Joan Cusack
Acting
1962-10-11 · New York City, New York, USA
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.
Filmography
TheatersToy Story 5
2026 · Movie
TheatersToy Story: 30 Years and Beyond - A Special Edition of 20/20
2026 · Movie
Klaus
2019 · Movie
Let It Snow
2019 · Movie
Toy Story 4
2019 · Movie
Instant Family
2018 · Movie
Homecoming
2018 · Series
The Christmas Train
2017 · Movie
Unicorn Store
2017 · Movie
Snatched
2017 · Movie
A Series of Unfortunate Events
2017 · Series
The Stinky & Dirty Show
2016 · Series
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
2016 · Movie
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
2016 · Movie
Freaks of Nature
2015 · Movie
The End of the Tour
2015 · Movie
Welcome to Me
2015 · Movie
Toy Story That Time Forgot
2014 · Movie
Toy Story of Terror!
2013 · Movie
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
2012 · Movie
Partysaurus Rex
2012 · Movie
Small Fry
2011 · Movie
Arthur Christmas
2011 · Movie
Hawaiian Vacation
2011 · Movie
Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil
2011 · Movie
Mars Needs Moms
2011 · Movie
Shameless
2011 · Series
Toy Story 3
2010 · Movie
Acceptance
2009 · Movie
My Sister's Keeper
2009 · Movie
The Face is Familiar
2009 · Movie
Confessions of a Shopaholic
2009 · Movie
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
2008 · Movie
War, Inc.
2008 · Movie
Martian Child
2007 · Movie
The Pixar Story
2007 · Movie
Phineas and Ferb
2007 · Series
Friends with Money
2006 · Movie
Chicken Little
2005 · Movie
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
2005 · Movie
The Office
2005 · Series
Ice Princess
2005 · Movie
American Dad!
2005 · Series
The Last Shot
2004 · Movie
Raising Helen
2004 · Movie
Peep and the Big Wide World
2004 · Series
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
2003 · Movie
The School of Rock
2003 · Movie
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Series
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
2002 · Movie
Max & Ruby
2002 · Series
What About Joan?
2001 · Series
Where the Heart Is
2000 · Movie
High Fidelity
2000 · Movie
Cradle Will Rock
1999 · Movie
Toy Story 2
1999 · Movie
Hidden Vulnerability: A Look Into the Making of 'Arlington Road'
1999 · Movie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Series
Runaway Bride
1999 · Movie
Arlington Road
1999 · Movie
In & Out
1997 · Movie
A Smile Like Yours
1997 · Movie
The View
1997 · Series
Grosse Pointe Blank
1997 · Movie
Mr. Wrong
1996 · Movie
Two Much
1995 · Movie
Nine Months
1995 · Movie
The Mother
1994 · Movie
Corrina, Corrina
1994 · Movie
Addams Family Values
1993 · Movie
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Series
Toys
1992 · Movie
Hero
1992 · Movie
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 · Series
The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez
1991 · Movie
Performance
1991 · Series
My Blue Heaven
1990 · Movie
Men Don't Leave
1990 · Movie
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989 · Movie
Say Anything...
1989 · Movie
Working Girl
1988 · Movie
Married to the Mob
1988 · Movie
Stars & Bars
1988 · Movie
Broadcast News
1987 · Movie
The Allnighter
1987 · Movie
Grandview, U.S.A.
1984 · Movie
Sixteen Candles
1984 · Movie
Class
1983 · Movie
Late Night with David Letterman
1982 · Series
My Bodyguard
1980 · Movie
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Series
Great Performances
1971 · Series
The Oscars
1953 · Series
Toy Story 6
Movie
SHAMELESS S1
Movie