Portrait of Joan Cusack

Acting

Joan Cusack

Career

Active from 1980 to 2026, busiest in 1999 and 2011 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
28
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Toy Story 3
Toy Story 3
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 76 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Joan Cusack Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    2.1, average 4.1
  • Historical
    0.7, average 2.6
  • Crime
    1.8, average 3.6
  • Tension
    4.4, average 6.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 11
  • Coming-of-Age 7
  • Quirky Characters 5
  • Family-Friendly 4
  • Pop Culture References 4
  • Heartwarming 4
  • Absurdist Humor 3
  • Romantic Comedy 3
  • Sharp Dialogue 3
  • Emotional Resonance 3
  • Dark Comedy 2
  • Anti-War 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

82
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Toy Story 6
Toy Story 6

as Jessie (voice)

2020s

1 title ยท average score 80
Toy Story 5
Toy Story 5 (2026)
GoodWatch score 80

as Jessie (voice)

2010s

25 titles ยท average score 68
Klaus
Klaus (2019)
GoodWatch score 83

as Mrs. Krum (voice)

Unicorn Store
Unicorn Store (2017)
GoodWatch score 51

as Gladys

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016)
GoodWatch score 71

as Tilly

The End of the Tour
The End of the Tour (2015)
GoodWatch score 80

as Patty

Freaks of Nature
Freaks of Nature (2015)
GoodWatch score 29

as Peg Parker

Toy Story of Terror!
Toy Story of Terror! (2013)
GoodWatch score 85

as Jessie (Voice)

Mars Needs Moms
Mars Needs Moms (2011)
GoodWatch score 45

as Mom (voice)

Hawaiian Vacation
Hawaiian Vacation (2011)
GoodWatch score 72

as Jessie (voice)

Small Fry
Small Fry (2011)
GoodWatch score 69

as Jessie (voice)

Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil
Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil (2011)
GoodWatch score 30

as Verushka the Witch (voice)

Shameless
Shameless (2011)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Sheila Jackson

Toy Story 3
Toy Story 3 (2010)
GoodWatch score 89

as Jessie (voice)

2000s

23 titles ยท average score 62
Confessions of a Shopaholic
Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009)
GoodWatch score 46

as Jane Bloomwood

My Sister's Keeper
My Sister's Keeper (2009)
GoodWatch score 59

as Judge De Salvo

Friends with Money
Friends with Money (2006)
GoodWatch score 61

as Franny

Ice Princess
Ice Princess (2005)
GoodWatch score 57

as Joan Carlyle

Chicken Little
Chicken Little (2005)
GoodWatch score 48

as Abby Mallard (voice)

The Office
The Office (2005)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Erin's Biological Mother

Peep and the Big Wide World
Peep and the Big Wide World (2004)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Narrator (voice)

Raising Helen
Raising Helen (2004)
GoodWatch score 46

as Jenny Portman

The School of Rock
The School of Rock (2003)
GoodWatch score 79

as Rosalie Mullins

Max & Ruby
Max & Ruby (2002)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show

What About Joan?
What About Joan? (2001)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show ยท as Joan Gallagher

High Fidelity
High Fidelity (2000)
GoodWatch score 80

as Liz

1990s

20 titles ยท average score 56
Toy Story 2
Toy Story 2 (1999)
GoodWatch score 87

as Jessie (voice)

Runaway Bride
Runaway Bride (1999)
GoodWatch score 49

as Peggy Flemming

Arlington Road
Arlington Road (1999)
GoodWatch score 67

as Cheryl Lang

Cradle Will Rock
Cradle Will Rock (1999)
GoodWatch score 65

as Hazel Huffman

In & Out
In & Out (1997)
GoodWatch score 67

as Emily Montgomery

Grosse Pointe Blank
Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
GoodWatch score 77

as Marcella

Mr. Wrong
Mr. Wrong (1996)
GoodWatch score 21

as Inga Gunther

Addams Family Values
Addams Family Values (1993)
GoodWatch score 69

as Debbie Jellinsky

Toys
Toys (1992)
GoodWatch score 41

as Alsatia Zevo

Hero
Hero (1992)
GoodWatch score 56

as Evelyn Laplante

My Blue Heaven
My Blue Heaven (1990)
GoodWatch score 57

as Hannah Stubbs

Men Don't Leave
Men Don't Leave (1990)
GoodWatch score 73

as Jody

1980s

10 titles ยท average score 61
Say Anything...
Say Anything... (1989)
GoodWatch score 83

as Constance Dobler

Working Girl
Working Girl (1988)
GoodWatch score 73

as Cyn

Stars & Bars
Stars & Bars (1988)
GoodWatch score 45

as Irene Stein

Married to the Mob
Married to the Mob (1988)
GoodWatch score 70

as Rose

The Allnighter
The Allnighter (1987)
GoodWatch score 21

as Gina

Broadcast News
Broadcast News (1987)
GoodWatch score 83

as Blair Litton

Sixteen Candles
Sixteen Candles (1984)
GoodWatch score 70

as Geek Girl #1

Grandview, U.S.A.
Grandview, U.S.A. (1984)
GoodWatch score 46

as Mary Maine

Class
Class (1983)
GoodWatch score 45

as Julia

My Bodyguard
My Bodyguard (1980)
GoodWatch score 71

as Shelley

1970s

1 title ยท average score 70
Great Performances
Great Performances (1971)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Anne

1950s

1 title
The Oscars
The Oscars (1953)

TV show ยท as Jessie (voice) / Self