Joan Cusack
Biography
Joanna Mary Cusack, known professionally as Joan Cusack, is an American actress born on October 11, 1962, in New York City, New York. Active in acting with 95 known credits listed on the Movie Database, she is recognized as a character actress known for her distinctive voice and offbeat comedic timing, as well as her portrayals of neurotic and endearing characters. Her career includes film roles such as Working Girl in 1988, Toys in 1992, Addams Family Values in 1993, Nine Months in 1995, In & Out in 1997, Cradle Will Rock in 1999, Where the Heart Is in 2000, and Looney Tunes: Back in Action in 2003. Her performances have earned her two Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress for her work in Working Girl and In & Out.
Career overview
Joanna Mary Cusack, known professionally as Joan Cusack, is an American actress born on October 11, 1962, in New York City, New York. Recognized as an acclaimed character actress, she is noted for her distinctive voice and offbeat comedic timing, as well as her portrayals of neurotic and endearing characters. Her extensive career encompasses a total of ninety-five known acting credits on the Movie Database.
Throughout her career, Cusack has earned numerous accolades, including nominations for two Academy Awards and five Primetime Emmy Awards, ultimately winning once in 2015. She received Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress for her performances in the 1988 comedy-drama Working Girl and the 1997 romantic comedy In and Out.
In addition to these celebrated performances, her film work includes starring roles in Toys in 1992, Addams Family Values in 1993, Nine Months in 1995, Cradle Will Rock in 1999, Where the Heart Is in 2000, and Looney Tunes: Back in Action in 2003.
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- Toy Story 5 (2026) as Jessie (voice)
- Toy Story: 30 Years and Beyond - A Special Edition of 20/20 (2026) as Self
- Toy Story 4 (2019) as Jessie (voice)
- Klaus (2019) as Mrs. Krum (voice)
- Let It Snow (2019) as Tin Foil Woman
- Instant Family (2018) as Mrs. Howard
- Homecoming (2018) as Francine Bunda
- A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017) as Justice Strauss
- Snatched (2017) as Barb
- Unicorn Store (2017) as Gladys
- The Christmas Train (2017) as Agnes
- The Stinky & Dirty Show (2016) as Red (voice)
- Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016) as Tilly
- Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny (2016) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Freaks of Nature (2015) as Peg Parker
- Welcome to Me (2015) as Dawn Hurley
- The End of the Tour (2015) as Patty
- Toy Story That Time Forgot (2014) as Jessie (voice)
- Toy Story of Terror! (2013) as Jessie (Voice)
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012) as Dr. Burton
- Partysaurus Rex (2012) as Jessie (voice)
- Shameless (2011) as Sheila Jackson
- Hawaiian Vacation (2011) as Jessie (voice)
- Arthur Christmas (2011) as Lead Elf (voice)
- Small Fry (2011) as Jessie (voice)
- Mars Needs Moms (2011) as Mom (voice)
- Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil (2011) as Verushka the Witch (voice)
- Toy Story 3 (2010) as Jessie (voice)
- My Sister's Keeper (2009) as Judge De Salvo
- Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009) as Jane Bloomwood
- The Face is Familiar (2009)
- Acceptance (2009) as Nina
- War, Inc. (2008) as Marsha Dillon
- Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008) as Miss Lucinda Bond
- Phineas and Ferb (2007) as Glenda
- The Pixar Story (2007) as Jessie (voice) (archive footage)
- Martian Child (2007) as Liz
- Friends with Money (2006) as Franny
- The Office (2005) as Erin's Biological Mother
- American Dad! (2005) as Widow Support Group Leader (voice)
- Chicken Little (2005) as Abby Mallard (voice)
- Ice Princess (2005) as Joan Carlyle
- Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found (2005) as Self
- Peep and the Big Wide World (2004) as Narrator (voice)
- Raising Helen (2004) as Jenny Portman
- The Last Shot (2004) as Fanny Nash (uncredited)
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self - Guest
- The School of Rock (2003) as Rosalie Mullins
- Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003) as Mother
- Max & Ruby (2002)
- It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002) as Rachel Bitterman
- What About Joan? (2001) as Joan Gallagher
- High Fidelity (2000) as Liz
- Where the Heart Is (2000) as Ruth Meyers
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Pam Burton
- Toy Story 2 (1999) as Jessie (voice)
- Runaway Bride (1999) as Peggy Flemming
- Arlington Road (1999) as Cheryl Lang
- Cradle Will Rock (1999) as Hazel Huffman
- Hidden Vulnerability: A Look Into the Making of 'Arlington Road' (1999)
- The View (1997) as Self
- Grosse Pointe Blank (1997) as Marcella
- In & Out (1997) as Emily Montgomery
- A Smile Like Yours (1997) as Nancy Tellen
- Mr. Wrong (1996) as Inga Gunther
- Nine Months (1995) as Gail Dwyer
- Two Much (1995) as Gloria
- Corrina, Corrina (1994) as Jonesy
- The Mother (1994) as Annie
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) as Self - Guest
- Addams Family Values (1993) as Debbie Jellinsky
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
- Toys (1992) as Alsatia Zevo
- Hero (1992) as Evelyn Laplante
- Performance (1991) as Annie
- The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez (1991) as Cathy
- The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez (1991) Story
- My Blue Heaven (1990) as Hannah Stubbs
- Men Don't Leave (1990) as Jody
- Say Anything... (1989) as Constance Dobler
- Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary (1989) as Self
- Working Girl (1988) as Cyn
- Married to the Mob (1988) as Rose
- Stars & Bars (1988) as Irene Stein
- Broadcast News (1987) as Blair Litton
- The Allnighter (1987) as Gina
- Sixteen Candles (1984) as Geek Girl #1
- Grandview, U.S.A. (1984) as Mary Maine
- Class (1983) as Julia
- Late Night with David Letterman (1982) as Self - Guest
- My Bodyguard (1980) as Shelley
- Cutting Loose (1980)
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Various Characters
- Great Performances (1971) as Anne
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- The Oscars (1953) as Jessie (voice)
- Toy Story 6 as Jessie (voice)