Ann Cusack

Ann Cusack (born May 22, 1961) is an American actress. She had minor roles in both the 1996 comedy Multiplicity and The Informant (2009). She has also made guest appearances in a number of television series, including Grey's Anatomy, Scandal, One Tree Hill, Charmed, Ghost Whisperer, The Unit, Boston Legal, Bones, Frasier, Ally McBeal, Criminal Minds, Private Practice, Fargo, and Better Call Saul, among others.
== Early life ==
Cusack was born in Manhattan, New York. She was raised in Evanston, Illinois.[1]She is the sister of actors Joan, John, Bill, and Susie. Her mother, Ann Paula "Nancy" (née Carolan), is a former mathematics teacher and political activist.[2][3][4] Her father, Dick Cusack, was an actor, producer, and writer. With her sister Joan and brother John, she trained at the Piven Theatre Workshop[5] in Evanston and the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts.
== Career ==
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. Cusack has made guest appearances in Grey's Anatomy, Scandal, One Tree Hill, Charmed, Ghost Whisperer, The Unit, Boston Legal, Bones, Frasier, Ally McBeal, Criminal Minds, Private Practice, and Castle among others. In 2002, she guest-starred in the episode of Star Trek: Enterprise entitled "Carbon Creek". She had a small role in Grosse Pointe Blank, which starred her siblings John and Joan; appeared in the movie Accepted, in which she plays Diane Gaines, mother to the lead character played by Justin Long; and appeared in the film What Planet Are You From. She also co-starred in Ace Ventura Jr: 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 (two episodes, 2006). In 2015, she appeared in the first episode of Fargo's second season. In 2016, she played Donna Dent in the Clint Eastwood-directed Warner Bros. film Sully, about Chesley Sullenberger and the events of Flight 1549, starring Tom Hanks. She also made her first appearance as Rebecca Bois, Chuck's ex wife, in season two of Better Call Saul, later returning in season three.[6][7]
== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1992	A League of Their Own 	Shirley Baker 	
1993	Malice 	Waitress 	
1994	Renaissance Man 	Bill's Secretary 	
1995	Tank Girl 	Sub Girl 	
1995	The Point of Betrayal 	 	
1996	The Birdcage 	TV Woman in Van 	
1996	Multiplicity 	Noreen 	
1996	My Fellow Americans 	White House Tour Guide 	
1997	Grosse Pointe Blank 	Amy 	
1997	Cannes Man 	Kitty Monaco 	
1997	Peoria Babylon 	Candy Dineen 	
1997	Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil	Delivery Woman 	
1999	Stigmata 	Dr. Reston 	
2000	What Planet Are You From? 	Liz 	
2001	America's Sweethearts 	Assistant to Lee Phillips	
2006	Accepted 	Diane Gaines 	
2006	The Sensation of Sight 	Deanna 	
2006	Arc 	Angela Blake 	
2007	Cake: A Wedding Story 	Celeste 	
2007	The Neighbor 	Jenny 	
2009	The Informant! 	Robin Mann 	
2009	The First Time 	Beatrice 	
2010	Crooked Lane 	Ava 	
2014	Nightcrawler 	Linda 	
2016	Sully 	Donna Dent 	
2017	Heart, Baby 	Nurse Claire 	
=== Television ===
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
1992 	Overexposed 	Marcy Levin 	TV film
1992 	The Jackie Thomas Show 	Stephanie 	TV series
1993 	Love & War 	Katherine 	"Valentine's Day", "Croton on Hudson"
1993 	Victim of Love: The Shannon Mohr Story 	 	TV film
1995 	Murder, She Wrote 	Margaret Barkley 	"The Scent of Murder"
1996–97 	The Jeff Foxworthy Show 	Karen Foxworthy 	Main role
1998 	From the Earth to the Moon 	Jan Armstrong 	TV miniseries
1998–99 	Maggie 	Maggie Day 	Lead role
1999 	Ladies Man 	Delilah 	"Thanks for Nothing"
2000 	The Huntress 	Melissa Schiffer 	"Kidnapped"
2001 	Ally McBeal 	Rebecca Moore 	"The Obstacle Course"
2001 	What About Joan? 	Ann Gallagher 	"Joan's Sister Visits"
2001 	Black River 	Mandy Pruell 	TV film
2002 	My Sister's Keeper 	Grace 	TV film
2002 	Family Law 	Nancy Emerson 	"Alienation of Affection"
2002 	Star Trek: Enterprise 	Maggie 	"Carbon Creek"
2003 	Miracles 	Karen Longview 	"The Friendly Skies"
2003 	Frasier 	Antonia 	"Daphne Does Dinner"
2003 	The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire	Julie Shaw 	Main role
2004 	One Tree Hill 	Dr. Nora Thorpe 	"The Living Years", "Hanging by a Moment"
2004–05 	Charmed 	Miss Donovan 	"Charmed Noir", "Carpe Demon"
2005 	Six Feet Under 	Linda Hoviak 	"Dancing for Me"
2006 	Ghost Whisperer 	Grace Dowling 	"Melinda's First Ghost"
2006 	Grey's Anatomy 	Susan Grant 	"What Have I Done to Deserve This?"
2006 	Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America 	Denise Connelly 	TV film
2006 	Bones 	Brianna's Lawyer 	"The Titan on the Track"
2006 	Close to Home 	Martha Harris 	"There's Something About Martha"
2006 	The Lost Room 	Helen Ruber 	TV miniseries
2007 	Boston Legal 	Dr. Donna Follette	"Angel of Death"
2007 	Army Wives 	Hannah White 	"Dirty Laundry"
2008 	Brothers & Sisters 	Jamie 	"Double Negative"
2008 	Greek 	Karen Cartwright 	"47 Hours and 11 Minutes"
2008–09 	The Unit 	Susan Gillium 	Recurring role
2009 	Ace Ventura: Pet Detective Jr. 	Melissa Ventura 	TV film
2009–2011	Private Practice 	Susan Grant 	Recurring role
2010 	Criminal Minds 	Sarah Hillridge 	"Mosley Lane"
2010 	Trauma 	 	"Scope of Practice"
2010 	In Plain Sight 	Melissa Donaldson 	"Whistle Stop"
2010 	The Genesis Files 	Jane 	"The B Word", "Meet the Team", "Showdown at Mr. Bubbles"
2011 	Harry's Law 	Lynette Zales 	"The Fragile Beast"
2012 	Body of Proof 	Gail Whirley 	"Identity"
2012 	Hart of Dixie 	Annie Hattenbarger	"The Race & the Relationship", "Disaster Drills & Departures"
2012 	Scandal 	Corinne Stark 	"Hunting Season"
2013 	Masters of Sex 	Harriet 	"Brave New World"
2014 	Sullivan & Son 	Ellen 	"Everybody Loved Frank"
2015 	Backstrom 	Sandy Hale-Cooper 	"Love is a Rose and You Better Not Pick It"
2015 	Fargo 	Judge Mundt 	"Waiting for Dutch"
2015–16 	Castle 	Rita 	"XX", "Dead Red"
2016 	Grimm 	Mrs. Baske 	"Lycanthropia"
2016–2018	Better Call Saul 	Rebecca Bois 	4 episodes
2017 	Tycoon 	Catherine Blake 	TV series
2017 	Mr. Mercedes 	Olivia Trelawney 	"On Your Mark", "Gods Who Fall", "The Suicide Hour"
Category:American film actresses