Joan Cusack is an American actress and comedian.
She has appeared in minor roles in classic films of the 1980s, including Sixteen Candles (1984), Broadcast News (1987), Working Girl (1988), and Say Anything... (1989). She continued working in supporting roles in film such as the romantic comedy Nine Months (1995), the thriller Grosse Point Blank (1997), the comedy In & Out (1997), the romantic comedy Runaway Bride (1998), the romance High Fidelity (2000), the musical School of Rock (2003), and the coming-of-age film The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012). She is also known for her voice as Jessie the Cowgirl in the Pixar animated Toy Story franchise (1999–2026) and in Chicken Little (2005), and Arthur Christmas (2011). She starred in the Showtime series Shameless (2011–2015).
Cusack has been nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress for her performances in Mike Nichols' Working Girl (1988) and for the Frank Oz comedy In & Out (1997). She has also received five consecutive Primetime Emmy Award nominations for her performance as Sheila Gallagher in Shameless. She won the award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for the show's fifth and her character's final season.
Major associations Academy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1989 Best Supporting Actress Working Girl 1998 In & Out
Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Primetime Emmy Awards 2011Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series Shameless (episode: "Frank Gallagher: Loving Husband, Devoted Father") 2012 Shameless (episode: "Can I Have a Mother") 2013 Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Shameless (episode: "A Long Way from Home") 2014 Shameless (episode: "Liver, I Hardly Know Her") 2015 Shameless (episode: "Milk of the Gods") Daytime Emmy Awards 2005 Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program Peep and the Big Wide World
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1998 Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture In & Out
Miscellaneous awards Year Association Category Nominated work Result 1989 American Comedy Awards Funniest Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Working Girl Boston Society of Film Critics Awards Best Supporting Actress Married to the MobStars and BarsWorking Girl 1991 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Best Supporting Actress Men Don't Leave Most Promising Actress 1994 American Comedy Awards Funniest Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Addams Family Values Saturn Awards Best Supporting Actress 1996 American Comedy Awards Funniest Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Nine Months 1997 Boston Society of Film Critics Awards Best Supporting Actress In & Out New York Film Critics Circle Awards Best Supporting Actress Society of Texas Film Critics Awards Best Supporting Actress 1998 American Comedy Awards Funniest Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Blockbuster Entertainment Awards Favorite Actress – Comedy Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Best Supporting Actress Critics' Choice Movie Awards Best Supporting Actress Satellite Awards Best Supporting Actress – Comedy or Musical Chlotrudis Awards Best Supporting Actress Grosse Pointe BlankIn & Out Online Film Critics Society Awards Best Supporting Actress Grosse Pointe Blank 2000 American Comedy Awards Funniest Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Runaway Bride Blockbuster Entertainment Awards Favorite Supporting Actress – Comedy/Romance Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Commitment to Chicago Award Chlotrudis Awards Best Supporting Actress Arlington RoadToy Story 2Runaway Bride Saturn Awards Best Supporting Actress Arlington Road Annie Awards Best Female Voice Acting in a Feature Production Toy Story 2 Teen Choice Awards Choice Hissy Fit
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