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Jan Hooks

Jan Hooks

Acting1957Decatur, Georgia, USA

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.

Acting History

2014
Fish Hooks
TVas Savannah Salmons (voice)1 eps
2010
The Women of SNL
as Various (archive footage)
30 Rock
TVas Verna Maroney2 eps
2005
2003
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
as Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
2001
Primetime Glick
TVas Dixie Glick
Providence
TVas Doreen Dunfey1 eps
Futurama
TVas Anglelyne (voice)1 eps
1998
Simon Birch
as Miss Agnes Leavey
1997
The Simpsons
TVas Manjula Nahasapeemapetilon (voice)7 eps
1996
3rd Rock from the Sun
TVas Vicki Dubcek17 eps
1993
Frosty Returns
as Lil (voice)
A Dangerous Woman
as Makeup Girl
Coneheads
as Gladys Johnson, Driving Student
1992
1991
Designing Women
TVas Carlene Frazier Dobber45 eps
1989
1987
Funland
as Shelly Willingham
1986
Wildcats
as Stephanie Needham
1975
Saturday Night Live
TVas Self - Various Characters / Self - Various Characters (uncredited)

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
4/23/1957
Day of Death
10/9/2014
Place of Birth
Decatur, Georgia, USA