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She starred on the Showtime hit drama/comedy series Shameless (2011–2021) as Sheila Jackson, a role for which she received five consecutive Primetime Emmy Award nominations, winning for the first time in 2015. She is the sister of actress Ann Cusack and actor John Cusack.
Sheila Jackson (Joan Cusack) is a regular character from seasons 1–4, and for the first three episodes of season 5. She is Karen's mother, Eddie's widow, and an on and off love interest to Frank. Sheila is a kind and caring person, if a bit empty-headed. She has agoraphobia and a fear of germs that developed when Karen was young. Although she ...
Sheila opens up to Debbie about her mental health struggles and feeling betrayed that Karen (Laura Slade Wiggins) revealed this to the Wong family to get Hymie taken away from her. Meanwhile, Lip ( Jeremy Allen White ) continues his sexual relationship with Karen.
The family helps Frank fake his own death to convince the thugs to leave town. Steve gets Fiona to spend the night at an expensive hotel, leaving Liam in agoraphobic Sheila's care. When Liam waddles off outside, Sheila gains enough courage to briefly go outside and save Liam, making significant progress in overcoming her agoraphobia.
A hurt Frank returns with Sheila (Joan Cusack), where he thanks her for not giving up on him. Meanwhile, Eddie discovers that his co-workers have all watched the video of Karen. Depressed and humiliated, Eddie heads to his ice fishing hut, where he commits suicide by tying himself to a cinder block and jumping into the water.
Make no mistake, Jeremy Allen White loved playing Philip “Lip” Gallagher on “Shameless,” but playing the same character for 11 seasons and 134 episodes across 10 years certainly took its ...
They take her to the hospital, and Lip meets them there, having filmed a movie for when the child grows up. Meanwhile, as the Gallaghers dine for Thanksgiving, Monica excuses herself from the table; she then slits her wrists in the kitchen in a suicide attempt. As Steve tries to stop the bleeding, Frank walks out of the house.
David Crow of Den of Geek gave the episode a 3 star rating out of 5 and praised the twist ending, calling it "the first major surprise curveball that Shameless has really thrown us this season, and it hit hard." Crow particularly commended Rossum's performance, writing "Rossum’s face brings in utter, self-fulfilled despair not seen since she ...