Joan Cusack: Her Best Movies Over The Years

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Joan Cusack

American actress Joan Cusack was born on October 11, 1962 in NYC. Influenced greatly by her older sister Ann and younger brother John, both of whom are also actors, Joan would begin appearing in a number of supporting roles during the 1980s. In fact, before getting her big break, Joan would star in 10 movies with her brother which included classics like Sixteen Candles (1984) and Grosse Point Blank (1997)! In her early days, Joan also appeared as a cast member on Saturday Night Live!

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'Working Girl'

Joan Cusack's first big role would come in 1988 when she was cast as "Tess McGill's" best friend "Cynthia" in the hit Working Girl. While it was a supporting role, Joan Cusack delivered a highly memorable performance and earned herself an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress!

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'Addams Family Values'

Having put herself on the radar of directors with Working Girl, Joan Cusack would continue to find herself in high demand throughout the 1990s. One of her biggest films of the decade came in 1993 with fantasy comedy-drama, Addams Family Values.

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'In & Out'

Proving herself quite the comedian, Joan Cusack earned herself another Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress with 1997's In & Out. Also starring Tom Selleck and Debbie Reynolds, the film was one of the best of the year!

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'Runaway Bride'

Throughout her career, Joan Cusack has been nominated numerous times at the American Comedy Awards for her humor as a supporting actress, and has won three of those nominations! One of the films that would win her the award is one of our personal favorites, romantic comedy Runaway Bride!

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'Arlington Road'

Joan Cusack would close out the century with a bang starring in the hit neo-noir thriller, Arlington Road. Joan Cusack became so popular in the 1980s and 1990s that by the early 2000's she was hosting her own short-lived sitcom, What About Joan?!

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'Toy Story'

Did you know that Joan Cusack is also behind the voice of cowgirl "Jessie" in the popular Toy Story series? Joining the cast in 1999 for the second film of the series, Joan has voiced "Jessie" in Toy Story 2, 3, and 4!

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'School of Rock'

One of Joan Cusack's best-known roles over the years was in 2003's musical comedy, School of Rock. Playing the part of principal "Rosalie 'Roz' Mullins", Joan's character is hard to miss and counterbalances her co-star Jack Black's character well!

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'Raising Helen'

While 2004's comedy-drama, Raising Helen was met with disapproval by critics, the film had a lot of potential with its all-star line up including Joan Cusack, Kate Hudson, Hayden Panettiere, and Abigail Breslin. While critics called the film's plot shallow, Joan Cusack still managed to deliver an outstanding performance in the role of "Helen's" older sister "Jenny".

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'Shameless'

In addition to film, Joan Cusack has also been successful on television, most notably with her role on hit Showtime drama 'Shameless'. Cusack began starring in the series in 2011 and would receive a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for every year she was on the show, finally winning in 2015! Joan left 'Shameless' in 2015, and most recently you can catch her starring in the Netflix film 'Let It Snow' (2019) and Amazon's 'Homecoming'. At 62, Joan Cusack sure does have an impressive list of best movies and we look forward to more Joan Cusack movies to come!

Movies with Joan Cusack range from classics like Sixteen Candles to comedies like Runaway Bride. One thing they have in common though, the extraordinary talent of Joan Cusack! Here are the best movies with Joan Cusack over the years!

Movies With Joan Cusack

The first big movie with Joan Cusack's would come in 1988 when she was cast as "Tess McGill's" best friend "Cynthia" in the hit Working Girl. While it was a supporting role, Joan Cusack delivered a highly memorable performance and earned herself an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress!

Throughout her career, Joan Cusack has also been nominated numerous times at the American Comedy Awards for her humor as a supporting actress, and has won three of those nominations! One of the films that would win her the award is one of our personal favorites, romantic comedy Runaway Bride!