Jan Hooks
Birthday
1957/04/23
Day of death
2014/10/09 (57 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Decatur, Georgia, USA
Also know as
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Biography
Janet Vivian Hooks (April 23, 1957 – October 9, 2014) was an American actress and comedian. Hooks was best known for her tenure on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live, where she was a repertory player from 1986 to 1991. After leaving SNL, she continued to make cameo appearances until 1994. Her subsequent work included a regular role on the last two seasons of Designing Women, a recurring role on 3rd Rock from the Sun, and a number of other film and television roles, including on 30 Rock and The Simpsons.
Acting
(1985) Pee-wee's Big Adventure
as Tina
(1984) The Joe Piscopo Special
as Various
(1987) Funland
as Shelly Willingham
(2015) Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special
as Self - Cast Member (In Memoriam)
(2003) Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
as Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2005) Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
as Dixie Glick
(1992) Frosty Returns
as Lil (voice)
(1986) Wildcats
as Stephanie Needham
(1988) Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
as Marcia Connelly
(1998) Simon Birch
as Miss Leavey
(1992) Batman Returns
as Jen
(1995) The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show
as Self / Various
(1993) A Dangerous Woman
as Makeup Girl
(2010) The Women of SNL
as Various (archive footage)
(1993) Coneheads
as Gladys Johnson, Driving Student
(1999) Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
as Self
(1989) The Simpsons
as Manjula Nahasapeemapetilon (voice)
(1999) Futurama
as Anglelyne (voice)
(1986) Designing Women
as Carlene Frazier Dobber
(1999) Providence
as Doreen Dunfey
(2006) 30 Rock
as Verna Maroney
(1983) Not Necessarily the News
as ---
(1994) The Martin Short Show
as Meg Harper Short
(1975) Saturday Night Live
as Self - Various Characters
(2004) Game Over
as Nadine (voice)
(2010) Fish Hooks
as Savannah Salmons (voice)
(1988) Dear John
as Suzanne
(1975) Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
(1996) 3rd Rock from the Sun
as Vicki
(2001) Primetime Glick
as Dixie Glick