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Joan Cusack Wiki Biography
- Established on October 11, 1962, Joan Cusack is an American actress, perhaps best known for her Oscar-nominated roles in “Working Girl” and “In & Out” and her “Shameless” television show.
- It is estimated to be $8 million as of early 2016, mainly earned from her long acting career, from films to television, spanning almost three decades.
- Cusack is the daughter of Nancy and Dick and has four other brothers, all of whom are actors, born in New York City of part-Irish American origin, but raised in Illinois; one is Hollywood actor John Cusack in particular.
- As she studied with the Piven Theater Workshop, Cusack honed her talents.
- She later joined Story Theater and The Ark, where she studied improvisations and performed them.
- She later went to Wisconsin-Madison University and graduated in English with a degree.
- Her acting career began in the 1980s, where she appeared in “My Bodyguard”, “Cutting Loose”, “Grandview, U.S.A.” and “Sixteen Candles” in minor supporting roles.
- These were the films in which she began making a name for herself and built up her net worth, although they were mainly secondary or short roles.
- “She joined the well-known “Saturday Night Live” comedy show later.
- “Although she stayed in the show for only one season, fans and film producers recognized her acting prowess and comedic timing, leading to her first major role in the 1987 movie “Broadcast News” in which her outstanding comedic performance saw her later cast in her next comedy film, “Working Girl.
- In this romantic comedy film, her role as Cynthia earned her an Academy Award nomination for the best supporting actress, and when the film became a box office success, her wealth also increased.
- Cusack has appeared regularly on the big screen since the success of “Working Girl” in movies such as “Stars and Bars,” “Married to the Mob” and “Men Don’t Leave,” to name a few.
- She took a break from Hollywood in the ’90s to concentrate on her family, but in 1997 she returned to the movie “In & Out,” and again received an Academy Award nomination for best supporting actress for her film performance.
- Cusack was involved in over fifty films after thirty years in the film industry, making her one of the most enduring and admired actresses in Hollywood and helping to build her net worth as well.
- She is most recently on the TV show “Shameless,” now in its sixth season; she has won a Primetime Emmy Award for her role in the show.
- She will return as cowgirl Jesse in the Disney movie “Toy Story 4″ in 2017.
- Cusack married the lawyer Richard Burke in 1993, who is the President and CEO of VISA NOW Global Immigration, in terms of her personal life.
- There are two kids in the couple, Dylan and Miles.
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Joan Cusack Quick Info
Full Name | Joan Cusack |
Net Worth | $6 Million |
Date Of Birth | October 11, 1962 |
Place Of Birth | New York City, New York, U.S. |
Height | 5′ 9″ (1.75 m) |
Profession | Actress, Soundtrack, Writer |
Education | University of Wisconsin-Madison, Piven Theatre Workshop |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Richard Burke (m. 1993-) |
Children | Dylan John Burke, Miles Burke |
Parents | Nancy Cusack, Dick Cusack |
Siblings | John Cusack, Ann Cusack, Bill Cusack, Susie Cusack |
IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000349 |
Awards | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress – Comedy Series, Critics’ Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actress, Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Comedy or Musical, Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actress – Comedy, Funniest Supporting Actress In A M… |
Nominations | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress (1998, 1989), Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture (1998), Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series (2013, 2012, 2011) |
Movies | “Working Girl, In & Out, Broadcast News (1987), Working Girl |
TV Shows | Shameless, Saturday Night Live |
Joan Cusack Quotes
- I was never the ‘babe,’ so I knew I’d never get those big roles. I’d always be the best friend or the quirky sidekick.
Joan Cusack Important Facts
- In the movie In & Out (1997) , where Joan stars alongside Kevin Kline, there is a group dance scene on the song “Macho Man” by The Village People. Years earlier, in Addams Family Values (1993), Joan sings the same song.
- She is of Irish ancestry.
- She was nominated for a 1991 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Supporting Role in a Play for “A Midsummer’s Night Dream” at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
- Has appeared in 10 movies with her brother John Cusack. (2008).
- In the mid-1980s, was a co-founder of the three woman improv comedy troupe, “An Impulsive Thing,” with Bonnie Hunt and Holly Wortell.
- One of her conditions for starring in the show What About Joan (2000) was that it had to be produced in Chicago so she would not have to leave her family.
- Cusack was the first regular cast member of Saturday Night Live (1975) (1985-1986 season) to be nominated for an Academy Award. She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her work in Working Girl (1988).
- Shares her birthday (October 11) with Michelle Trachtenberg, her on-screen daughter in Disney’s Ice Princess (2005).
- Was supposed to play “Bobbie Markowitz” in The Stepford Wives (2004). When her father became ill, both she and her brother, John Cusack, had to drop out of the film. Bette Midler then got the role.
- Attended the Piven Theater workshop.
