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Joan Mary Cusack (born October 11, 1962) is an Academy Award
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-nominated American
United States

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 actress
Actor

An actor or actress is a person who acting in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio programming in that capacity....
 and comedian
Comedian

A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain members of an audience, primarily by making them laughter. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy....
.

Cusack was born in New York City
New York City

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 to an Irish American
Irish American

Irish Americans are citizens of the United States who can claim ancestry originating in Ireland. A total of 36,495,800 Americans reported Irish ancestry in the 2006 American Community Survey....
 Catholic
Roman Catholic Church

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 family. She was raised in Evanston, Illinois
Evanston, Illinois

Evanston, Illinois is a suburban municipality in Cook County, Illinois, Illinois directly north of the Chicago, Illinois, east of Skokie, Illinois, and south of Wilmette, Illinois, with an estimated population of 74,360 as of 2003....
. Her mother, Nancy, is a former mathematics
Mathematics

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 teacher and political activist. Her father, Dick Cusack
Dick Cusack

Dick Cusack was an United States award-winning film actor and filmmaker....
 (1925-2003), as well as her siblings Ann
Ann Cusack

Ann Cusack is an United States of America actor....
, Bill
Bill Cusack

William "Bill" Cusack is an United States actor.Cusack was born in Evanston, Illinois, to an Irish American Catholic family. His father, Dick Cusack , as well as his siblings Ann Cusack, Joan Cusack, John Cusack, and Susie Cusack have also been actors; his father was also a Documentary film filmmaker, owned a film production company and wa...
, John
John Cusack

John Paul Cusack is an United States film actor and screenwriter. He won the 1990 Most Promising Actor CFCA Award for Say Anything..., the 1998 Favorite Supporting Actor Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Con Air, and the 2000 Commitment to Chicago Award....
 and Susie
Susie Cusack

Susie Cusack is an United States actress.Cusack is the daughter of Dick Cusack and sister of Ann Cusack, Joan Cusack, Bill Cusack, and John Cusack....
, have also been actors; her father was also a documentary
Documentary film

Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt, in one fashion or another, to "document" reality. Although "documentary film" originally referred to movies shot on film stock, it has subsequently expanded to include video and new media productions that can be either direct-to-video or made for a televis...
 filmmaker, owned a film production company and was a friend of activist Philip Berrigan
Philip Berrigan

Philip Berrigan was an internationally renowned United States peace activist, Christian anarchism and former Roman Catholic Church priest. Along with his brother Daniel Berrigan, he was for a time on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list for acts of vandalism including destruction of government property....
.

Cusack is an alumna of the University of Wisconsin - Madison.






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Joan Mary Cusack (born October 11, 1962) is an Academy Award
Academy Awards

The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers....
-nominated American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 actress
Actor

An actor or actress is a person who acting in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio programming in that capacity....
 and comedian
Comedian

A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain members of an audience, primarily by making them laughter. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy....
.

Biography


Personal life

Joan Cusack was born in New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
 to an Irish American
Irish American

Irish Americans are citizens of the United States who can claim ancestry originating in Ireland. A total of 36,495,800 Americans reported Irish ancestry in the 2006 American Community Survey....
 Catholic
Roman Catholic Church

The Roman Catholic Church, officially known as the Catholic Church is the world's largest Christianity Ecclesia , representing over half of all Christians and one-sixth of the world population....
 family. She was raised in Evanston, Illinois
Evanston, Illinois

Evanston, Illinois is a suburban municipality in Cook County, Illinois, Illinois directly north of the Chicago, Illinois, east of Skokie, Illinois, and south of Wilmette, Illinois, with an estimated population of 74,360 as of 2003....
. Her mother, Nancy, is a former mathematics
Mathematics

Mathematics is the study of quantity, structure, space, change, and related topics of pattern and form. Mathematicians seek out patterns whether found in numbers, space, natural science, computers, imaginary abstractions, or elsewhere....
 teacher and political activist. Her father, Dick Cusack
Dick Cusack

