Joan Cusack
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 Joan Cusack, interviewed in June 2010 for Toy Story 3 |
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| Born | Joan Mary Cusack October 11, 1962 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Residence | Three Oaks Township, Michigan, Chicago, Illinois |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Home town | Evanston, Illinois |
| Spouse | Richard Burke (1993–present) |
| Children | Dylan John, Miles |
| Parents | Richard Cusack, Nancy (née Carolan) Cusack |
| Relatives | John Cusack, Ann Cusack, Bill Cusack, Susie Cusack |
Joan Mary Cusack (born October 11, 1962)[1] is an American film, stage and television actress. She has appeared in films, television and stage productions, receiving Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress for her roles in the movies Working Girl and In & Out, as well as one Golden Globe and one Emmy Award nomination. Her most notable television role is as a cast member of the sketch comedy TV show Saturday Night Live in 1985–86. She is the sister of fellow actor John Cusack.
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[edit] Early life
Joan Cusack was the second of five children born in New York City to an Irish American Catholic family. She was raised in Evanston, Illinois.[2] Her mother, Nancy (née Carolan), is a former mathematics teacher and political activist.[3] Her late father, Richard Cusack, as well as her siblings Ann, Bill, John and Susie, have also been actors.
Cusack is an alumna of the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
[edit] Career
Cusack has twice been nominated for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, for her work in Working Girl and In & Out. She appeared with her brother John in the movies Sixteen Candles, Grandview, U.S.A., Class, High Fidelity, Grosse Pointe Blank, Say Anything..., Cradle Will Rock, Martian Child, and most recently, War, Inc. She also starred in the short-lived ABC sitcom What About Joan? in 2001–02. For many years, Cusack was also the commercial spokeswoman for U.S. Cellular.
Cusack was a cast member on the NBC sketch show, Saturday Night Live, from 1985 to 1986. Her recurring characters on Saturday Night Live included, "Salena," a socially inept girl who tries to ask out her boyfriend, "Biff" (played by Jon Lovitz), who is also socially inept. In addition, she did celebrity impersonations of Brooke Shields, Jane Fonda and Queen Elizabeth II.
She has been nominated four times for the American Comedy Award, in the category of "Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture" and has won three times, for Runaway Bride, (1999), In & Out (1997) and Working Girl (1988). She has also won the New York Film Critics Circle Award and the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for "Best Supporting Actress" for In & Out.
In 2003, both Joan and her brother John signed the "Not in My Name" resolution (along with people such as Noam Chomsky and Susan Sarandon) opposing the invasion of Iraq. She also attended to the voice of Jessie in Toy Story 2 and Toy Story 3.
Cusack currently narrates the public TV animated series Peep and the Big Wide World. In September 2010, Cusack guest starred on NBC's Law & Order: SVU.[4]
[edit] Personal life
She is married to Chicago attorney Dick Burke, the head of Corporate Services for Classified Ventures. They have two sons, Dylan John and Miles. She also owns a home in Three Oaks Township, Michigan and lives in Chicago, Illinois.
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1985-1986 | Saturday Night Live | Various | |
| 2001-2002 | What About Joan? | Joan Gallagher | CTV Television Network |
| 2004-Present | Peep and the Big Wide World | Narrator | |
| 2011 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Guest Appearance "Locum" | |
| 2011-present | Shameless | Sheila Jackson | Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series |
[edit] References
- ^ Joan Cusack Biography. Tribute.ca
- ^ "Interview with Joan Cusack by Allan Johnson". http://www.joancusack.net/cusack-puts-chicago-on-the-laugh-track.html. Retrieved November 15, 2008.
- ^ "Cusack, Richard J.". Chicago Tribune. 2003-06-03. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2003-06-03/news/0306030038_1_piven-theater-workshop-jonah-house-sheridan. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
- ^ "Exclusive: Joan Cusack Signs on to Law & Order: SVU". TVGuide.com. http://www.tvguide.com/News/Joan-Cusack-SVU-1020325.aspx.
[edit] External links
- Joan Cusack at the Internet Movie Database
- Joan Cusack at the Internet Broadway Database
- Joan Cusack at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- Sac Ticket: Joan Cusack
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- 1962 births
- Living people
- Actors from Chicago, Illinois
- Actors from New York City
- American film actors
- American people of Irish descent
- American television actors
- American voice actors
- Annie Award winners
- Cusack family
- People from Chicago, Illinois
- People from Evanston, Illinois
- University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni
