Background
Cusack was born in Manhattan, New York, to an Irish-American Catholic family.
Cusack was born in Manhattan, New York, to an Irish-American Catholic family.
Piven Theatre Workshop.
She was raised in Evanston, Illinois. She is the sister of actors Joan, John, Bill, and Susie. Her father, Dick Cusack, was an actor, producer, and writer
Cusack starred in her first film role in 1992, when she was cast in A League of Their Own, as Shirley Baker.
She was in the 1996 comedy Multiplicity, which starred Michael Keaton and Andie MacDowell. Also in 1996, she replaced Anita Barone on The Jeff Foxworthy Show until the series ended.
In 1998, Cusack starred in Maggie on Lifetime Television. In 2002, she guest-starred in the episode of Star Trek: Enterprise entitled "Carbon Creek".
She also co-starred in Ace Ventura Junior: Pet Detective as Melissa Robinson Ventura, the titular character"s mother (replacing Courteney Cox from the original film).
She also appeared in the SciFi series Lost Room as Helen Ruber (2 episodes, 2006).