Joan Cusack
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 11, 1962
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
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.
Filmography
Toy Story 5 2026
as Jessie (voice)
Toy Story: 30 Years and Beyond - A Special Edition of 20/20 2026
as Self
Let It Snow 2019
as Tin Foil Woman
Klaus 2019
as Mrs. Krum (voice)
Toy Story 4 2019
as Jessie (voice)
Instant Family 2018
as Mrs. Howard
The Christmas Train 2017
as Agnes
Unicorn Store 2017
as Gladys
Snatched 2017
as Barb
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny 2016
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping 2016
as Tilly
Freaks of Nature 2015
as Peg Parker
The End of the Tour 2015
as Patty
Welcome to Me 2015
as Dawn Hurley
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)
Small Fry 2011
as Jessie (voice)
Arthur Christmas 2011
as Lead Elf (voice)
Hawaiian Vacation 2011
as Jessie (voice)
Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil 2011
as Verushka the Witch (voice)
Mars Needs Moms 2011
as Mom (voice)
Toy Story 3 2010
as Jessie (voice)
Acceptance 2009
as Nina
My Sister's Keeper 2009
as Judge De Salvo
The Face is Familiar 2009
Actor
Confessions of a Shopaholic 2009
as Jane Bloomwood
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl 2008
as Miss Lucinda Bond
War, Inc. 2008
as Marsha Dillon
Martian Child 2007
as Liz
The Pixar Story 2007
as Jessie (voice) (archive footage)
Friends with Money 2006
as Franny
Chicken Little 2005
as Abby Mallard (voice)
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found 2005
as Self
Ice Princess 2005
as Joan Carlyle
The Last Shot 2004
as Fanny Nash (uncredited)
Raising Helen 2004
as Jenny Portman
Looney Tunes: Back in Action 2003
as Mother
The School of Rock 2003
as Rosalie Mullins
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie 2002
as Rachel Bitterman
Where the Heart Is 2000
as Ruth Meyers
High Fidelity 2000
as Liz
Cradle Will Rock 1999
as Hazel Huffman
Toy Story 2 1999
as Jessie (voice)
- Hidden Vulnerability: A Look Into the Making of 'Arlington Road'
Hidden Vulnerability: A Look Into the Making of 'Arlington Road' 1999
Actor
Runaway Bride 1999
as Peggy Flemming
Arlington Road 1999
as Cheryl Lang
In & Out 1997
as Emily Montgomery
A Smile Like Yours 1997
as Nancy Tellen
Grosse Pointe Blank 1997
as Marcella
Mr. Wrong 1996
as Inga Gunther
Two Much 1995
as Gloria
Nine Months 1995
as Gail Dwyer
The Mother 1994
as Annie
Corrina, Corrina 1994
as Jonesy
Addams Family Values 1993
as Debbie Jellinsky
Toys 1992
as Alsatia Zevo
Hero 1992
as Evelyn Laplante
The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez 1991
as Cathy, Story
My Blue Heaven 1990
as Hannah Stubbs
Men Don't Leave 1990
as Jody
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary 1989
as Self
Say Anything... 1989
as Constance Dobler
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
Grandview, U.S.A. 1984
as Mary Maine
Sixteen Candles 1984
as Geek Girl #1
Class 1983
as Julia
My Bodyguard 1980
as Shelley
Credits from TMDB.