![]() ![]() Tugboat Annie was the first Hollywood feature to be made in and (loosely) about Seattle, although set in the imaginary port of “Secoma.” It was based on a series of short stories written by Norman Reilly Raine. The first motion pictures made in Seattle were documentary views of the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, the Nome Gold Rush, and the Denny Regrade. More recent made-for-television horror films such as The Night Stalker and Rose Red have taken cues from Seattle history, while the TV series Dark Angel painted an equally dark future - and we still don’t quite know how to classify Twin Peaks. Local actors and extras have also shared the spotlight with film stars including Wallace Beery, Marie Dressler, Sidney Poitier, Anne Bancroft, Walter Pidgeon, James Coburn, Warren Beatty, James Caan, Marsha Mason, Beau and Jeff Bridges, Michelle Pfeiffer, Tom Hanks, and Meg Ryan. Generations of Hollywood producers have used Seattle-area scenery and architecture as backdrops of such major releases as The Slender Thread, It Happened at the World’s Fair, The Parallax View, McQ, Cinderella Liberty, Sleepless in Seattle, The Fabulous Baker Boys, War Games, Trouble in Mind, Singles, and Little Buddha. Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS.Since the 1933 debut of Tugboat Annie, Seattle has been featured in more than 100 motion pictures and television features. ![]() Toy Story That Time Forgot as Jessie (voice) Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping as Tilly Homecoming ( 3 episodes) as Francine BundaĪ Series of Unfortunate Events ( 4 episodes) as Justice Strauss Joan Cusack is married to an attorney, Dick Burke. On television she scored a role on "Shameless," with her work garnering her an Emmy nomination. She also provided, superbly, the voice of Jessie the Yodeling Cowgirl in Toy Story 2 (1999) and Toy Story 3 (2010). Other notable films include Addams Family Values (1993), Grosse Pointe Blank (1997) and In & Out (1997), which earned her a second Oscar nomination. In 1987, she produced a memorable turn in the acclaimed Broadcast News (1987), and she was Oscar nominated for her performance in Working Girl (1988). Whilst at university, Cusack took some small film roles, but her big break came after graduation, when she joined the cast of the legendary "Saturday Night Live." However, she only stayed for a season before moving on to explore other projects. Later she attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison, graduating with a bachelor's degree in English. She went on to learn and perform improvisation at the Story Theater and The Ark. ![]() Raised in Evanston, Illinois, Cusack was actively encouraged to explore her creativity by her parents, and as a child she joined the Piven Theater Workshop. Her siblings - Susie Cusack, John Cusack, Ann Cusack and Bill Cusack also act. Her father was an advertising executive, writer and actor, and her mother was a math teacher. She is the daughter of Nancy (née Carolan) and Dick Cusack. Joan Cusack (born October 11, 1962) is an American actress. ![]()
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