Dick Cusack was an United States award-winning film actor and filmmaker....
 (1925-2003), as well as her siblings Ann
Ann Cusack

Ann Cusack is an United States of America actor....
, Bill
Bill Cusack

William "Bill" Cusack is an United States actor.Cusack was born in Evanston, Illinois, to an Irish American Catholic family. His father, Dick Cusack , as well as his siblings Ann Cusack, Joan Cusack, John Cusack, and Susie Cusack have also been actors; his father was also a Documentary film filmmaker, owned a film production company and wa...
, John
John Cusack

John Paul Cusack is an United States film actor and screenwriter. He won the 1990 Most Promising Actor CFCA Award for Say Anything..., the 1998 Favorite Supporting Actor Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Con Air, and the 2000 Commitment to Chicago Award....
 and Susie
Susie Cusack

Susie Cusack is an United States actress.Cusack is the daughter of Dick Cusack and sister of Ann Cusack, Joan Cusack, Bill Cusack, and John Cusack....
, have also been actors; her father was also a documentary
Documentary film

Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt, in one fashion or another, to "document" reality. Although "documentary film" originally referred to movies shot on film stock, it has subsequently expanded to include video and new media productions that can be either direct-to-video or made for a televis...
 filmmaker, owned a film production company and was a friend of activist Philip Berrigan
Philip Berrigan

Philip Berrigan was an internationally renowned United States peace activist, Christian anarchism and former Roman Catholic Church priest. Along with his brother Daniel Berrigan, he was for a time on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list for acts of vandalism including destruction of government property....
.

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 Three Oaks Township, MI.

Career

Cusack has twice been nominated for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress

Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry....
, for her work in Working Girl
Working Girl

Working Girl is a 1988 film written by Kevin Wade and directed by Mike Nichols. It tells the story of a Staten Island-raised secretary, Tess McGill , working in the mergers and acquisitions department of a Wall Street investment bank....
 and In & Out
In & Out

In & Out is a 1997 in film romantic comedy film directed by Frank Oz and starring Kevin Kline, Joan Cusack, Matt Dillon, Tom Selleck, Debbie Reynolds, Bob Newhart, and Wilford Brimley....
. She co-starred with her brother John in the movies Sixteen Candles
Sixteen Candles

Sixteen Candles is a 1984 in film coming-of-age film starring Molly Ringwald, Michael Schoeffling and Anthony Michael Hall. The film was written and directed by John Hughes , and is often associated with the beginning of the Brat Pack ....
, Grandview, U.S.A.
Grandview, U.S.A.

Grandview, U.S.A. is a 1984 comedy film/drama film directed by Randal Kleiser. It stars Jamie Lee Curtis, Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas Howell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Carole Cook, Ramon Bieri, John Cusack, Joan Cusack, M....
, Class
Class (film)

Class is a 1983 United States film that was directed by Lewis Carlino....
, High Fidelity
High Fidelity (film)

High Fidelity is a 2000 film directed by Stephen Frears and starring John Cusack. The film is based on the 1995 British High Fidelity by Nick Hornby....
, Grosse Pointe Blank
Grosse Pointe Blank

Grosse Pointe Blank is a 1997 in film United States comedy movie, directed by George Armitage, and starring John Cusack and Minnie Driver....
, Say Anything..., Cradle Will Rock
Cradle Will Rock

| name = Cradle Will Rock| image = Cradle will rock2.jpg| caption = DVD cover| director = Tim Robbins| producer = Tim Robbins| writer = Tim Robbins...
, Martian Child
Martian Child

Martian Child is a 2007 in film comedy-drama film about a David Gerrold who adopts a strange young boy who believes he is from Mars. Martian Child was released on November 2, 2007....
,and most recently, War, Inc.
War, Inc.

