
Joan Cusack
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.
Acting (70 movies)

High Fidelity
2000

Arlington Road
1999

Toy Story 3
2010

My Sister's Keeper
2009

Where the Heart Is
2000

Married to the Mob
1988

Working Girl
1988

Hero
1992

Looney Tunes: Back in Action
2003

Addams Family Values
1993

Corrina, Corrina
1994

Raising Helen
2004

In & Out
1997

Confessions of a Shopaholic
2009

Runaway Bride
1999

Martian Child
2007

My Bodyguard
1980

The Mother
1994

Toys
1992

Nine Months
1995

Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
2008

Cradle Will Rock
1999

Friends with Money
2006

Grosse Pointe Blank
1997

Broadcast News
1987

War, Inc.
2008

A Smile Like Yours
1997

Chicken Little
2005

It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
2002

Ice Princess
2005

Sixteen Candles
1984

The Allnighter
1987

My Blue Heaven
1990

Two Much
1995

Mr. Wrong
1996

Arthur Christmas
2011

Mars Needs Moms
2011

Men Don't Leave
1990

Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil
2011

The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez
1991

Hawaiian Vacation
2011

Stars & Bars
1988

The Face is Familiar
2009

Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
2016

Freaks of Nature
2015

The Pixar Story
2007

The Perks of Being a Wallflower
2012

Say Anything...
1989

Class
1983

Welcome to Me
2015

Toy Story That Time Forgot
2014

Small Fry
2011

The End of the Tour
2015

Partysaurus Rex
2012

Grandview, U.S.A.
1984

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
2016

Acceptance
2009

Unicorn Store
2017

Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989

Snatched
2017

The Christmas Train
2017

Klaus
2019

Toy Story 2
1999

School of Rock
2003

Instant Family
2018

Let It Snow
2019

Toy Story 4
2019

Toy Story of Terror!
2013

The Last Shot
2004

Toy Story 5
2026
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