It was a terrible blow that was dealt when I was fired from 'Saturday Night Live', but I have to say that a few doors opened right away. Movie roles started to roll in, and pretty soon, I was over it.

Cusack replaced actress Allison Janney who originally portrayed the role in the first edit of the pilot episode but was forced to drop out of the part due to her series regular commitment on the ABC comedy Mr. Filmography


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Arlington Road Runaway Bride School Of Rock Toy Story 2 and Toy Story 3. 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 nomination.