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Joan Mary Cusack is an American actress and comedian. She received Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress for her roles in the romantic comedy-drama Working Girl (1988) and the romantic comedy In & Out (1997), as well as one Golden Globe nomination for her performance in the latter. She has also provided the voice of Jessie in the Toy Story franchise and Abby Mallard in Chicken Little.
Birth Name
Joan Mary Cusack
Born
Thursday, 11 October 1962
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Let It Snow | Tin Foil Woman | 2019 |
| Klaus | Mrs. Krum / Mrs. Krum (voice) | 2019 |
| Toy Story 4 | Jessie (voice) / Jessie | 2019 |
| Unicorn Store | Gladys | 2019 |
| Instant Family | Mrs. Howard | 2018 |
| Homecoming | Francine Bunda | 2018 |
| The Christmas Train | Agnes | 2017 |
| Snatched | Barb | 2017 |
| A Series of Unfortunate Events | Justice Strauss | 2017 |
| Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny | Self | 2016 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Let It Snow | Tin Foil Woman | 2019 |
| Klaus | Mrs. Krum / Mrs. Krum (voice) | 2019 |
| Toy Story 4 | Jessie (voice) / Jessie | 2019 |
| Unicorn Store | Gladys | 2019 |
| Instant Family | Mrs. Howard | 2018 |
| Homecoming | Francine Bunda | 2018 |
| The Christmas Train | Agnes | 2017 |
| Snatched | Barb | 2017 |
| A Series of Unfortunate Events | Justice Strauss | 2017 |
| Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny | Self | 2016 |
| Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping | Tilly | 2016 |
| Freaks of Nature | Peg Parker | 2015 |
| The End of the Tour | Patty | 2015 |
| The Stinky & Dirty Show | Red | 2015 |
| Toy Story That Time Forgot | Jessie / Jessie (voice) | 2014 |
| Welcome to Me | Dawn Hurley | 2014 |
| Toy Story of Terror | Jessie / Jessie (Voice) | 2013 |
| The Perks of Being a Wallflower | Dr. Burton | 2012 |
| Toy Story Toons: Partysaurus Rex | Jessie (voice) / Jessie | 2012 |
| Toy Story Toons: Small Fry | Jessie (voice) / Jessie | 2011 |
| Arthur Christmas | Lead Elf (voice) / Lead Elf | 2011 |
| Toy Story Toons: Hawaiian Vacation | Jessie / Jessie (voice) | 2011 |
| Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil | Verushka the Witch (voice) / Verushka the Witch | 2011 |
| Mars Needs Moms | Mom / Mom (voice) | 2011 |
| Shameless | Sheila Jackson | 2011 |
| Toy Story 3 | Jessie (voice) / Jessie | 2010 |
| Acceptance | Nina | 2009 |
| My Sister's Keeper | Judge De Salvo | 2009 |
| Starz Inside: The Face Is Familiar | 2009 | |
| Toys in the Attic | Madam Curie | 2009 |
| Confessions of a Shopaholic | Jane Bloomwood | 2009 |
| Kit Kittredge: An American Girl | Aunt Millie / Miss Bond | 2008 |
| War, Inc. | Marsha Dillon | 2008 |
| That Fellow in the Coat | Jessie | 2008 |
| Martian Child | Liz | 2007 |
| Phineas and Ferb | Glenda Wilkins | 2007 |
| Local Flavor with Joan Cusack | Self - Host | 2006 |
| Rachael Ray | Self - Guest | 2006 |
| Friends with Money | Franny | 2006 |
| The 78th Annual Academy Awards | Abby Mallard - Presenter | 2006 |
| Chicken Little | Abby Mallard (voice) / Abby Mallard | 2005 |
| Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
| Food Network Challenge | Self - Judge | 2005 |
| Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost & Found | Various | 2005 |
| The Office | Erin's Biological Mother | 2005 |
| Ice Princess | Joan Carlyle | 2005 |
| American Dad! | Widow Support Group Leader | 2005 |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Self - Guest | 2005 |
| The Last Shot | Fanny Nash | 2004 |
| Raising Helen | Jenny Portman | 2004 |
| Peep and the Big Wide World | Narrator | 2004 |
| Looney Tunes: Back in Action | Mother | 2003 |
| School of Rock | Rosalie Mullins | 2003 |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Herself - Guest | 2003 |
| It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie | Rachel Bitterman | 2002 |
| What About Joan | Joan Gallagher | 2001 |
| Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years | Cyn / Blair Litton | 2000 |
| Fan-Made Music Videos | Rosalie | 2000 |
| Where the Heart Is | Ruth Meyers | 2000 |
| High Fidelity | Liz | 2000 |
| The 72nd Annual Academy Awards | Jessie | 2000 |
| The 14th Annual American Comedy Awards | Self | 2000 |
| Cradle Will Rock | Hazel Huffman | 1999 |
| Toy Story 2 | Jessie the Yodeling Cowgirl (voice) / Jessie | 1999 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Pamela Burton | 1999 |
| Runaway Bride | Peggy Flemming | 1999 |
| Arlington Road | Cheryl Lang | 1999 |
| The 70th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Nominee | 1998 |
| In & Out | Emily Montgomery | 1997 |
| In and Out | Emily Montgomery | 1997 |
| A Smile Like Yours | Nancy Tellen | 1997 |
| Grosse Pointe Blank | Marcella | 1997 |
| Mr. Wrong | Inga Gunther | 1996 |
| Two Much | Gloria | 1995 |
| Nine Months | Gail Dwyer | 1995 |
| Corrina, Corrina | Jonesy | 1994 |
| Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle | Mama Bean | 1994 |
| Addams Family Values | Debbie Jellinsky | 1993 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest / Herself - Guest | 1993 |
| Toys | Alsatia Zevo | 1992 |
| Hero | Evelyn / Evelyn Laplante | 1992 |
| HBO First Look | Self | 1992 |
| The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez | Cathy | 1991 |
| My Blue Heaven | Hannah Stubbs | 1990 |
| Men Don't Leave | Jody | 1990 |
| Say Anything | Constance Dobler | 1989 |
| The 61st Annual Academy Awards | Self - Nominee | 1989 |
| Working Girl | Cyn | 1988 |
| Married to the Mob | Rose | 1988 |
| The 60th Annual Academy Awards | Blair Litton | 1988 |
| Stars and Bars | Irene Stein | 1988 |
| Broadcast News | Blair Litton | 1987 |
| The Allnighter | Gina | 1987 |
| Grandview, U.S.A. | Mary Maine / Mary | 1984 |
| Sixteen Candles | Geek Girl #1 | 1984 |
| Class | Julia | 1983 |
| My Bodyguard | Shelley | 1980 |
| Cutting Loose | 1979 | |
| Saturday Night Live | Various / Self - Various Characters / Brooke Shields / Self / Tammy Whitborough / Reporter / Mrs. Rifkin / Queen Elizabeth / Salena / Mrs. Deaver / Carla Stone / Jennifer Jenclow / Jennifer Hicks / Jane Fonda / Mrs. Garfunkel / Tammy Sturdevant / Ms. Patterson | 1975 |
| Great Performances | Annie | 1971 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2015 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Won |
| 2014 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 2013 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2012 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2011 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 1998 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
| 1998 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 1989 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
