Jessie

Jessie is a fictional character from the Disney/Pixar Toy Story franchise, voiced by Joan Cusack. Created by John Lasseter, she first appears in Toy Story 2 and has since appeared as one of the three central characters of the films and spin-offs. In the original manuscript of Toy Story 2, a doll by the name Señorita Cactus was originally supposed to be one of the main antagonists of the film, but was subsequently replaced when Lasseter's wife suggested that Toy Story 2 should have a strong female lead, which led to the creation of Jessie.

In the Toy Story franchise, Jessie is a very excitable, brave, and very athletic rag doll that carries a great deal of sadness, as she was abandoned by her original owner, which left her somewhat distrustful. She was later founded by Al of Al’s Toy Barn, who wanted to sell her to a toy museum in Tokyo, Japan. Between the time Emily abandoned her and when Al found her, it is evident that she had no owners during those years and spent a long time in storage. Years of being in storage have made her somewhat withdrawn, and noticeably afraid of the dark, to the extent of hyperventilating whenever she is inside dark enclosed spaces, or even at just the thought of being abandoned. But she longs to again be a source of joy to a child, and this wish comes true at the end of Toy Story 2 when Andy accepts her and Bullseye into his toy collection.

In October 2000, Jessie received the Patsy Montana Entertainer Award from the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame. She is also portrayed by Devon Dawson live on stage as a guest with Riders in the Sky in their concert and plays the guitar.

Jessie is the namesake of version 8 of the Debian operating system. The code names of Debian releases are names of characters from the Toy Story films. This naming tradition came because Bruce Perens was involved in the early development of Debian while working at Pixar.

Friends

 * Sheriff Woody
 * Buzz Lightyear

Canon

 * Joan Cusack

Fanon

 * Kat Cressida

Idea Wiki appearances

 * Jessie appears as a main character in Planet Toys, voiced once again by Kat Cressida.
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