‘90s Movie Star Reveals Why She Stopped Acting for Years
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Joan Cusack says stepping away from Hollywood was worth it.
The 63-year-old actress made a rare red carpet appearance at the premiere of Toy Story 5, revealing she spent much of the last decade away from acting because she valued living a normal life.
“It’s also great to live your life and raise your kids and be in Chicago and be a normal person,” Cusack told https://variety.com/2026/film/columns/joan-cusack-toy-story-5-premiere-red-carpets-1236771315/#recipient_hashed=b4f9221255504599bdcdfbb3bbdd7f549d29ebfd2e1cee7dab16b11d39bbffb7&recipient_salt=e74228f0c0489cae0bc5fb8b3e85b77bd64149b5170d2957023d2fbb6f362afa&utm_medium=email&utm_source=exacttarget&utm_campaign=newsalert&utm_content=686707_06-10-2026&utm_term=38606854?utm_medium=&utm_source=&utm_campaign=&utm_content=&utm_id=" rel="" target="_self" title="https://variety.com/2026/film/columns/joan-cusack-toy-story-5-premiere-red-carpets-1236771315/#recipient_hashed=b4f9221255504599bdcdfbb3bbdd7f549d29ebfd2e1cee7dab16b11d39bbffb7&recipient_salt=e74228f0c0489cae0bc5fb8b3e85b77bd64149b5170d2957023d2fbb6f362afa&utm_medium=email&utm_source=exacttarget&utm_campaign=newsalert&utm_content=686707_06-10-2026&utm_term=38606854?utm_medium=&utm_source=&utm_campaign=&utm_content=&utm_id=">Variety.
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