Joan Cusack was born October 11, 1962 in New York, USA to (father) Dick Cusack and (mother) Nancy Cusack

Tall, auburn-haired character actress of stage and screen, known for her comedic support in features. Cusack made her feature debut in "My Bodyguard " (1980) and went on to appear sporadically in features while attending the University of Wisconsin at Madison. After college she joined the cast of "Saturday Night Live " for the notable 1985-86 season in which original producer Lorne Michaels made his much heralded return. Cusack turned in a scene-steeling supporting performance as the sprinting harried production assistant in "Broadcast News " (1987) who utters a memorable line to her boss (Holly Hunter): "Except for socially , you're my role model".

Cusack offered two very different "New Yawk " characterisations in two 1988 features. Johnathan Demme's "Married to the Mob " featured her as a Long Island mafia wife. She gave an Oscar-nominated performance in "Working Girl " as a Staten Island secretary who can't fathom Sigourney Weaver's having paid thousands of dollars for a dress when "it's not even leatha ". Cusack continued to build her reputation with an atypical dramatic portrayal of a mature seductress in "Men Don't Leave " (1990). While she hasn't graduated to leads, Cusack has continued to impress with roles in "Hero ", "Toys " (both 1992) and "Addams Family Values " (1993). In the latter, she played a voluptuous nanny who is less benign than she seems. Cusack garnered a second Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for her performance as a bride whose prospective groom (Kevin Kline) reveals he's gay in the hit comedy "In & Out " (1997).

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