Jan Hooks

Known for

Acting

Born

April 23, 1957

Birthplace

Decatur, Georgia, USA

Died

October 9, 2014 (aged 57)

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.

Best known work

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

Saturday Night Live

1975

Simon Birch

1998

Wildcats

1986

Filmography

2010
The Women of SNL
as Various (archive footage)
2010
Fish HooksTV
as Savannah Salmons (voice) (1 episode)
2006
30 RockTV
as Verna Maroney (2 episodes)
2005
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
as Dixie Glick
2004
Game OverTV
as Nadine (voice) (1 episode)
2003
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
as Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
2001
Primetime GlickTV
as Dixie Glick (4 episodes)
1999
Saturday Night Live: Christmas
as Self (archive footage), as Various (archive footage)
1999
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
as Self
1999
The Martin Short ShowTV
as Self (1 episode)
1999
FuturamaTV
as Anglelyne (voice) (1 episode)
1999
ProvidenceTV
as Doreen Dunfey (1 episode)
1998
Simon Birch
as Miss Leavey
1996
3rd Rock from the SunTV
as Vicki Dubcek (17 episodes)
1995
The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show
as Self / Various
1994
The Martin Short ShowTV
as Meg Harper Short (8 episodes)
1993
A Dangerous Woman
as Makeup Girl
1993
Coneheads
as Gladys Johnson, Driving Student
1992
Frosty Returns
as Lil (voice)
1992
Batman Returns
as Jen
1989
The SimpsonsTV
as Manjula Nahasapeemapetilon (voice) (7 episodes)
1989
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
as Self
1988
Dear JohnTV
as Suzanne (1 episode)
1988
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
as Brenda Wilkes
1987
Funland
as Shelly Willingham