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