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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
as Jessie (voice) 
Toy Story 2
as Jessie (voice) 
Toy Story 3
as Jessie (voice) 
Toy Story 4
as Jessie (voice) 
Arthur Christmas
as Lead Elf (voice) 
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
as Dr. Burton 
Ice Princess
as Joan Carlyle 
Chicken Little
as Abby Mallard (voice) 
Peep and the Big Wide World
as Narrator (voice) 
Addams Family Values
as Debbie Jellinsky 
Hawaiian Vacation
as Jessie (voice) 
Klaus
as Mrs. Krum (voice) 
The School of Rock
as Rosalie Mullins 
Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil
as Verushka the Witch (voice) 
Broadcast News
as Blair Litton 
Runaway Bride
as Peggy Flemming 
Mars Needs Moms
as Mom (voice) 
Toys
as Alsatia Zevo 
Snatched
as Barb 
Freaks of Nature
as Peg Parker 
Toy Story That Time Forgot
as Jessie (voice) 
Say Anything...
as Constance Dobler 
Married to the Mob
as Rose 
Hero
as Evelyn Laplante 
My Sister's Keeper
as Judge De Salvo 
Working Girl
as Cyn 
Confessions of a Shopaholic
as Jane Bloomwood 
High Fidelity
as Liz 
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
as Mother 
Let It Snow
as Tin Foil Woman 
Friends with Money
as Franny 
Sixteen Candles
as Geek Girl #1 
Arlington Road
as Cheryl Lang 
Where the Heart Is
as Ruth Meyers 
Nine Months
as Gail Dwyer 
War, Inc.
as Marsha Dillon 
Grosse Pointe Blank
as Marcella 
Raising Helen
as Jenny Portman 
Small Fry
as Jessie (voice) 
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
as Rachel Bitterman 
Partysaurus Rex
as Jessie (voice) 
What About Joan?
as Joan Gallagher 
In & Out
as Emily Montgomery 
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
as Tilly 
Corrina, Corrina
as Jonesy 
The End of the Tour
as Patty 
The Christmas Train
as Agnes 
Cradle Will Rock
as Hazel Huffman 
Unicorn Store
as Gladys 
My Bodyguard
as Shelley 
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
as Miss Lucinda Bond 
My Blue Heaven
as Hannah Stubbs 
Grandview, U.S.A.
as Mary Maine 
Martian Child
as Liz 
Two Much
as Gloria 
Men Don't Leave
as Jody 
A Smile Like Yours
as Nancy Tellen 
Welcome to Me
as Dawn Hurley 
Stars & Bars
as Irene Stein 
Mr. Wrong
as Inga Gunther 
Acceptance
as Nina