War, Inc. is a 2008 political satire film starring John Cusack and Hilary Duff and directed by Joshua Seftel. Cusack also co-wrote and produced the film....


For many years, Cusack was also the commercial spokeswoman for U.S. Cellular
U.S. Cellular

United States Cellular Corporation, doing business as U.S. Cellular , owns and operates the fifth largest wireless telecommunications network in the United States, behind Verizon Wireless, AT&T Mobility, Sprint Nextel, and T-Mobile USA....
.

Her recurring characters on Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live is a weekly late-night 90-minute American sketch comedy/variety show filmed in New York City. It made its debut on October 11, 1975....
 included, "Salena," a socially inept girl who tries to ask out her boyfriend, "Biff" (played by Jon Lovitz
Jon Lovitz

Jonathan M. "Jon" Lovitz is an American actor and comedian perhaps best known as a cast member of Saturday Night Live and the voice of Jay Sherman in The Critic....
), who is also socially inept. In addition, she did celebrity impersonations of Brooke Shields
Brooke Shields

Brooke Christa Camille Shields is an American actor and supermodel. Some of her better-known movies include Pretty Baby and The Blue Lagoon as well as tv shows such as Suddenly Susan and Lipstick Jungle ....
, Jane Fonda
Jane Fonda

Jane Fonda is an United States actress, writer, political activism, former fashion model and Physical fitness guru. She rose to fame in the 1960s with films such as Barbarella and Cat Ballou and, with interruptions, has appeared in films ever since....
 and Queen Elizabeth II. She is very well known for her acting in the 2003 film "School of Rock" as the uptight principal Rosaline Mullins.

Filmography

  • Cutting Loose (1980
    1980 in film

    The year 1980 in film involved some significant events....
    )
  • My Bodyguard
    My Bodyguard

    My Bodyguard is a 1980 in film comedy-drama film released by 20th Century Fox, directed by Tony Bill, and written by Alan Ormsby. It stars Chris Makepeace, Adam Baldwin , Matt Dillon, Martin Mull, and Ruth Gordon....
     (1980
    1980 in film

    The year 1980 in film involved some significant events....
    )
  • Class
    Class (film)

    Class is a 1983 United States film that was directed by Lewis Carlino....
     (1983
    1983 in film

    Events*February 11 - The Rolling Stones concert film Let's Spend the Night Together opens in New York...
    )
  • Sixteen Candles
    Sixteen Candles

    Sixteen Candles is a 1984 in film coming-of-age film starring Molly Ringwald, Michael Schoeffling and Anthony Michael Hall. The film was written and directed by John Hughes , and is often associated with the beginning of the Brat Pack ....
     (1984
    1984 in film

    Events* The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name.*TriStar Entertainment, a joint venture of Columbia Pictures, HBO, and CBS, releases its first film....
    )
  • Grandview, U.S.A.
    Grandview, U.S.A.

    Grandview, U.S.A. is a 1984 comedy film/drama film directed by Randal Kleiser. It stars Jamie Lee Curtis, Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas Howell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Carole Cook, Ramon Bieri, John Cusack, Joan Cusack, M....
     (1984
    1984 in film

    Events* The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name.*TriStar Entertainment, a joint venture of Columbia Pictures, HBO, and CBS, releases its first film....
    )
  • The Allnighter
    The Allnighter (film)

    The Allnighter is a 1987 in film United States comedy film Film director by Tamar Simon Hoffs, released on May 1, 1987. The movie stars Susanna Hoffs, Dedee Pfeiffer, Joan Cusack and Pam Grier....
     (1987
    1987 in film

    Events*January 31 - The Cure for Insomnia premieres at The School of the Art Institute in Chicago, Illinois, to officially become the world's longest film according to Guinness World Records....
    )
  • Broadcast News
    Broadcast News (film)

