Joan Cusack facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Joan Cusack
Cusack in 2009
Born	Joan Mary Cusack (1962-10-11) October 11, 1962 (age 62) New York City, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Wisconsin–Madison
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1979–present
Spouse(s)	Richard Burke ​ (m. 1996)​
Children	2
Parent(s)	Dick Cusack (father)
Relatives	Ann Cusack (sister) John Cusack (brother) Jim Piddock (brother-in-law)
Awards	Full list

Joan Mary Cusack (born October 11, 1962) is an American actress. She is known for her funny roles in movies and TV shows. She was nominated for an Academy Award (also known as an Oscar) twice. These nominations were for her roles in Working Girl (1988) and In & Out (1997).

You might know her voice as Jessie from the Toy Story movies (starting in 1999). She won an Annie Award for her voice work as Jessie. She also voiced Abby Mallard in Chicken Little (2005).

Joan Cusack has starred in many other popular films. These include Addams Family Values (1993), Nine Months (1995), School of Rock (2003), and Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008). She was also a cast member on the comedy show Saturday Night Live from 1985 to 1986.

From 2011 to 2021, she played Sheila Jackson in the TV series Shameless. For this role, she was nominated for five Primetime Emmy Awards, winning in 2015. Joan is also the sister of actors Ann Cusack and John Cusack.

Early Life and Family

Joan Cusack was born in New York City on October 11, 1962. She grew up in Evanston, Illinois. Her mother, Ann Paula "Nancy" Cusack, was a math teacher. Her father, Dick Cusack, was an actor and filmmaker.

Joan has four siblings. Two of them, Ann (born 1961) and John (born 1966), are also actors. Her family is Irish American and Catholic. Joan went to the University of Wisconsin–Madison and graduated in 1984.

Acting Career Highlights

Joan Cusack has had a long and successful career in movies and television. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her roles in Working Girl (1988) and In & Out (1997).

She has acted alongside her brother John in 10 movies. Some of these include Sixteen Candles (1984), Say Anything... (1989), and High Fidelity (2000).

Famous Roles in Movies

Many kids know Joan Cusack from her role as Principal Rosalie Mullins in the movie School of Rock (2003). She also voiced Jessie, the cowgirl, in the Pixar movies Toy Story 2 (1999), Toy Story 3 (2010), and Toy Story 4 (2019).

She played Dr. Burton, a therapist, in the teen film The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012). She also appeared in the final episode of NBC's The Office.

Television Work

Joan Cusack was a cast member on the popular sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live from 1985 to 1986. On the show, she played different characters and did impressions of famous people like Brooke Shields and Queen Elizabeth II.

She also narrated the public television animated series Peep and the Big Wide World. In 2017, she appeared as Justice Strauss in the Netflix series A Series of Unfortunate Events. In 2019, she played the Tin Foil Lady in the Netflix movie Let It Snow.

Shameless TV Series

In 2010, Joan Cusack joined the TV series Shameless on Showtime. She played the character of Sheila Jackson. She was praised for her acting in this role. She received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations for her work on Shameless, winning the award in 2015.

Personal Life

Joan Cusack married attorney Richard Burke in 1996. They have two sons named Dylan John and Miles. She found out she was pregnant with her first child on the first day of filming the movie Mr. Wrong (1996).

Joan Cusack owns a home in Three Oaks Township, Michigan. She also lives in Chicago, Illinois. Since 2011, she has owned a gift shop in Old Town, Chicago called Judy Maxwell Home. The shop is named after a character from What's Up Doc?, which is Joan's favorite movie.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Awards and Nominations

See also

In Spanish: Joan Cusack para niños