Joan Cusack Biography Update, Age, Career, Personal Life, Filmography

Joan Mary Cusack, born on October 11, 1962, is an American actress. She is known for her unique voice and comedic timing, often playing quirky and likable characters. Her work has earned her many honors, including two Academy Award nominations and five Primetime Emmy nominations, with a win in 2015.

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Cusack was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her roles in Working Girl (1988) and In & Out (1997). She has also starred in movies like Toys (1992), Addams Family Values (1993), Nine Months (1995), Cradle Will Rock (1999), Where the Heart Is (2000), Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003), School of Rock (2003), and Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008). As a voice actress, she played Jessie in the Toy Story movies, winning an Annie Award, and voiced Abby Mallard in Chicken Little (2005).

Age

Joan Mary Cusack was born on October 11, 1962, in New York City, United States. She is 63 years old.

Here is a quick overview of her personal details:

Early life

Cusack was born in New York City on October 11, 1962, and grew up in Evanston, Illinois, near Chicago. Her mother, Ann Paula “Nancy” Cusack, was a math teacher and political activist, and her father, Dick Cusack, was an actor and filmmaker. Two of her siblings, Ann and John, are also actors. Her family has Irish Catholic roots. Cusack graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1984 with a bachelor’s degree in English.

Career

Cusack was nominated twice for the 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 ten films, including Class (1983), Sixteen Candles (1984), Grandview, U.S.A. (1984), Broadcast News (1987), Say Anything… (1989), Grosse Pointe Blank (1997), Cradle Will Rock (1999), High Fidelity (2000), Martian Child (2007), and War, Inc. (2008).

In Addams Family Values (1993), Cusack played Debbie Jellinsky, a serial killer who marries and kills wealthy men. She starred in the ABC sitcom What About Joan? in 2001 and appeared in Arlington Road (1999). For several years, she was the commercial spokeswoman for U.S. Cellular. One of her most famous roles was Rosalie ‘Roz’ Mullins, the principal in School of Rock (2003). She voiced Jessie in Toy Story 2 (1999), Toy Story 3 (2010), and Toy Story 4 (2019). Cusack also played Dr. Burton, Charlie’s therapist, in The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012), and Erin’s mom in the last episode of NBC’s The Office.

Cusack joined the cast of Saturday Night Live for its eleventh season (1985–86), working alongside future stars like Robert Downey Jr., Damon Wayans, and Anthony Michael Hall. On SNL, she played recurring characters such as Salena, a socially awkward girl, and did impressions of celebrities like Brooke Shields, Jane Fonda, and Queen Elizabeth II.

Personal life

Cusack married attorney Richard Burke in 1996, and they have two sons. She owns a home in Three Oaks Township, Michigan, and lives in Chicago, Illinois.

Since 2011, Cusack has owned Judy Maxwell Home, a gift shop in Old Town, Chicago. She named the shop after Barbra Streisand’s character in What’s Up Doc? (1972), which is her favorite movie.

Filmography

• American Dad! – Widows Support Group Member
• Chicken Little – Abby Mallard
• Peep and the Big Wide World – Narrator
• Phineas and Ferb – Glenda Wiggins
• Arthur Christmas – Lead Elves
• Chicken Little – Abby Mallard
• Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil – Verushka the Witch
• Mars Needs Moms – Mom
• The Iron Giant – Charlotte Pickles
• Toy Story 3 – Jessie
• Toy Story 4 – Jessie
• Woody’s Roundup: The Movie – Jessie
• Martha Speaks (reboot)-Martha Lorraine