    Broadcast News is a 1987 in film romantic comedy film written, produced and directed by James L. Brooks, about a virtuoso television news television producer , who has daily emotional breakdowns, a brilliant yet prickly reporter and his charismatic but far less seasoned rival ....
     (1987
    1987 in film

    Events*January 31 - The Cure for Insomnia premieres at The School of the Art Institute in Chicago, Illinois, to officially become the world's longest film according to Guinness World Records....
    )
  • Stars and Bars (1988
    1988 in film

    Events* Michael Jackson's first film was MoonwalkerTop grossing films source: http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=1988&p=.htm...
    )
  • Married to the Mob
    Married to the Mob

    Married to the Mob is a 1988 in film comedy film. It was directed by Jonathan Demme and starred Matthew Modine, Alec Baldwin, Michelle Pfeiffer, Joan Cusack, and Mercedes Ruehl....
     (1988
    1988 in film

    Events* Michael Jackson's first film was MoonwalkerTop grossing films source: http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=1988&p=.htm...
    )
  • Working Girl
    Working Girl

    Working Girl is a 1988 film written by Kevin Wade and directed by Mike Nichols. It tells the story of a Staten Island-raised secretary, Tess McGill , working in the mergers and acquisitions department of a Wall Street investment bank....
     (1988
    1988 in film

    Events* Michael Jackson's first film was MoonwalkerTop grossing films source: http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=1988&p=.htm...
    )
  • Say Anything... (1989
    1989 in film

    Events* "Batman " is released on June 23rd, and went on to become the biggest blockbuster of the year; Grossing over $250 million at the box office....
    )
  • Men Don't Leave (1990
    1990 in film

    The year 1990 in film involved some significant events....
    )
  • My Blue Heaven
    My Blue Heaven (1990 film)

    My Blue Heaven is a 1990 comedy film crime film film directed by Herbert Ross, written by Nora Ephron and starring Steve Martin, Rick Moranis, and Joan Cusack....
     (1990
    1990 in film

    The year 1990 in film involved some significant events....
    )
  • The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez (1991
    1991 in film

    The year 1991 in film involved some significant events....
    )
  • Hero (also known as Accidental Hero)
    Hero (1992 film)

    Hero is a comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Frears and starring Dustin Hoffman, Geena Davis, Andy Garcia, Chevy Chase, and Joan Cusack....
     (1992
    1992 in film

    The year 1992 in film involved many significant films. ...
    )
  • Toys (1992
    1992 in film

    The year 1992 in film involved many significant films. ...
    )
  • Addams Family Values
    Addams Family Values

    Addams Family Values is a 1993 in film Academy Award and Golden Globe-nominated sequel to the 1991 in film comedy film The Addams Family ....
     (1993
    1993 in film

    The year 1993 in film involved many significant films. ...
    )
  • Corrina, Corrina
    Corrina, Corrina (film)

    Corrina, Corrina is a 1994 feature film set in 1959 about a widower who hires a housekeeper-nanny to care for his daughter . It was written and directed by Jessie Nelson....
     (1994
    1994 in film

    The year 1994 in film involved some significant events....
    )
  • Nine Months
    Nine Months

    Nine Months is a 1995 in film romantic comedy film directed by Chris Columbus . It stars Hugh Grant, Julianne Moore, Tom Arnold , Joan Cusack, Jeff Goldblum, and Robin Williams....
     (1995
    1995 in film

    The year 1995 in film involved some significant events....
    )
  • Two Much
    Two Much

    Two Much is a 1995 in film romantic comedy film directed by Fernando Trueba and starring Antonio Banderas, Melanie Griffith, Daryl Hannah and Danny Aiello....
     (1995
    1995 in film

    The year 1995 in film involved some significant events....
    )
  • Mr. Wrong
    Mr. Wrong (film)

    Mr. Wrong is 1996 romantic comedy starring Ellen DeGeneres and Bill Pullman. The next year DeGeneres came out of the closet and has not gotten a leading role in a film since....
     (1996
    1996 in film

