
Jan Hooks
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.
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Known For
Acting History
2010
The Women of SNL as Various (archive footage)
2010Fish Hooks as Savannah Salmons (voice)
200630 Rock as Verna Maroney
2005Jiminy Glick in Lalawood as Dixie Glick
2004Game Over as Nadine (voice)
2003Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley as Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
2001Primetime Glick as Dixie Glick
1999Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special as Self
1999Futurama as Anglelyne (voice)
1999Providence as Doreen Dunfey
1998Simon Birch as Miss Agnes Leavey
19963rd Rock from the Sun as Vicki
1995The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show as Self / Various
1994The Martin Short Show as Meg Harper Short
1993Frosty Returns as Lil (voice)
1993A Dangerous Woman as Makeup Girl
1993Coneheads as Gladys Johnson, Driving Student
1992Batman Returns as Jen
1989The Simpsons as Manjula Nahasapeemapetilon (voice)
1988Dear John as Suzanne
1988Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel as Brenda Wilkes
1987Funland as Shelly Willingham
1986Designing Women as Carlene Frazier Dobber
1986Wildcats as Stephanie Needham
1985Pee-wee's Big Adventure as Tina
1984The Joe Piscopo Special as Various
1983Not Necessarily the News
1983The 1/2 Hour Comedy Hour as Various
1975Saturday Night Live as Self - Various Characters
1975Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)








