Joan Cusack (, born October 11, 1962) is an American actress. She received
Academy Award nominations for
Best Supporting Actress for her roles in the romantic comedy-drama
Working Girl (1988) and the romantic comedy
In & Out (1997) as well as one
Golden Globe nomination for her performance in the latter. She has appeared in other films such as the romantic comedy-drama
Broadcast News (1987), the comedies
Stars and Bars and
Married to the Mob (both 1988), the romantic comedy-drama
Say Anything... (1989), the
dark comedy Addams Family Values (1993), romantic comedy
Nine Months (1995), the mystery thriller film
Arlington Road (1999), the romantic comedy
Runaway Bride (1999), the music-themed comedy
School of Rock (2003), and the computer-animated comedy adventure film
Toy Story 2 (1999) and
Toy Story 3 (2010). She is also the narrator of the children's television series
Peep and the Big Wide World (2004–2011).