Joan Cusack

Trained at the Piven Theatre Workshop (founded by Jeremy Piven's parents) in Evanston, IL. Was a cast member of Saturday Night Live during the 1985 to 1986 season. (Developed her comedy chops as a fan of the work of Mel Brooks and Monty Python.) Nominated for Oscars in 1988 ( Working Girl ) and 1997 ( In & Out ). Voiced the part of Jessie the Cowgirl in Toy Story 2 (1999) and sang the Randy Newman ballad "When She Loved Me." (She again provided Jessie's voice in 2010's Toy Story 3 .) Stipulated… Show more that her 2001 sitcom, What About Joan , be produced in Chicago so that she could be near her family. Has appeared in numerous films with brother John, including Sixteen Candles , High Fidelity , Say Anything... and  War, Inc. A narrator for the children's series, Peep and the Big Wide World , an animated educational program. In 2010, appeared on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as the adoptive mother of a runaway girl. ~ Rovi

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