JOAN CUSACK
Name: Joan Mary Cusack
Born: 11 October 1962 New York City, New York, United States
Joan Mary Cusack (born October 11, 1962) is an Academy Award-nominated American
actress and comedian.
Cusack was born in New York City to an Irish American Catholic family. Her
mother, Nancy, is a former mathematics 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,
owned a film production company and was a friend of activist Philip Berrigan.
Cusack is an alumna of the University of Wisconsin - Madison. She is married to
Chicago attorney Dick Burke, with whom she has two sons.
Cusack twice has 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 and, most recently, 2007's Martian Child.
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 by Jon Lovitz), who is
also socially inept. In addition, she did celebrity impersonations of Brooke
Shields, Jane Fonda and Queen Elizabeth II.
Name: Joan Mary Cusack
Born: 11 October 1962 New York City, New York, United States
Joan Mary Cusack (born October 11, 1962) is an Academy Award-nominated American
actress and comedian.
Cusack was born in New York City to an Irish American Catholic family. Her
mother, Nancy, is a former mathematics 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,
owned a film production company and was a friend of activist Philip Berrigan.
Cusack is an alumna of the University of Wisconsin - Madison. She is married to
Chicago attorney Dick Burke, with whom she has two sons.
Cusack twice has 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 and, most recently, 2007's Martian Child.
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 by Jon Lovitz), who is
also socially inept. In addition, she did celebrity impersonations of Brooke
Shields, Jane Fonda and Queen Elizabeth II.