Joan Cusack – Biografija

Američka je glumica rođena 11. Oktobra 1962. Godine u New Yorku.

Njena kreativnost je podstaknuta od strane svojih roditelja, a kao dijete se pridružila Radionici Piven Theatre. Nastavila je učiti i izvesti improvizaciju u kazalištu Story i The Ark. Kasnije je pohađala sveučilište u Wisconsinu i Madisonu, a diplomirala je na engleskom jeziku.

Sestra je glumca Johna Cusacka, a zajedno su nastupali u 10 produkcija: Class (1983), Sixteen Candles (1984), Grandview, USA (1984), Broadcast News (1987), Say Anything … (1989), Grosse Pointe Blank (1997) Rock (1999), High Fidelity (2000), Martian Child (2007) i War, Inc. (2008).

Privatni život
U braku je sa avokatom Richardom Burkeom, predsjednikom i izvršnim direktorom tvrtke Envoy Global, Inc. od 1996. Imaju dva sina: Dylan John (1997) i Miles (2000.).

Filmovi u kojima je glumila
1980. Cutting Loose
1980. My Bodyguard
1983. Class
1984. Grandview, U.S.A.
1984. Sixteen Candles
1987. Broadcast News
1987. The Allnighter
1988. Working Girl
1988. Married to the Mob
1988. Stars and Bars
1989. Say Anything…
1990./I My Blue Heaven
1990. Men Don’t Leave
1990. Arrive Alive
2000. Where the Heart Is
2000. High Fidelity
1991. The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez
1992. Toys
1992./I Hero
1993. Addams Family Values
1994. Corrina, Corrina
1995. Nine Months
1996. Mr. Wrong
1996. Two Much
1997. In & Out
1997. A Smile Like Yours
1997. Grosse Pointe Blank
1999. Toy Story 2
1999. Runaway Bride
1999. Cradle Will Rock
1999. Arlington Road
2003. The School of Rock
2003. Looney Tunes: Back in Action
2004. The Last Shot
2004. Raising Helen
2005. Chicken Little
2005. Ice Princess
2006. Friends with Money
2007. Martian Child
2008. Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
2008. War, Inc.
2009. My Sister’s Keeper
2009. Na pude aneb Kdo má dneska narozeniny?
2009. Confessions of a Shopaholic
2010. Toy Story 3
2011. Arthur Christmas
2011. Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil
2011. Mars Needs Moms
2012. The Perks of Being a Wallflower
2014. Welcome to Me
2015. Freaks of Nature
2015. The End of the Tour
2016. Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
2017. Unicorn Store
2017./I Snatched

Serije u kojima je glumila
1986. Saturday Night Live
1988. Late Night with David Letterman
2003. Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2005. The View
2006. Local Flavor with Joan Cusack
2006. Rachael Ray
2006. The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2009. Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2010. Wendy: The Wendy Williams Show
2010. Food Network Challenge
2010. The Bonnie Hunt Show
2015. Today
1992-2001. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1993-2001. Late Show with David Letterman
1997-2001. Late Night with Conan O’Brien
1998-2001. The Rosie O’Donnell Show
2010-2011. Made in Hollywood

Nagrade koje je dobila
1989. American Comedy, USA
1989. Boston Society of Film Critics
1997. Society of Texas Film Critics
1997. New York Film Critics Circle
1998. Broadcast Film Critics Association
1998. American Comedy, USA
1998. Satellite
1998. Chlotrudis
2000. American Comedy, USA
2000. Annie
2000. Blockbuster Entertainment
2000. Chicago Film Critics Association
2011. Online Film & Television Association
2012. San Diego Film Critics Society
2014. Online Film & Television Association
2015. Primetime Emmy