Joan Cusack
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
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). H...
Known For
Filmography
Toy Story 5
2026
as Jessie (voice)
Toy Story: 30 Years and Beyond - A Special Edition of 20/20
2026
as Self
Klaus
2019
as Mrs. Krum (voice)
Let It Snow
2019
as Tin Foil Woman
Toy Story 4
2019
as Jessie (voice)
Instant Family
2018
as Mrs. Howard
Homecoming
2018
as Francine Bunda
Unicorn Store
2017
as Gladys
Snatched
2017
as Barb
The Christmas Train
2017
as Agnes
A Series of Unfortunate Events
2017
as Justice Strauss
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
2016
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
2016
as Tilly
The Stinky & Dirty Show
2016
as Red (voice)
Freaks of Nature
2015
as Peg Parker
Welcome to Me
2015
as Dawn Hurley
The End of the Tour
2015
as Patty
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)
Arthur Christmas
2011
as Lead Elf (voice)
Mars Needs Moms
2011
as Mom (voice)
Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil
2011
as Verushka the Witch (voice)
Hawaiian Vacation
2011
as Jessie (voice)
Small Fry
2011
as Jessie (voice)
Shameless
2011
as Sheila Jackson
Toy Story 3
2010
as Jessie (voice)
My Sister's Keeper
2009
as Judge De Salvo
Confessions of a Shopaholic
2009
as Jane Bloomwood
The Face is Familiar
2009
Acceptance
2009
as Nina
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)
Phineas and Ferb
2007
as Glenda
Friends with Money
2006
as Franny
Chicken Little
2005
as Abby Mallard (voice)
Ice Princess
2005
as Joan Carlyle
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
2005
as Self
American Dad!
2005
as Widow Support Group Leader (voice)
The Office
2005
as Erin's Biological Mother
Raising Helen
2004
as Jenny Portman
The Last Shot
2004
as Fanny Nash (uncredited)
Peep and the Big Wide World
2004
as Narrator (voice)
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
2003
as Mother
The School of Rock
2003
as Rosalie Mullins
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
2002
as Rachel Bitterman
Max & Ruby
2002
What About Joan?
2001
as Joan Gallagher
High Fidelity
2000
as Liz
Where the Heart Is
2000
as Ruth Meyers
Arlington Road
1999
as Cheryl Lang
Runaway Bride
1999
as Peggy Flemming
Cradle Will Rock
1999
as Hazel Huffman
Toy Story 2
1999
as Jessie (voice)
Hidden Vulnerability: A Look Into the Making of 'Arlington Road'
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Pam Burton
In & Out
1997
as Emily Montgomery
Grosse Pointe Blank
1997
as Marcella
A Smile Like Yours
1997
as Nancy Tellen
The View
1997
as Self
Mr. Wrong
1996
as Inga Gunther
Nine Months
1995
as Gail Dwyer
Two Much
1995
as Gloria
Corrina, Corrina
1994
as Jonesy
The Mother
1994
as Annie
Addams Family Values
1993
as Debbie Jellinsky
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
Hero
1992
as Evelyn Laplante
Toys
1992
as Alsatia Zevo
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
as Self - Guest
The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez
1991
as Cathy
Performance
1991
as Annie
My Blue Heaven
1990
as Hannah Stubbs
Men Don't Leave
1990
as Jody
Say Anything...
1989
as Constance Dobler
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989
as Self
Married to the Mob
1988
as Rose
Working Girl
1988
as Cyn
Stars & Bars
1988
as Irene Stein
Broadcast News
1987
as Blair Litton
The Allnighter
1987
as Gina
Sixteen Candles
1984
as Geek Girl #1
Grandview, U.S.A.
1984
as Mary Maine
Class
1983
as Julia
Late Night with David Letterman
1982
as Self - Guest
My Bodyguard
1980
as Shelley
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Various Characters
Great Performances
1971
as Anne
The Oscars
1953
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Jessie (voice)