Joan Cusack

Joan Cusack

Birthdate
October 11, 1962 (62 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting

Details

Birthdate
October 11, 1962 (62 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting

Biography

Joan Cusack (born October 11, 1962) is an American actress. She is the daughter of Nancy (née Carolan) and Dick Cusack. Her father was an advertising executive, writer and actor, and her mother was a math teacher. Her siblings - Susie Cusack, John Cusack, Ann Cusack and Bill Cusack also act. Her family is of Irish descent.

Raised in Evanston, Illinois, Cusack was actively encouraged to explore her creativity by her parents, and as a child she joined the Piven Theater Workshop. She went on to learn and perform improvisation at the Story Theater and The Ark. Later she attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison, graduating with a bachelor's degree in English. Whilst at university, Cusack took some small film roles, but her big break came after graduation, when she joined the cast of the legendary Saturday Night Live. However, she only stayed for a season before moving on to explore other projects. In 1987, she produced a memorable turn in the acclaimed Broadcast News (1987), and she was Oscar-nominated for her performance in Working Girl (1988). Other notable films include Addams Family Values (1993), Grosse Pointe Blank (1997) and In & Out (1997), which earned her a second Oscar nomination. She also provided, superbly, the voice of Jessie the Yodeling Cowgirl in Toy Story 2 (1999) and Toy Story 3 (2010). On television, she scored a role on Shameless, with her work garnering her an Emmy nomination.

Joan Cusack is married to an attorney, Dick Burke. They have two sons - Dylan and Miles.

Joan Cusack's LGBTQ+ Titles

The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Dr. Burton
Instant Family
Instant Family
Mrs. Howard
Let It Snow
Let It Snow
Tin Foil Woman
In & Out
In & Out
Emily Montgomery

Acting (92)

2026
Toy Story 5 as Jessie (voice)
2019
Let It Snow as Tin Foil Woman
2019
Klaus as Mrs. Krum (voice)
2019
Toy Story 4 as Jessie (voice)
2018
Instant Family as Mrs. Howard
2018
Homecoming as Francine Bunda (3 episodes)
2017
The Christmas Train as Agnes
2017
Unicorn Store as Gladys
2017
Snatched as Barb
2017
A Series of Unfortunate Events as Justice Strauss (4 episodes)
2016
The Stinky & Dirty Show as Red (voice) (3 episodes)
2016
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2016
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping as Tilly
2015
Freaks of Nature as Peg Parker
2015
The End of the Tour as Patty
2014
Toy Story That Time Forgot as Jessie (voice)
2014
Welcome to Me as Dawn Hurley
2013
Toy Story of Terror! as Jessie (Voice)
2012
2012
Partysaurus Rex as Jessie (voice)
2011
Small Fry as Jessie (voice)
2011
Arthur Christmas as Lead Elf (voice)
2011
Hawaiian Vacation as Jessie (voice)
2011
Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil as Verushka the Witch (voice)
2011
Mars Needs Moms as Mom (voice)
2011
Shameless as Self (1 episode)
2011
Shameless as Sheila Jackson (44 episodes)
2010
Toy Story 3 as Jessie (voice)
2009
Acceptance as Nina
2009
My Sister's Keeper as Judge De Salvo
2009
The Face is Familiar
2009
Confessions of a Shopaholic as Jane Bloomwood
2008
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl as Miss Lucinda Bond
2008
War, Inc. as Marsha Dillon
2007
Martian Child as Liz
2007
The Pixar Story as Jessie (voice) (archive footage)
2007
Phineas and Ferb as Glenda (1 episode)
2006
Friends with Money as Franny
2005
Chicken Little as Abby Mallard (voice)
2005
The Office as Erin's Biological Mother (1 episode)
2005
Ice Princess as Joan Carlyle
2005
American Dad! as Widow Support Group Leader (voice) (1 episode)
2004
The Last Shot as Fanny Nash (uncredited)
2004
Raising Helen as Jenny Portman
2004
Peep and the Big Wide World (1 episode)
2004
Peep and the Big Wide World as Narrator (voice) (119 episodes)
2003
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie as Rachel Bitterman
2003
Looney Tunes: Back in Action as Mother
2003
School of Rock as Rosalie Mullins
2002
Max and Ruby (272 episodes)
2001
What About Joan? as Joan Gallagher (21 episodes)
2000
Where the Heart Is as Ruth Meyers
2000
High Fidelity as Liz
1999
Cradle Will Rock as Hazel Huffman
1999
Toy Story 2 as Jessie (voice)
1999
Hidden Vulnerability: A Look Into the Making of 'Arlington Road'
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Pam Burton (1 episode)
1999
Runaway Bride as Peggy Flemming
1999
Arlington Road as Cheryl Lang
1997
In & Out as Emily Montgomery
1997
A Smile Like Yours as Nancy Tellen
1997
The View as Self (1 episode)
1997
Grosse Pointe Blank as Marcella
1996
Mr. Wrong as Inga Gunther
1995
Two Much as Gloria
1995
Nine Months as Gail Dwyer
1994
The Mother as Annie
1994
Corrina, Corrina as Jonesy
1993
Addams Family Values as Debbie Jellinsky
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest (1 episode)
1992
Toys as Alsatia Zevo
1992
Hero as Evelyn Laplante
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1 episode)
1991
The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez as Cathy
1991
Performance as Annie (1 episode)
1990
My Blue Heaven as Hannah Stubbs
1990
Men Don't Leave as Jody
1989
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary as Self
1989
Say Anything... as Constance Dobler
1988
Working Girl as Cyn
1988
Married to the Mob as Rose
1988
Stars & Bars as Irene Stein
1987
Broadcast News as Blair Litton
1987
The Allnighter as Gina
1984
Grandview, U.S.A. as Mary Maine
1984
Sixteen Candles as Geek Girl #1
1983
Class as Julia
1980
Cutting Loose
1980
My Bodyguard as Shelley
1975
Saturday Night Live as Self - Various Characters (18 episodes)
1971
Great Performances as Anne (1 episode)
1953
The Oscars as Self (1 episode)

Writing (1)

1991
The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez • Story
• Story