Updated
Updated · Variety · Jun 10
Joan Cusack Returns to Red Carpet After 11 Years for Toy Story 5 Premiere
Updated
Updated · Variety · Jun 10

Joan Cusack Returns to Red Carpet After 11 Years for Toy Story 5 Premiere

3 articles · Updated · Variety · Jun 10

Summary

  • Joan Cusack appeared Tuesday at the Hollywood premiere of “Toy Story 5,” her first red carpet in 11 years and first acting role in six.
  • Cusack said she stepped back from Hollywood to raise her children, live in Chicago and be “a normal person,” calling that life “kind of priceless.”
  • The 63-year-old reprises Jessie, a role she has played since the franchise began in 1995, though she said she never expected the part to last into 2026.
  • “Toy Story 5” opens June 19, with Cusack joining Woody, Buzz and other returning characters in a story about stopping technology from taking over kids’ lives.

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