Joan Mary Cusack (/ˈkjuË sæk/; born October 11, 1962) is an American
actress and comedian. She 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), as well as one
Golden Globe nomination for her performance in the latter. She has
also provided the voice of Jessie in the Toy Story franchise and Abby
Mallard in Chicken Little.Cusack was a cast member on the comedy
sketch show Saturday Night Live from 1985 to 1986. She starred on the
Showtime hit drama/comedy Shameless as Sheila Jackson, a role for
which she has received five consecutive Primetime Emmy Award
nominations, winning for the first time in 2015. She is the sister of
actress Ann Cusack and actor John Cusack.Cusack was born on October
11, 1962 in New York City, New York, and was raised in Evanston,
Illinois. Her mother, Ann Paula "Nancy" (née Carolan), is a former
mathematics teacher and political activist. Her father, Dick Cusack
(1925â€"2003), was an actor and filmmaker, and two of her four
siblings, Ann (born 1961) and John (born 1966), are actors. Her family
is Irish American and Catholic. Cusack is an alumna of the University
of Wisconsinâ€"Madison (1984).
actress and comedian. She 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), as well as one
Golden Globe nomination for her performance in the latter. She has
also provided the voice of Jessie in the Toy Story franchise and Abby
Mallard in Chicken Little.Cusack was a cast member on the comedy
sketch show Saturday Night Live from 1985 to 1986. She starred on the
Showtime hit drama/comedy Shameless as Sheila Jackson, a role for
which she has received five consecutive Primetime Emmy Award
nominations, winning for the first time in 2015. She is the sister of
actress Ann Cusack and actor John Cusack.Cusack was born on October
11, 1962 in New York City, New York, and was raised in Evanston,
Illinois. Her mother, Ann Paula "Nancy" (née Carolan), is a former
mathematics teacher and political activist. Her father, Dick Cusack
(1925â€"2003), was an actor and filmmaker, and two of her four
siblings, Ann (born 1961) and John (born 1966), are actors. Her family
is Irish American and Catholic. Cusack is an alumna of the University
of Wisconsinâ€"Madison (1984).
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