- She and Julianne Moore played pregnant women in Nine Months (1995). In 1997, their own sons were born.
- Husband, Dick Burke, is a Chicago attorney.
- Second son, Miles Burke, born. [July 2000]
- First son, Dylan John Burke, born. [June 1997]
- Sister of Susie Cusack, John Cusack, Ann Cusack and Bill Cusack.
- Daughter of Dick Cusack
Joan Cusack Filmography
Title | Year | Status | Character | Role |
---|---|---|---|---|
Toy Story 4 | 2019 | filming | Jessie (voice) | Actress |
Unicorn Store | 2017 | post-production | Gladys | Actress |
Snatched | 2017 | Barb | Actress | |
A Series of Unfortunate Events | 2017 | TV Series | Justice Strauss | Actress |
The Stinky & Dirty Show | 2016 | TV Series | Red | Actress |
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping | 2016 | Tilly | Actress | |
Freaks of Nature | 2015 | Peg Parker | Actress | |
Shameless | 2011-2015 | TV Series | Sheila Jackson | Actress |
The End of the Tour | 2015 | Patty | Actress | |
Toy Story That Time Forgot | 2014 | TV Short | Jessie (voice) | Actress |
Welcome to Me | 2014 | Dawn Hurley | Actress | |
Toy Story of Terror | 2013 | TV Short | Jessie (voice) | Actress |
The Office | 2013 | TV Series | Erin’s Biological Mother | Actress |
Kinect Fun Labs: Kinect Rush – A Disney Pixar Adventures: Snapshot | 2012 | Video Game | Jessie (English version, voice) | Actress |
Toy Story Toons: Partysaurus Rex | 2012 | Short | Jessie (voice) | Actress |
The Perks of Being a Wallflower | 2012 | Dr. Burton | Actress | |
Toy Story Toons: Small Fry | 2011 | Short | Jessie (voice) | Actress |
Kinect Disneyland Adventures | 2011 | Video Game | Jessie (voice) | Actress |
Arthur Christmas | 2011 | Lead Elf (voice) | Actress | |
Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil | 2011 | Verushka the Witch (voice) | Actress | |
Toy Story Toons: Hawaiian Vacation | 2011 | Short | Jessie (voice) | Actress |
Mars Needs Moms | 2011 | Mom | Actress | |
Phineas and Ferb | 2011 | TV Series | Glenda Wilkins | Actress |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | 2010 | TV Series | Pamela Burton | Actress |
Toy Story 3: The Video Game | 2010 | Video Game | Jessie (voice) | Actress |
Toy Story 3 | 2010 | Jessie (voice) | Actress | |
Acceptance | 2009 | TV Movie | Nina | Actress |
My Sister’s Keeper | 2009 | Judge De Salvo | Actress | |
Toys in the Attic | 2009 | Madam Curie (English version, voice) | Actress | |
Confessions of a Shopaholic | 2009 | Jane Bloomwood | Actress | |
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl | 2008 | Miss Bond | Actress | |
Toy Story Midway Mania! | 2008 | Short | Jessie (voice) | Actress |
War, Inc. | 2008 | Marsha Dillon | Actress | |
Martian Child | 2007 | Liz | Actress | |
Chicken Little: Ace in Action | 2006 | Video Game | Abby (voice) | Actress |
Friends with Money | 2006 | Franny | Actress | |
Chicken Little | 2005 | Abby Mallard (voice) | Actress | |
Ice Princess | 2005 | Joan Carlyle | Actress | |
The Last Shot | 2004 | Fanny Nash (uncredited) | Actress | |
Peep and the Big Wide World | 2004 | TV Series | Narrator | Actress |
Raising Helen | 2004 | Jenny Portman | Actress | |
Looney Tunes: Back in Action | 2003 | Mother | Actress | |
School of Rock | 2003 | Rosalie Mullins | Actress | |
It’s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie | 2002 | TV Movie | Rachel Bitterman | Actress |
What About Joan | 2000-2001 | TV Series | Joan Gallagher | Actress |
Where the Heart Is | 2000 | Ruth Meyers | Actress | |
High Fidelity | 2000 | Liz | Actress | |
Toy Story 2 | 1999/I | Video Game | Jessie (voice) | Actress |
Toy Story 2 | 1999 | Jessie the Yodeling Cowgirl (voice) | Actress | |
Runaway Bride | 1999 | Peggy Flemming | Actress | |
Cradle Will Rock | 1999 | Hazel Huffman | Actress | |
Arlington Road | 1999 | Cheryl Lang | Actress | |
In & Out | 1997 | Emily Montgomery | Actress | |
A Smile Like Yours | 1997 | Nancy Tellen | Actress | |
Grosse Pointe Blank | 1997 | Marcella | Actress | |
Mr. Wrong | 1996 | Inga Gunther | Actress | |
Two Much | 1996 | Gloria | Actress | |
Nine Months | 1995 | Gail Dwyer | Actress | |
Great Performances | 1994 | TV Series | Annie | Actress |
Corrina, Corrina | 1994 | Jonesy | Actress | |
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle | 1994 | TV Series | Mrs. Bean | Actress |
Addams Family Values | 1993 | Debbie Jellinsky | Actress | |
Toys | 1992 | Alsatia Zevo | Actress | |
Hero | 1992/I | Evelyn | Actress | |
The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez | 1991 | Cathy | Actress | |
My Blue Heaven | 1990/I | Hannah Stubbs | Actress | |
Men Don’t Leave | 1990 | Jody | Actress | |
Arrive Alive | 1990 | Joy | Actress | |
Say Anything… | 1989 | Constance Dobler (uncredited) | Actress | |
Working Girl | 1988 | Cyn | Actress | |
Married to the Mob | 1988 | Rose | Actress | |
Stars and Bars | 1988 | Irene Stein | Actress | |
Broadcast News | 1987 | Blair Litton (as Joan Cusak) | Actress | |
The Allnighter | 1987 | Gina | Actress | |
