It's nice to be able to work; I'd love to be able to do another TV show I could do in Chicago so I could live and work in the same place. It's hard being a parent and being in a good marriage, and it all takes a lot of work, but if you're not there you can't do any of 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.