Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Cutting Loose | Minor role | |
| 1980 | My Bodyguard | Shelley | |
| 1983 | Class | Julia | |
| 1984 | Sixteen Candles | Geek Girl #1 | |
| 1984 | Grandview, U.S.A. | Mary Maine | |
| 1987 | Allnighter, TheThe Allnighter | Gina | |
| 1987 | Broadcast News | Blair Litton | |
| 1988 | Stars and Bars | Irene Stein | Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 1988 | Married to the Mob | Rose | Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 1988 | Working Girl | Cyn | American Comedy Award for Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated — Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 1989 | Say Anything... | Constance Dobler | |
| 1990 | Men Don't Leave | Jody | |
| 1990 | My Blue Heaven | Hannah Stubs | |
| 1991 | The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez | Cathy | |
| 1992 | Hero | Evelyn Laplante | |
| 1992 | Toys | Alzatia Zevo | |
| 1993 | Addams Family Values | Debbie Jellinsky | Nominated — Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 1994 | Corrina, Corrina | Jonesy | |
| 1995 | Nine Months | Gail Dwyer | Nominated — American Comedy Award for Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture |
| 1995 | Two Much | Gloria | |
| 1996 | Mr. Wrong | Inga Gunther | |
| 1997 | Grosse Pointe Blank | Marcella | Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated — Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 1997 | Smile Like Yours, AA Smile Like Yours | Nancy Tellen | |
| 1997 | In & Out | Emily Montgomery | American Comedy Award for Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actress New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress Satellite Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical Society of Texas Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated — Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated — Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actress – Comedy Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture |
| 1999 | Arlington Road | Cheryl Lang | Nominated — Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated — Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 1999 | Cradle Will Rock | Hazel Huffman | |
| 1999 | Runaway Bride | Peggy Flemming | American Comedy Award for Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actress – Comedy/Romance Nominated — Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 1999 | Toy Story 2 | Jessie the Yodeling Cowgirl (voice) | Annie Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Female Performer in an Animated Feature Production Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Film – Choice Hissy Fit |
| 2000 | High Fidelity | Liz | |
| 2000 | Where the Heart Is | Ruth Meyers | |
| 2002 | It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie | Rachel Bitterman | |
| 2003 | School of Rock | Rosalie Mullins | |
| 2003 | Looney Tunes: Back in Action | Mother | |
| 2004 | Raising Helen | Jenny Portman | |
| 2004 | Last Shot, TheThe Last Shot | Fanny Nash | |
| 2004 | Peep and the Big Wide World | Narrator (Voice) | Animated TV Series Nominated — Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program |
| 2005 | Ice Princess | Joan Carlyle | |
| 2005 | Chicken Little | Abby Mallard (voice) | |
| 2006 | Friends with Money | Franny | |
| 2007 | Martian Child | Liz | |
| 2008 | War, Inc. | Marsha Dillon | |
| 2008 | Kit Kittredge: An American Girl | Miss Lucinda Bond | |
| 2009 | Confessions of a Shopaholic | Jane Bloomwood | |
| 2009 | My Sister's Keeper | Judge De Salvo | |
| 2009 | Acceptance | Nina | |
| 2010 | Toy Story 3 | Jessie the Yodeling Cowgirl (voice) | |
| 2011 | Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil | Verushka the Witch (voice) | |
| 2011 | Mars Needs Moms | Milo's mom (performance capture) | |
| 2011 | Hawaiian Vacation | Jessie the Yodeling Cowgirl (voice) | |
| 2011 | Small Fry | Jessie the Yodeling Cowgirl (voice) | |
| 2011 | Arthur Christmas | Mission Control Elf (voice) | |
| 2012 | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | Dr. Burton |
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