American film, stage and television actress, has an estimated net worth of $6 million. She is the sister of actor John Cusack. Cusack has appeared in films, television and stage productions, receiving Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress for her roles in the movies Working Girl and In & Out, as well as one Golden Globe and one Emmy Award nomination. One of her most notable television roles is as a cast member of the sketch comedy TV show Saturday Night Live in 1985–86. Cusack currently recurs on the Showtime hit drama/comedy Shameless, as Sheila Jackson. Born in New York, New York, Joan Cusack grew up in Evanston and graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, like many other members of her family, including two of her siblings, and her father, she decided to focus on an acting career.