Saturday Night Live | 1985-1986 | TV Series | Various / Brooke Shields / Salena / … | Actress |
Grandview, U.S.A. | 1984 | Mary Maine | Actress | |
All Together Now | 1984 | TV Movie | Linda Parker | Actress |
Sixteen Candles | 1984 | Geek Girl #1 | Actress | |
Class | 1983 | Julia | Actress | |
Cutting Loose | 1980 | Actress | ||
My Bodyguard | 1980 | Shelley | Actress | |
Chicken Little | 2005 | performer: “Wannabe” | Soundtrack | |
Toys | 1992 | performer: “THE MIRROR SONG” | Soundtrack | |
The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez | 1991 | Writer | ||
Starz Inside: The Face Is Familiar | 2009 | TV Movie documentary special thanks | Thanks | |
Inside Pepe’s Studio: Hosted by Pepe the King Prawn | 2003 | Video short special thanks | Thanks | |
The 67th Primetime Emmy Awards | 2015 | TV Special | Herself – Co-Presenter: Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | Self |
2015 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2015 | TV Movie | Herself – Winner: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series (credit only) | Self |
Today | 2015 | TV Series | Herself – Guest | Self |
The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards | 2014 | TV Special | Herself – Nominee | Self |
Shameless Season 3: The Many Sides of Sheila | 2013 | Video documentary short | Herself | Self |
Full Body Whisper | 2013 | Documentary | Herself | Self |
The 65th Primetime Emmy Awards | 2013 | TV Special | Herself – Nominee | Self |
2013 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2013 | TV Special | Herself – Nominated: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Self |
The Agoraphobe and the Beautiful Mess: A Shameless Actor Discussion | 2012 | Video short | Herself | Self |
Bringing Shameless to America | 2011 | Video short | Herself | Self |
Made in Hollywood | 2010-2011 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
The Wendy Williams Show | 2010 | TV Series | Herself – Guest | Self |
Toy Story 3: The Gang’s All Here | 2010 | Video documentary short | Herself / Jessie | Self |
Food Network Challenge | 2010 | TV Series | Herself – Judge | Self |
The Bonnie Hunt Show | 2010 | TV Series | Herself – Guest | Self |
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | 2009 | TV Series | Herself – Guest | Self |
Local Flavor with Joan Cusack | 2006 | TV Series | Herself – Host | Self |
Rachael Ray | 2006 | TV Series | Herself – Guest | Self |
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | 2006 | TV Series | Herself – Guest | Self |
Hatching ‘Chicken Little’ | 2006 | Video documentary short | Herself | Self |
The 78th Annual Academy Awards | 2006 | TV Special | Abby Mallard – Co-Presenter: Best Animated Short Film (voice) | Self |
Corazón de… | 2006 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
The Making of ‘Friends with Money’ | 2006 | Video documentary | Herself | Self |
The View | 2005 | TV Series | Herself – Guest | Self |
On the Set: Raising Helen | 2004 | TV Short documentary | Herself | Self |
HBO First Look | 2003 | TV Series documentary short | Herself | Self |
Jimmy Kimmel Live! | 2003 | TV Series | Herself – Guest | Self |
Inside Pepe’s Studio: Hosted by Pepe the King Prawn | 2003 | Video short | Herself / Rachel Bitterman (uncredited) | Self |
Late Night with Conan O’Brien | 1997-2001 | TV Series | Herself – Guest | Self |
Late Show with David Letterman | 1993-2001 | TV Series | Herself – Guest | Self |
The Rosie O’Donnell Show | 1998-2001 | TV Series | Herself – Guest | Self |
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 1992-2001 | TV Series | Herself – Guest | Self |
The 14th Annual American Comedy Awards | 2000 | Herself | Self | |
Hidden Vulnerability: A Look Into the Making of ‘Arlington Road’ | 1999 | Video documentary short | Herself | Self |
The 70th Annual Academy Awards | 1998 | TV Special | Herself – Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Self |
1998 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | 1998 | TV Special | Herself | Self |
The 55th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1998 | TV Special | Herself – Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Self |
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary | 1989 | TV Special | Herself | Self |
The 61st Annual Academy Awards | 1989 | TV Special | Herself – Nominee | Self |
Late Night with David Letterman | 1988 | TV Series | Herself – Guest | Self |
Saturday Night Live | 1986 | TV Series | Herself / Various | Self |
The Making of ‘Class’ | 1983 | TV Movie documentary | Herself | Self |
Disney Magic Kingdom | 2016 | Video Game | Jessie | Archive Footage |
That Fellow in the Coat | 2010 | TV Series | Jessie | Archive Footage |
Nit vint-i-cinc | 2008 | TV Special | Blair Litton (uncredited) | Archive Footage |
Saturday Night Live in the ’80s: Lost & Found | 2005 | TV Special documentary | Various | Archive Footage |
Fan-Made Music Videos | 2005 | TV Series short | Rosalie | Archive Footage |