    The year '1996 in film' involved some significant events. Major releases this year included Fargo , Trainspotting , The English Patient , Independence Day , Twister , Scream, Jerry Maguire and Madonna 's Evita ....
    )
  • Grosse Pointe Blank
    Grosse Pointe Blank

    Grosse Pointe Blank is a 1997 in film United States comedy movie, directed by George Armitage, and starring John Cusack and Minnie Driver....
     (1997
    1997 in film

    The year 1997 in film involved some significant events....
    )
  • A Smile Like Yours (1997
    1997 in film

    The year 1997 in film involved some significant events....
    )
  • In & Out
    In & Out

    In & Out is a 1997 in film romantic comedy film directed by Frank Oz and starring Kevin Kline, Joan Cusack, Matt Dillon, Tom Selleck, Debbie Reynolds, Bob Newhart, and Wilford Brimley....
     (1997
    1997 in film

    The year 1997 in film involved some significant events....
    )
  • Arlington Road
    Arlington Road

    Arlington Road is a 1999 film which tells the story of a widowed George Washington University professor who suspects his new neighbors are involved in terrorism and becomes obsessed with foiling their terrorist plot....
     (1999
    1999 in film

    The year 1999 in film involved some significant events and was arguably the most successful year for films released in the 1990s. Several new feature films, including Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, The Sixth Sense, new sequel Toy Story 2, first of The Matrix, Disney's animated Tarzan , The Mummy , and the hig...
    )
  • Cradle Will Rock
    Cradle Will Rock

    | name = Cradle Will Rock| image = Cradle will rock2.jpg| caption = DVD cover| director = Tim Robbins| producer = Tim Robbins| writer = Tim Robbins...
     (1999
    1999 in film

    The year 1999 in film involved some significant events and was arguably the most successful year for films released in the 1990s. Several new feature films, including Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, The Sixth Sense, new sequel Toy Story 2, first of The Matrix, Disney's animated Tarzan , The Mummy , and the hig...
    )
  • Runaway Bride
    Runaway Bride (1999 film)

    Runaway Bride is a 1999 in film romantic comedy film starring Richard Gere and Julia Roberts and directed by Garry Marshall. While not as successful at the box office as the previous movie the three made together , Pretty Woman, the movie was, nevertheless, a hit among moviegoers....
     (1999
    1999 in film

    The year 1999 in film involved some significant events and was arguably the most successful year for films released in the 1990s. Several new feature films, including Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, The Sixth Sense, new sequel Toy Story 2, first of The Matrix, Disney's animated Tarzan , The Mummy , and the hig...
    )
  • Toy Story 2
    Toy Story 2

    Toy Story 2 is a 1999 Academy-Award-nominated computer-generated imagery film, the sequel to Toy Story; the third Disney / Pixar feature film, which featured the adventures of a group of toys that come to life when humans are not around to see them....
     (1999
    1999 in film

    The year 1999 in film involved some significant events and was arguably the most successful year for films released in the 1990s. Several new feature films, including Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, The Sixth Sense, new sequel Toy Story 2, first of The Matrix, Disney's animated Tarzan , The Mummy , and the hig...
    ) (voice)
  • High Fidelity
    High Fidelity (film)

    High Fidelity is a 2000 film directed by Stephen Frears and starring John Cusack. The film is based on the 1995 British High Fidelity by Nick Hornby....
     (2000
    2000 in film

    The year 2000 in film involved some significant events....
    )
  • Where the Heart Is
    Where the Heart Is

    Where the Heart Is may refer to:In film:* Where the Heart Is , a film starring Dabney Coleman and Uma Thurman* Where the Heart Is , a film starring Ashley Judd and Natalie Portman...
     (2000
    2000 in film

    The year 2000 in film involved some significant events....
    )
  • It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
    It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie

