Jan Hooks

Jan Hooks

4/23/1957 – 10/9/2014Decatur, Georgia, USA

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.

Filmography (31 titles)

The Women of SNL5.2Movie

The Women of SNL

Various (archive footage) · 2010

Fish Hooks6.4Show

Fish Hooks

Savannah Salmons (voice) · 2010

30 Rock7.5Show

30 Rock

Verna Maroney · 2006

Jiminy Glick in Lalawood4.3Movie

Jiminy Glick in Lalawood

Dixie Glick · 2005

Game Over5.5Show

Game Over

Nadine (voice) · 2004

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley7.6Movie

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley

Various (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2003

Primetime Glick7.2Show

Primetime Glick

Dixie Glick · 2001

Saturday Night Live: Christmas5.6Movie

Saturday Night Live: Christmas

Self · 1999

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special6.9Movie

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

Self · 1999

Futurama8.4Show

Futurama

Anglelyne (voice) · 1999

Providence6.7Show

Providence

Doreen Dunfey · 1999

Simon Birch6.8Movie

Simon Birch

Miss Leavey · 1998

3rd Rock from the Sun7.5Show

3rd Rock from the Sun

Vicki Dubcek · 1996

The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show8.5Movie

The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show

Self / Various · 1995

7.0Show

The Martin Short Show

Meg Harper Short · 1994

A Dangerous Woman5.5Movie

A Dangerous Woman

Makeup Girl · 1993

Coneheads5.5Movie

Coneheads

Gladys Johnson, Driving Student · 1993

Frosty Returns5.6Movie

Frosty Returns

Lil (voice) · 1992

Batman Returns6.9Movie

Batman Returns

Jen · 1992

The Simpsons8.0Show

The Simpsons

Manjula Nahasapeemapetilon (voice) · 1989

Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary7.8Movie

Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

Self · 1989

Dear John5.7Show

Dear John

Suzanne · 1988

Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel8.0Movie

Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel

Brenda Wilkes · 1988

Funland4.3Movie

Funland

Shelly Willingham · 1987

Designing Women6.8Show

Designing Women

Carlene Frazier Dobber · 1986

Wildcats6.3Movie

Wildcats

Stephanie Needham · 1986

Pee-wee's Big Adventure6.5Movie

Pee-wee's Big Adventure

Tina · 1985

The Joe Piscopo Special9.0Movie

The Joe Piscopo Special

Various · 1984

Not Necessarily the News6.9Show

Not Necessarily the News

1983

The 1/2 Hour Comedy HourShow

The 1/2 Hour Comedy Hour

Various · 1983