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Joan Cusack Biography (1962-)

Surname is pronounced "Kyu-zack"; born October 11, 1962, in Evanston, IL; daughter of Richard (an owner of a film production company and actor) and Nancy(a mathematics teacher and an owner of a film production company) Cusack; sister of John Cusack (an actor), Bill Cusack (an actor), Susie Cusack (an actress), and Ann Cusack (an actress); married Richard Burke (an attorney), 1993;children: Dylan John, Miles. Addresses: Agent: United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd., 5th Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress, writer

Birth Details

October 11, 1962

Evanston, Illinois, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• (Film debut) Shelley, Clifford's friend, My Bodyguard, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1980
• Cutting Loose, 1980
• Julia, Class, Orion, 1983
• Mary Maine, Grandview, U.S.A., Warner Bros., 1984
• First geek girl, Sixteen Candles, Universal, 1984
• Gina, The Allnighter, Universal, 1987
• (As Joan Cusak) Blair Litton, Broadcast News, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1987
• Irene Stein, Stars and Bars, Columbia, 1988
• Rose, Married to the Mob, Orion, 1988
• Cyn, Working Girl, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1988
• (Uncredited) Constance Dobbler, Say Anything (also known as ...Say Anything ...), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1989
• Hannah Stubbs, My Blue Heaven, Warner Bros., 1990
• Jody, Men Don't Leave, Warner Bros., 1990
• Cathy, The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez, 1991
• Alsatia Zevo, Toys, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992
• Evelyn Laplante, Hero (also known as Accidental Hero), Columbia, 1992
• Debbie Jelinsky, Addams Family Values, Paramount, 1993
• Jonesy, Corrina, Corrina, New Line Cinema, 1994
• Gail Dwyer, Nine Months, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1995
• Inga Gunther, Mr. Wrong, Buena Vista, 1996
• Gloria, Two Much (also known as Loco de Amor), Buena Vista,1996
• Emily Montgomery, In and Out, Paramount, 1997
• Marcella, Grosse Pointe Blank, Buena Vista, 1997
• Nancy Tellen, A Smile Like Yours, Paramount, 1997
• Hazel Huffman, The Cradle Will Rock, Buena Vista, 1999
• Cheryl Lang, Arlington Road, Screen Gems, 1999
• Peggy Flemming, Runaway Bride, Paramount, 1999
• Voice of Jesse the Cowgirl, Toy Story 2, Buena Vista, 1999
• Liz, High Fidelity, Buena Vista, 2000
• Ruth, Where the Heart Is, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2000
• Rosalie Mullins, School of Rock, Paramount, 2003
• Mother, Looney Tunes: Back in Action, Warner Bros., 2003
• Jenny, Raising Helen, Buena Vista, 2004
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's Saturday Night, Saturday Night, and SNL), NBC, 1985-1986
• Mrs. Bean, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, Showtime, 1994
• Joan Gallagher (title role), What about Joan, ABC, 2001-2002
• Movies
• Rachel Bitterman, It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie, NBC, 2002
• Pilots
• Linda Parker, All Together Now, NBC, 1984
• Specials
• Herself, The Making of "Class," 1983
• Herself, Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary, 1989
• Annie, "Paddy Chayefsky's `The Mother'" (also known as "The Mother"), Great Performances, PBS, 1994
• Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, 1998
• Herself, Hidden Vulnerability: A Look into the Making of "Arlington Road," 1999
• Pilots
• Linda Parker, All Together Now, NBC, 1984
• Episodic
• Late Night with David Letterman, NBC, 1988
• Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2001
• The View, ABC, 2001
• Stage Appearances
• Louise and Clare, Road, Annex, La Mama Experimental Theatre Club,Lincoln Center Theatre, New York City, 1988
• The Myth Project: A Festival of Competency, Mann Theatre, New YorkCity, 1989
• Rosannah DeLuce, Brilliant Traces, Circle Repertory Company, Cherry Lane Theatre, New York City, 1989
• Imogen, Cymbeline, New York Shakespeare Festival, Public/Newman Theatre, New York City, 1989
• The Celestial Alphabet Event, One Dream Theater, New York City, 1991
• Also appeared as Putana, 'Tis Pity She's a Whore, Goodman Theatre,Chicago, IL; and in Aesop's Greatest Hits, Bits and Pieces, and Connections, all Piven Theatre, Chicago; also appeared in A Midsummer Night's Dream.
• WRITINGS
• Screenplays
• The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez, 1991

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• Interview, November, 1988, p. 80
• Mademoiselle, August, 1989, p. 86