortunate Events as Justice Strauss
- Unicorn Store as Gladys
- The Christmas Train as Agnes
- Snatched as Barb
2016
- Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping as Tilly
- The Stinky & Dirty Show as Red (voice)
- Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2015
- Freaks of Nature as Peg Parker
- The End of the Tour as Patty
- Welcome to Me as Dawn Hurley
2014
- Toy Story That Time Forgot as Jessie (voice)
2013
- Toy Story of Terror! as Jessie (Voice)
2012
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower as Dr. Burton
- Partysaurus Rex as Jessie (voice)
2011
- Shameless as Sheila Jackson
- Arthur Christmas as Lead Elf (voice)
- Hawaiian Vacation as Jessie (voice)
- Small Fry as Jessie (voice)
- Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil as Verushka the Witch (voice)
- Mars Needs Moms as Mom (voice)
2010
- Toy Story 3 as Jessie (voice)
2009
- Confessions of a Shopaholic as Jane Bloomwood
- My Sister's Keeper as Judge De Salvo
- Acceptance as Nina
- The Face is Familiar
2008
- War, Inc. as Marsha Dillon
- Kit Kittredge: An American Girl as Miss Lucinda Bond
2007
- Phineas and Ferb as Glenda
- Martian Child as Liz
- The Pixar Story as Jessie (voice) (archive footage)
2006
- Friends with Money as Franny
2005
- The Office as Erin's Biological Mother
- American Dad! as Widow Support Group Leader (voice)
- Chicken Little as Abby Mallard (voice)
- Ice Princess as Joan Carlyle
- Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found as Self
2004
- Raising Helen as Jenny Portman
- Peep and the Big Wide World
- The Last Shot as Fanny Nash (uncredited)
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- School of Rock as Rosalie Mullins
- Looney Tunes: Back in Action as Mother
2002
- Max and Ruby
- It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie as Rachel Bitterman
2001
- What About Joan? as Joan Gallagher
2000
- Where the Heart Is as Ruth Meyers
- High Fidelity as Liz
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Pam Burton
- Toy Story 2 as Jessie (voice)
- Arlington Road as Cheryl Lang
- Runaway Bride as Peggy Flemming
- Cradle Will Rock as Hazel Huffman
- Hidden Vulnerability: A Look Into the Making of 'Arlington Road'
1997
- The View as Self
- In & Out as Emily Montgomery
- A Smile Like Yours as Nancy Tellen
- Grosse Pointe Blank as Marcella
1996
- Mr. Wrong as Inga Gunther
1995
- Two Much as Gloria
- Nine Months as Gail Dwyer
1994
- Corrina, Corrina as Jonesy
- The Mother as Annie
1993
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- Addams Family Values as Debbie Jellinsky
1992
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
- Toys as Alsatia Zevo
- Hero as Evelyn Laplante
1991
- Performance as Annie
- The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez as Cathy
1990
- My Blue Heaven as Hannah Stubbs
- Men Don't Leave as Jody
1989
- Say Anything... as Constance Dobler
- Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary as Self
1988
- Working Girl as Cyn
- Stars & Bars as Irene Stein
- Married to the Mob as Rose
1987
- Broadcast News as Blair Litton
- The Allnighter as Gina
1984
- Sixteen Candles as Geek Girl #1
- Grandview, U.S.A. as Mary Maine
1983
- Class as Julia
1980
- My Bodyguard as Shelley
- Cutting Loose
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Various Characters
1971
- Great Performances as Anne
1953
- The Oscars as Self