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Apr 4, 2022 · Joan Cusack played Sheila Jackson, an agoraphobic mother, on Shameless for five seasons. She left the show to focus on her son in high school and live in Chicago, where the series was shot in Los Angeles.
Feb 19, 2023 · Joan Cusack left "Shameless" in 2015 to spend more time with her family and pursue other roles. She voiced Jessie in "Toy Story 4" and appeared in "A Series of Unfortunate Events" and "Homecoming."
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Mar 22, 2020 · Joan Cusack joined the Shameless cast as Sheila, Frank's love interest, after Allison Janney left the show for another project. Learn how the recasting changed the character and the show's dynamics.
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Joan Cusack is an American actress and comedian who starred in the Showtime hit drama/comedy series Shameless as Sheila Jackson, a role for which she received five consecutive Primetime Emmy Award nominations. She is also known for her roles in Working Girl, In & Out, Toy Story, and Saturday Night Live.
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Joan, the second of five children, was born in New York City, New York, and raised in Evanston, Illinois. Her mother, Anna Paul, is a former mathematics teacher and political activist. Her late father, Dick Cusack, as well as her siblings Ann, Bill, John, and Susie, have also been or are actors. Her family is Irish American and Catholic. Joan is an...
Joan has twice been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, for her work in Working Girl and In & Out. She appeared with her brother John in the movies Sixteen Candles, Grandview, U.S.A., Class, High Fidelity, Grosse Pointe Blank, Say Anything..., Cradle Will Rock, Martian Child, and most recently, War Inc. In the film Addams Fa...
She is married to attorney Richard Burke, the head of Corporate Services for Classified Ventures. They have two sons, Dylan John and Miles. Joan owns a home in Three Oaks Township, Michigan, and lives in Chicago, Illinois.
Joan Cusack is an American actress and comedian who played Sheila Jackson in the first five seasons of the US version of Shameless. She has also starred in many films, such as Working Girl, In & Out, and Toy Story, and received three Emmy nominations for her role in Shameless.
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Sheila Jackson is a former main character on Shameless, played by Joan Cusack. She is an agoraphobic mother of Karen Jackson and Frank Gallagher's lover for five seasons.
Watch Joan Cusack talk about her role as Sheila Jackson, an agoraphobic mother, in the first season of Shameless. She also shares her experience of working with William H. Macy and other cast members.
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