- Joan Cusack
Infobox actor
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caption = Joan Cusack, 2006
birthdate = birth date and age|1962|10|11
birthplace =New York City ,New York ,United States
birthname = Joan Mary Cusack
spouse = Richard Burke (1993-)
academyawards =Joan Mary Cusack (born
October 11 ,1962 ) is an Academy Award-nominated American actress andcomedian .Biography
Personal life
Cusack was born in
New York City to anIrish American Catholic family. [ [http://www.iofilm.co.uk/feats/interviews/j/john_cusack.shtml John Cusack interview ] ] [ [http://movies.about.com/library/weekly/aamaxinta.htm John Cusack Interview-Max Movie ] ] Her mother, Nancy, is a formermathematics teacher and political activist. Her father,Dick Cusack (1925-2003), as well as her siblings Ann, Bill, John and Susie, have also been actors; her father was also a documentary filmmaker, [ [http://www.guardian.co.uk/weekend/story/0,3605,338266,00.html Being John Cusack | Interviews | guardian.co.uk Film ] ] owned a film production company [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/27/Joan-Cusack.html "Joan Cusack biography"] . Film Reference.com.] and was a friend of activistPhilip Berrigan . [ [http://www.beliefnet.com/story/120/story_12015_1.html Actor John Cusack on Hitler, politics and his movie 'Max' - Beliefnet.com ] ]Cusack is an alumna of the
University of Wisconsin - Madison . She is married to Chicago attorney Dick Burke, with whom she has two sons, Dylan John and Miles. She also owns a home in the small town of Three Oaks, MI.Career
Cusack has twice been nominated for
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress , for her work in "Working Girl " and "In & Out ". She co-starred with her brother John in the movies "Sixteen Candles ", "Class", "High Fidelity", "Grosse Pointe Blank ", "Say Anything... ", "Cradle Will Rock ", "Friends with Money ", "Martian Child " and, most recently, "War, Inc. "For many years, Cusack was also the commercial spokeswoman for U.S. Cellular.
Her recurring characters on "
Saturday Night Live " include Salena, a socially inept girl who tries to ask out her boyfriend, Biff (played byJon Lovitz ), who is also socially inept. In addition, she did celebrity impersonations ofBrooke Shields ,Jane Fonda andQueen Elizabeth II .Filmography
Upcoming:
*"Confessions of a Shopaholic" (2009)
*"My Sister's Keeper" (2009)
*"" (2010)
*"Toy Story 3 " (2010)References
External links
*imdb name|id=0000349|name=Joan Cusack
* [http://movies.sacticket.com/movies/person/detail?id=4356 Sac Ticket: Joan Cusack]
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