Jan Hooks
- Acting
- April 23, 1957 · Decatur, Georgia, USA
- October 9, 2014
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.
Known for
Filmography
- The Women of SNL · Various (archive footage)
- Fish Hooks · Savannah Salmons (Voice)
- 30 Rock · Verna Maroney
- Jiminy Glick in Lalawood · Dixie Glick
- Game Over · Nadine (Voice)
- Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley · Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Primetime Glick · Dixie Glick
- Saturday Night Live: Christmas · Self, Various (archive footage)
- Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special · Self
- The Martin Short Show · Self
- Futurama · Anglelyne (Voice)
- Providence · Doreen Dunfey
- Simon Birch · Miss Leavey
- 3rd Rock from the Sun · Vicki Dubcek
- The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show · Self / Various
- The Martin Short Show · Meg Harper Short
- A Dangerous Woman · Makeup Girl
- Coneheads · Gladys Johnson, Driving Student
- Frosty Returns · Lil (Voice)
- Batman Returns · Jen
- The Simpsons · Manjula Nahasapeemapetilon (Voice)
- Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary · Self
- Dear John · Suzanne
- Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel · Brenda Wilkes
- Funland · Shelly Willingham
- Designing Women · Carlene Frazier Dobber
- Wildcats · Stephanie Needham
- Pee-wee's Big Adventure · Tina
- The Joe Piscopo Special · Various
- Not Necessarily the News
- The 1/2 Hour Comedy Hour · Various
- Saturday Night Live · Self