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.
74 movies · 20 shows
Toy Story 5
2026·7.4
Toy Story: 30 Years and Beyond - A Special Edition of 20/20
2026·0.0
Klaus
2019·8.2
Let It Snow
2019·6.1
Toy Story 4
2019·7.5
Instant Family
2018·7.5
The Christmas Train
2017·6.4
Unicorn Store
2017·5.9
Snatched
2017·5.3
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
2016·6.8
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
2016·6.6
Freaks of Nature
2015·6.1
The End of the Tour
2015·7.0
Welcome to Me
2015·5.9
Toy Story That Time Forgot
2014·7.1
Toy Story of Terror!
2013·7.2
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
2012·7.8
Partysaurus Rex
2012·7.1
Small Fry
2011·6.9
Arthur Christmas
2011·6.8
Hawaiian Vacation
2011·7.0
Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil
2011·5.1
Mars Needs Moms
2011·6.0
Toy Story 3
2010·7.8
Acceptance
2009·3.7
My Sister's Keeper
2009·7.4
The Face is Familiar
2009·2.0
Confessions of a Shopaholic
2009·6.5
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
2008·6.5
War, Inc.
2008·5.5
Martian Child
2007·6.7
The Pixar Story
2007·7.5
Friends with Money
2006·5.1
Chicken Little
2005·5.9
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
2005·8.0
Ice Princess
2005·6.4
The Last Shot
2004·5.7
Raising Helen
2004·6.1
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
2003·6.4
The School of Rock
2003·7.1
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
2002·6.0
Where the Heart Is
2000·7.1
High Fidelity
2000·7.1
Cradle Will Rock
1999·6.5
Toy Story 2
1999·7.6
Hidden Vulnerability: A Look Into the Making of 'Arlington Road'
1999·7.5
Runaway Bride
1999·6.1
Arlington Road
1999·7.0
In & Out
1997·6.5
A Smile Like Yours
1997·4.0
Grosse Pointe Blank
1997·7.0
Mr. Wrong
1996·4.0
Two Much
1995·5.5
Nine Months
1995·5.7
The Mother
1994·0.0
Corrina, Corrina
1994·6.7
Addams Family Values
1993·7.0
Toys
1992·5.3
Hero
1992·6.3
The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez
1991·5.2
My Blue Heaven
1990·6.1
Men Don't Leave
1990·6.3
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989·7.8
Say Anything...
1989·7.0
Working Girl
1988·6.6
Married to the Mob
1988·6.0
Stars & Bars
1988·4.4
Broadcast News
1987·6.8
The Allnighter
1987·4.7
Grandview, U.S.A.
1984·5.8
Sixteen Candles
1984·6.8
Class
1983·5.9
Cutting Loose
1980·8.0
My Bodyguard
1980·6.4