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Joan Cusack
Known for: ActingJoanna "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 62
Toy Story 5
+1
as Jessie (voice) 
Toy Story 2
+2
as Jessie (voice) 
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
+10
as Dr. Burton 
Toy Story 3
+2
as Jessie (voice) 
Toy Story 4
+2
as Jessie (voice) 
Chicken Little
+3
as Abby Mallard (voice) 
Peep and the Big Wide World
as Narrator (voice) 
Addams Family Values
+6
as Debbie Jellinsky 
Klaus
as Mrs. Krum (voice) 
Ice Princess
+3
as Joan Carlyle 
Arthur Christmas
+6
as Lead Elf (voice) 
The School of Rock
+7
as Rosalie Mullins 
Runaway Bride
+2
as Peggy Flemming 
Hawaiian Vacation
+1
as Jessie (voice) 
Mars Needs Moms
+3
as Mom (voice) 
Toys
as Alsatia Zevo 
Say Anything...
+5
as Constance Dobler 
Married to the Mob
+6
as Rose 
My Sister's Keeper
+3
as Judge De Salvo 
Working Girl
+5
as Cyn 
Confessions of a Shopaholic
+3
as Jane Bloomwood 
Small Fry
+1
as Jessie (voice) 
High Fidelity
+3
as Liz 
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
+5
as Mother 
Toy Story That Time Forgot
+3
as Jessie (voice) 
Friends with Money
+3
as Franny 
Sixteen Candles
+2
as Geek Girl #1 
Arlington Road
+2
as Cheryl Lang 
Where the Heart Is
as Ruth Meyers 
Nine Months
as Gail Dwyer 
War, Inc.
as Marsha Dillon 
Grosse Pointe Blank
+4
as Marcella 
Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil
as Verushka the Witch (voice) 
Raising Helen
as Jenny Portman 
Broadcast News
+4
as Blair Litton 
Let It Snow
as Tin Foil Woman 
Partysaurus Rex
as Jessie (voice) 
Hero
+2
as Evelyn Laplante 
What About Joan?
as Joan Gallagher 
In & Out
+2
as Emily Montgomery 
Freaks of Nature
+2
as Peg Parker 
Corrina, Corrina
+4
as Jonesy 
Snatched
+1
as Barb 
The End of the Tour
+2
as Patty 
The Christmas Train
as Agnes 
Cradle Will Rock
as Hazel Huffman 
Unicorn Store
as Gladys 
My Bodyguard
+1
as Shelley 
My Blue Heaven
+2
as Hannah Stubbs 
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
as Rachel Bitterman 
Grandview, U.S.A.
as Mary Maine 
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
+1
as Miss Lucinda Bond 
Martian Child
as Liz 
Two Much
as Gloria 
Men Don't Leave
+2
as Jody 
A Smile Like Yours
+2
as Nancy Tellen 
Welcome to Me
+7
as Dawn Hurley 
Stars & Bars
as Irene Stein 
Mr. Wrong
as Inga Gunther 
Acceptance
as Nina