Retrosexual: The 80’s | 2004 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Archive Footage | |
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Tom Hanks | 2004 | TV Special | Herself / Various | Archive Footage |
Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years | 2000 | TV Movie documentary | Cyn Blair Litton |
Archive Footage |
Saturday Night Live Goes Commercial | 1991 | TV Special | Yuppie (uncredited) | Archive Footage |
The 60th Annual Academy Awards | 1988 | TV Special | Blair Litton (uncredited) | Archive Footage |
Joan Cusack Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie | Category |
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2015 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Shameless (2011) | Won |
2014 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Shameless (2011) | Won |
2012 | SDFCS Award | San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | Best Ensemble Performance | The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012) | Won |
2011 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Shameless (2011) | Won |
2000 | American Comedy Award | American Comedy Awards, USA | Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Runaway Bride (1999) | Won |
2000 | Annie | Annie Awards | Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Female Performer in an Animated Feature Production | Toy Story 2 (1999) | Won |
2000 | Blockbuster Entertainment Award | Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | Favorite Supporting Actress – Comedy/Romance | Runaway Bride (1999) | Won |
2000 | Commitment to Chicago Award | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Won | ||
2000 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Voice-Over Performance | Toy Story 2 (1999) | Won |
1998 | American Comedy Award | American Comedy Awards, USA | Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | In & Out (1997) | Won |
1998 | Critics Choice Award | Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Best Supporting Actress | In & Out (1997) | Won |
1998 | Chlotrudis Award | Chlotrudis Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Grosse Pointe Blank (1997) | Won |
1998 | Golden Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical | In & Out (1997) | Won |
1997 | NYFCC Award | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Supporting Actress | In & Out (1997) | Won |
1997 | STFC Award | Society of Texas Film Critics Awards | Best Supporting Actress | In & Out (1997) | Won |
1989 | American Comedy Award | American Comedy Awards, USA | Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Working Girl (1988) | Won |
1989 | BSFC Award | Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Married to the Mob (1988) | Won |
2015 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Shameless (2011) | Nominated |
2014 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Shameless (2011) | Nominated |
2012 | SDFCS Award | San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | Best Ensemble Performance | The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012) | Nominated |
2011 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Shameless (2011) | Nominated |
2000 | American Comedy Award | American Comedy Awards, USA | Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Runaway Bride (1999) | Nominated |
2000 | Annie | Annie Awards | Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Female Performer in an Animated Feature Production | Toy Story 2 (1999) | Nominated |
2000 | Blockbuster Entertainment Award | Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | Favorite Supporting Actress – Comedy/Romance | Runaway Bride (1999) | Nominated |
2000 | Commitment to Chicago Award | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Nominated | ||
2000 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Voice-Over Performance | Toy Story 2 (1999) | Nominated |
1998 | American Comedy Award | American Comedy Awards, USA | Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | In & Out (1997) | Nominated |
1998 | Critics Choice Award | Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Best Supporting Actress | In & Out (1997) | Nominated |
1998 | Chlotrudis Award | Chlotrudis Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Grosse Pointe Blank (1997) | Nominated |
1998 | Golden Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical | In & Out (1997) | Nominated |
1997 | NYFCC Award | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Supporting Actress | In & Out (1997) | Nominated |
1997 | STFC Award | Society of Texas Film Critics Awards | Best Supporting Actress | In & Out (1997) | Nominated |
1989 | American Comedy Award | American Comedy Awards, USA | Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Working Girl (1988) | Nominated |
1989 | BSFC Award | Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Married to the Mob (1988) | Nominated |