    It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie is an NBC television movie produced by Jim Henson Television in 2002 in film, starring Jim Henson's Muppets....
     (2002
    2002 in film

    The year '2002 in film' involved some significant events. The first significant releases of sequels took place between Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Men in Black II, Analyze That, Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams, Stuart Litt...
    )
  • School of Rock
    School of Rock

    School of Rock is a 2003 in film Cinema of the United States comedy film from Paramount Pictures, starring Jack Black . The film was written specifically for Black by Mike White and directed by Richard Linklater....
     (2003
    2003 in film

    The year '2003 in film' involved some significant events. Releases of sequels took place with movies like 2 Fast 2 Furious, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King , Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Freddy vs Jason, X2: X-Men Uni...
    )
  • Looney Tunes: Back in Action
    Looney Tunes: Back in Action

    Looney Tunes: Back in Action is a 2003 in film live-action/animated film that tells the story of a hapless stuntman, DJ Drake , who stumbles his way into a plot to possess a mysterious blue diamond in the course of rescuing his famous actor father ....
     (2003
    2003 in film

    The year '2003 in film' involved some significant events. Releases of sequels took place with movies like 2 Fast 2 Furious, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King , Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Freddy vs Jason, X2: X-Men Uni...
    )
  • Raising Helen
    Raising Helen

    Raising Helen is a 2004 United States comedy film/drama film film director by Garry Marshall and written by Jack Amiel and Michael Begler. It stars Kate Hudson, Joan Cusack, Hayden Panettiere, John Corbett, Helen Mirren, Abigail Breslin, and her brother Spencer Breslin....
     (2004
    2004 in film

    The year '2004 in film' involved some significant events. Major releases of sequels took place. It included blockbuster films like Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ,The Passion of the Christ, Meet the Fockers, Shrek 2, Blade: Trinity, Spider-Man 2, Alien vs....
    )
  • The Last Shot
    The Last Shot

    The Last Shot is a 2004 action comedy film starring Matthew Broderick, Alec Baldwin, Toni Collette, Tim Blake Nelson, an uncredited Joan Cusack, Tony Shalhoub, Ray Liotta and Calista Flockhart....
     (2004
    2004 in film

    The year '2004 in film' involved some significant events. Major releases of sequels took place. It included blockbuster films like Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ,The Passion of the Christ, Meet the Fockers, Shrek 2, Blade: Trinity, Spider-Man 2, Alien vs....
    )
  • Ice Princess
    Ice Princess

    Ice Princess is a 2005 in film Walt Disney Pictures live action film, directed by Tim Fywell.This film was rated G by the MPAA...
     (2005
    2005 in film

    The year 2005 in film involved some significant events. Releases of sequels took place with movies like Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,The Devil's Rejects, Saw II, Cheaper by the Dozen 2, ''The Ring Two, ''Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, ''xXx: State of the Union, ''Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous...
    )
  • Chicken Little
    Chicken Little (2005 film)

    Chicken Little is a 2005 live-action/CGI family film, and the 46th animated feature produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation. It is the first full CGI film distributed by Disney that was not created by Pixar....
     (2005
    2005 in film

    The year 2005 in film involved some significant events. Releases of sequels took place with movies like Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,    The Devil's Rejects, Saw II, Cheaper by the Dozen 2, ''The Ring Two, ''Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, ''xXx: State of the Union, ''Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous...
    ) (voice Abby Mallard)
  • Wayside
    Wayside (TV series)

    'Wayside' is a Canadian and American co-produced animated television series airing on Teletoon in Canada and Nickelodeon in the United States, based on the Sideways Stories From Wayside School book series by Louis Sachar....
     (2005, the pilot)
  • Friends with Money
    Friends with Money

    Friends with Money is a 2006 in film written & directed by Nicole Holofcener. It opened the 2006 Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2006 and went into limited release in North America on April 7, 2006....
     (2006
    2006 in film

