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“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.”
Birthname:
Joan Mary Cusack
Hometown:
New York City, USA
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 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 by Jon Lovitz), who is also socially inept. In addition, she did celebrity impersonations of Brooke Shields, Jane Fonda and Queen Elizabeth II.
Stuff she’s done, ie: movies, tv, albums:
Toy Story, Confessions of a Shopaholic, Kit Kittredge An American Girl, Friends With Money, Martian Child, Raising Helen, Toy Story 2, Where the Heart is, Runaway Bride, Working Girl, Say Anything, My Sister's Keeper, Cradle Will Rock, War Inc., Saturday Night Live, GROSS POINT BLANK
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