Joan Cusack

ActorWriter Oct 11 (age 63) New York City, New York, USA 1971–2026 (55 year career)

6.4 avg rating

Biography

Joanna "Joan" Mary Cusack (/ˈkjuːsæk/ KEW-sak; born October 11, 1962) 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…

Known For

Film

Toy Story 3

Jessie (voice)

Film

Toy Story 2

Jessie (voice)

Film

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Dr. Burton

Film

Klaus

Mrs. Krum (voice)

Film

Toy Story 4

Jessie (voice)

Film

School of Rock

Rosalie Mullins

Film

Instant Family

Mrs. Howard

Film

My Sister's Keeper

Judge De Salvo

Filmography

Acting (95)

Movies (75)

Toy Story 5

2026 Upcoming

as Budgetz Jessie (voice)

Jun 17

Toy Story 4

as Jessie (voice)

Klaus

as Mrs. Krum (voice)

Let It Snow

as Tin Foil Woman

Instant Family

as Mrs. Howard

Snatched

as Barb

The Christmas Train

as Agnes

Unicorn Store

as Gladys

A Series of Unfortunate Events

2017

as Justice Strauss

10.0

Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny

2016

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

6.8

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

as Tilly

Freaks of Nature

as Peg Parker

The End of the Tour

as Patty

Welcome to Me

as Dawn Hurley

Toy Story That Time Forgot

as Jessie (voice)

Toy Story of Terror!

as Jessie (Voice)

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

as Dr. Burton

Partysaurus Rex

as Jessie (voice)

Arthur Christmas

as Lead Elf (voice)

Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil

2011

as Verushka the Witch (voice)

Mars Needs Moms

as Mom (voice)

Small Fry

as Jessie (voice)

Hawaiian Vacation

as Jessie (voice)

Shameless

as Sheila Jackson

Toy Story 3

as Jessie (voice)

My Sister's Keeper

as Judge De Salvo

Confessions of a Shopaholic

as Jane Bloomwood

Acceptance

as Nina

The Face is Familiar

Kit Kittredge: An American Girl

as Miss Lucinda Bond

War, Inc.

as Marsha Dillon

Martian Child

as Liz

The Pixar Story

as Jessie (voice) (archive footage)

Friends with Money

as Franny

Chicken Little

as Abby Mallard (voice)

5.9

Ice Princess

2005

as Joan Carlyle

6.4

Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found

2005

as Self

Raising Helen

2004

as Jenny Portman

6.1

The Last Shot

2004

as Fanny Nash (uncredited)

5.6

School of Rock

2003

as Rosalie Mullins

7.1

Looney Tunes: Back in Action

2003

as Mother

6.4

It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie

as Rachel Bitterman

High Fidelity

as Liz

Where the Heart Is

as Ruth Meyers

Toy Story 2

as Jessie (voice)

Runaway Bride

as Peggy Flemming

Arlington Road

as Cheryl Lang

Cradle Will Rock

as Hazel Huffman

Hidden Vulnerability: A Look Into the Making of 'Arlington Road'

Grosse Pointe Blank

as Marcella

In & Out

as Emily Montgomery

A Smile Like Yours

as Nancy Tellen

Mr. Wrong

as Inga Gunther

Nine Months

as Gail Dwyer

Two Much

as Gloria

Corrina, Corrina

as Jonesy

The Mother

as Annie

Addams Family Values

as Debbie Jellinsky

Toys

as Alsatia Zevo

Hero

as Evelyn Laplante

The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez

as Cathy

My Blue Heaven

as Hannah Stubbs

Men Don't Leave

as Jody

Say Anything...

as Constance Dobler

Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

as Self

Working Girl

as Cyn

Married to the Mob

as Rose

Stars & Bars

as Irene Stein

The Allnighter

as Gina

Broadcast News

as Blair Litton

Sixteen Candles

as Geek Girl #1

Grandview, U.S.A.

as Mary Maine

Class

as Julia

My Bodyguard

as Shelley

Cutting Loose

Television (20)

Homecoming

2018

as Francine Bunda

7.0

A Series of Unfortunate Events

2017

as Justice Strauss

7.4

The Stinky & Dirty Show

as Red (voice)

Shameless

as Self

Phineas and Ferb

as Glenda

American Dad!

as Widow Support Group Leader (voice)

7.0

The Office

2005

as Erin's Biological Mother

8.6

Peep and the Big Wide World

as Narrator (voice)

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

Max & Ruby

What About Joan?

as Joan Gallagher

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Pam Burton

The View

as Self

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

as Self - Guest

7.2

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Performance

as Annie

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Various Characters

Saturday Night Live

as Self

Great Performances

as Anne

The Oscars

as Self

Crew (1)

Movies (1)

The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez

1991

Story

4.9