    The year '2006 in film' involved some significant events. Releases of sequels took place with Saw III, Superman Returns, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Ice Age: The Meltdown, Casino Royale , Clerks II, X-Men: The Last Stand, Mission: Impossible III, Final Destination 3 and Scary Movie 4....
    )
  • Martian Child
    Martian Child

    Martian Child is a 2007 in film comedy-drama film about a David Gerrold who adopts a strange young boy who believes he is from Mars. Martian Child was released on November 2, 2007....
     (2007
    2007 in film

    The year '2007 in film' saw major releases such as Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ,The Simpsons Movie, National Treasure: Book of Secrets, Transformers , TMNT , Saw IV, and Live Free or Die Hard as well as releases of third installment films, such as: The Bourne Ultimatum , Pirates of the Caribbean:...
    )
  • War, Inc.
    War, Inc.

    War, Inc. is a 2008 political satire film starring John Cusack and Hilary Duff and directed by Joshua Seftel. Cusack also co-wrote and produced the film....
     (2008
    2008 in film

    The year '2008 in film' saw many new films released worldwide, including several major mainstream sequels such as Rambo , The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, The Dark Knight , The X-Files: I...
    )
  • Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
    Kit Kittredge: An American Girl

    Kit Kittredge: An American Girl is a 2008 in film Cinema of the United States comedy-drama directed by Patricia Rozema. The screenplay by Valerie Tripp focuses on the American Girl character American Girl #Kit Kittredge, 1934, who lives in Cincinnati, Ohio during the Great Depression....
     (2008
    2008 in film

    The year '2008 in film' saw many new films released worldwide, including several major mainstream sequels such as Rambo , The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, The Dark Knight , The X-Files: I...
    )
  • Confessions of a Shopaholic
    Confessions of a Shopaholic (film)

    Confessions of a Shopaholic is a 2009 in film film adaptation of the Shopaholic series of novels by Sophie Kinsella. It is directed by P....
     (2009
    2009 in film

    The year '2009 in film' has many new films to be released worldwide, including several major mainstream sequels and remakes such as Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince , Friday the 13th , Terminator Salvation, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, Saw VI, Transformers: Reven...
    )


    • Upcoming:
    • My Sister's Keeper
      My Sister's Keeper (film)

      My Sister's Keeper is an upcoming film adaptation of My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult starring Cameron Diaz and Alec Baldwin, with Nick Cassavetes directing....
       (2009
      2009 in film

      The year '2009 in film' has many new films to be released worldwide, including several major mainstream sequels and remakes such as Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince , Friday the 13th , Terminator Salvation, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, Saw VI, Transformers: Reven...
      )
    • Hoodwinked 2: Hood vs. Evil
      Hoodwinked 2: Hood vs. Evil

      Hoodwinked 2: Hood vs. Evil is the upcoming Near future in film sequel to 2005's Hoodwinked!. It will be directed by Michael D'Isa-Hogan....
       (2010)
    • Toy Story 3
      Toy Story 3

      Toy Story 3 is an upcoming computer animation 3-D film being produced by Pixar, slated for release on June 18, 2010. It is a sequel to the films Toy Story and Toy Story 2....
       (2010)


    Television:
    • Peep and the Big Wide World
      Peep and the Big Wide World

      Peep and the Big Wide World is an animated cartoon that teaches nature and basic science concepts to preschoolers. The main characters include a baby chicken named Peep and his friends Quack, a duck, and Chirp, a American Robin....
       (Narrator
      Narrator

      A narrator is, within any story , the entity that tells the story to the audience. The narrator --or, the archaic female equivalent, narratress-- is one of three entities responsible for story-telling of any kind....
      )
    • What About Joan
      What About Joan

      What About Joan [TV-Series 2001-2002] was a short-lived half hour comedy series on American Broadcasting Company. It starred Joan Cusack and Kyle Chandler....
       (9 episodes, 2001-2002)


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