Biography for
Joan Cusack More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

11 October 1962, New York City, New York, USA

Birth Name

Joan Mary Cusack

Height

5' 9" (1.75 m)

Spouse

Richard Burke

(1993 - present) 2 children

Trivia

Daughter of Dick Cusack

Sister of Susie Cusack, John Cusack, Ann Cusack and Bill Cusack.

First son, Dylan John Burke, born. [17 June 1997]

Second son, Miles Burke, born. [July 2000]

Husband, Dick Burke, is a Chicago attorney.

She and Julianne Moore played pregnant women in Nine Months (1995). In 1997, their own sons were born.

Attended the Piven Theater workshop.

Was supposed to play "Bobbie Markowitz" in The Stepford Wives (2004). When her father became ill, both she and her brother, John Cusack, had to drop out of the film. Bette Midler then got the role.

Shares her birthday (October 11) with Michelle Trachtenberg, her on-screen daughter in Disney's Ice Princess (2005).

Cusack was the first regular cast member of "Saturday Night Live" (1975) (1985-86 season) to be nominated for an Academy Award. She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her work in Working Girl (1988).

One of her conditions for starring in the show "What About Joan" (2001) was that it had to be produced in Chicago so she would not have to leave her family.

In the mid-1980s, was a co-founder of the three woman improv comedy troupe, "An Impulsive Thing," with Bonnie Hunt and Holly Wortell.

Has appeared in 10 movies with her brother John Cusack. (2008).

She was nominated for a 1991 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Supporting Role in a Play for "A Midsummer's Night Dream" at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

Personal Quotes

I was never the 'babe,' so I knew I'd never get those big roles. I'd always be the best friend or the quirky sidekick.

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