Joan Cusack is back on the red carpet with her family!
The 63-year-old Emmy-winning actress made a rare public appearance at the premiere of her new Disney-Pixar movie Toy Story 5 on Tuesday (June 9) held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
Joining Joan at the premiere was her husband Richard Burke and their two sons Dylan and Miles.
If you didn’t know, Toy Story 5 marks Joan‘s marks her return to acting in six years. She is once again reprising her voice role as Jessie.
Just a few weeks ago, she made her first red carpet appearance in 11 years at the movie’s London premiere.
While speaking to Variety on the red carpet at the L.A. premiere, Joan explained why she took a six-year break from acting.
“I feel so honored to be able to work in this industry for a long time, but it’s also great to live your life and raise your kids and be in Chicago and be a normal person,” the Oscar-nominated actress said. “It’s kind of priceless.”
If you didn’t know, Joan has owned and operated a gift shop, called Judy Maxwell Home, in her native Chicago since 2014.
Also in the interview, Joan admitted that she never thought she would still be voice Jessie after she first appeared in 1999’s Toy Story 2.
“I just thought they cast me because they thought it was gonna be funny to have a cowgirl with the Chicago accent,” Joan said. “I’d have a couple of lines be in a couple of scenes, and that would be it.”
Toy Story 5 hits theaters on June 19. Watch the trailer here!
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