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Joan Cusack (Joan Mary Cusack) was born on 11 October, 1962 in New York City, U.S., is an American actress (born 1962). Discover Joan Cusack's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 61 years old?

Popular As Joan Mary Cusack
Occupation Actress · comedian
Age 61 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 11 October, 1962
Birthday 11 October
Birthplace New York City, U.S.
Nationality United States

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Joan Cusack Height, Weight & Measurements

At 61 years old, Joan Cusack height is 1.75 m .

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Height 1.75 m
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Who Is Joan Cusack's Husband?

Her husband is Richard Burke (m. 1996)

Family
Parents Dick Cusack (father)
Husband Richard Burke (m. 1996)
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Children 2

Joan Cusack Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Joan Cusack worth at the age of 61 years old? Joan Cusack’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actress. She is from United States. We have estimated Joan Cusack's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2024 Under Review
Net Worth in 2023 Pending
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Source of Income Actress

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Timeline

1925

Her father, Dick Cusack (1925–2003), was an actor and filmmaker, and two of her four siblings, Ann and John, are actors.

Her family is of Irish Catholic descent.

1929

Her mother, Ann Paula "Nancy" Cusack (née Carolan; 1929–2022), was a former mathematics teacher and political activist.

1962

Joan Mary Cusack (born October 11, 1962) is an American actress and comedian.

Cusack was born on October 11, 1962, in New York City and was raised in Evanston, Illinois.

1983

She has appeared with her brother John in 10 movies: Class (1983), Sixteen Candles (1984), Grandview, U.S.A. (1984), Broadcast News (1987), Say Anything... (1989), Grosse Pointe Blank (1997), Cradle Will Rock (1999), High Fidelity (2000), Martian Child (2007), and War, Inc. (2008).

1984

Cusack is an alumna of the University of Wisconsin–Madison (1984).

1985

Cusack was a cast member on the comedy sketch show Saturday Night Live from 1985 to 1986.

Cusack was a cast member on the NBC sketch show Saturday Night Live from 1985 to 1986.

Her recurring characters on SNL 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.

1988

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).

Cusack has twice been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her work in Working Girl (1988) and In & Out (1997).

1992

Her other starring roles include those in Toys (1992), Addams Family Values (1993), Nine Months (1995), Cradle Will Rock (1999), Where the Heart Is (2000), Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003) and Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008).

1993

In the film Addams Family Values (1993), she played psychotic serial killer Debbie Jellinsky, who marries and kills rich men.

1996

Cusack married attorney Richard Burke, President and CEO of Envoy Global, Inc. in 1996.

They have two sons: Dylan John and Miles.

She discovered she was pregnant with her first child on her first day of shooting the movie Mr. Wrong (1996).

Cusack owns a home in Three Oaks Township, Michigan, and lives in Chicago, Illinois.

1999

She has also provided the voice of Jessie in the Toy Story franchise (1999–present), for which she won an Annie Award, and Abby Mallard in Chicken Little (2005).

She also voiced Jessie in the Pixar hits Toy Story 2 (1999), Toy Story 3 (2010), and Toy Story 4 (2019), and played Dr. Burton, the therapist of Charlie (Logan Lerman), in the teen film The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012).

She also played Erin's mom in the final episode of NBC's The Office.

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.

Cusack narrates the public-TV animated series Peep and the Big Wide World.

2001

She also starred in the short-lived ABC sitcom What About Joan? in 2001 and the hit film Arlington Road (1999).

For many years, Cusack was also the commercial spokeswoman for U.S. Cellular.

2003

One of Cusack's most well-known roles was the principal of Horace Green Elementary School, Rosalie 'Roz' Mullins, in School of Rock (2003).

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.

2010

In September 2010, Cusack guest-starred on NBC's Law & Order: SVU.

In 2010, Cusack joined the Showtime drama/comedy Shameless as Sheila Jackson, the mother of Karen Jackson (Laura Slade Wiggins).

2011

She starred on the Showtime hit drama/comedy series Shameless (2011–2021) as Sheila Jackson, a role for which she 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.

The first season premiered on January 9, 2011, and had its first finale March 27, 2011.

Cusack replaced actress Allison Janney, who portrayed the role in the first edit of the pilot episode.

Janney took the role with the understanding the character would be less prominent on the show, but when producers decided to increase the character's screen presence, she was forced to pull out of the part to honor her series commitment on the ABC comedy Mr. Sunshine.

Cusack has received critical acclaim for her performance, receiving Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series nominations in 2011, 2012, and 2013, as well as a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series in 2014 and 2015, winning in the later year.

Since 2011, Cusack has owned Judy Maxwell Home, a gift shop in Old Town, Chicago.

2017

She also appeared as Justice Strauss in Netflix's adaptation of A Series of Unfortunate Events, which premiered in 2017.

2019

Cusack also appeared as the Tin Foil Lady in the Netflix movie Let It Snow, which was released in November 2019.