Jan Hooks
Acting
Born: April 23, 1957 · Decatur, Georgia, USA
Died: October 9, 2014 (aged 57)
Highest Rated
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
The Simpsons
1989
Batman Returns
1992
Futurama
1999
Coneheads
1993
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
1985
30 Rock
2006
3rd Rock from the Sun
1996
Simon Birch
1998
Wildcats
1986
Frosty Returns
1992
Fish Hooks
2010
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
2005
Photos (4)
Movies (14)
Batman Returns
Jen
Coneheads
Gladys Johnson, Driving Student
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Tina
The Women of SNL
Various (archive footage)
Simon Birch
Miss Leavey
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
Dixie Glick
Wildcats
Stephanie Needham
Saturday Night Live: Christmas
Various (archive footage)
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
Brenda Wilkes
Frosty Returns
Lil (voice)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Dangerous Woman
Makeup Girl
Funland
Shelly Willingham
The Joe Piscopo Special
Various
TV Shows (12)
The Simpsons
Manjula Nahasapeemapetilon (voice) · 7 eps
Futurama
Anglelyne (voice) · 1 eps
30 Rock
Verna Maroney · 2 eps
3rd Rock from the Sun
Vicki Dubcek · 17 eps
Fish Hooks
Savannah Salmons (voice) · 1 eps
Providence
Doreen Dunfey · 1 eps
Dear John
Suzanne · 1 eps
Designing Women
Carlene Frazier Dobber · 45 eps
Not Necessarily the News
48 eps
Primetime Glick
Dixie Glick · 4 eps
Game Over
Nadine (voice) · 1 eps
The 1/2 Hour Comedy Hour
Various · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (7)
Saturday Night Live
Self - Various Characters · 101 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Various Characters (uncredited) · 1 eps
The Martin Short Show
Self · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Self
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Self
Saturday Night Live: Christmas
Self (archive footage)
The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show
Self / Various