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