Jan Hooks
ActingAlso Known As
Janet Vivian 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.
Movies
(17 total)
Batman Returns
as Jen
Coneheads
as Gladys Johnson, Driving Student
Simon Birch
as Miss Agnes Leavey
Wildcats
as Stephanie Needham
Frosty Returns
as Lil (voice)
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
as Dixie Glick
A Dangerous Woman
as Makeup Girl
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
as Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
Funland
as Shelly Willingham
The Women of SNL
as Various (archive footage)
The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show
as Self / Various
The Joe Piscopo Special
as Various
TV Shows
(15 total)
The Simpsons
as Manjula Nahasapeemapetilon (voice)
Futurama
as Anglelyne (voice)
30 Rock
as Verna Maroney
3rd Rock from the Sun
as Vicki Dubcek
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Various Characters
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Various Characters (uncredited)
Fish Hooks
as Savannah Salmons (voice)
Designing Women
as Carlene Frazier Dobber
Providence
as Doreen Dunfey
Dear John
as Suzanne
Primetime Glick
as Dixie Glick
Game Over
as Nadine (voice)
The 1/2 Hour Comedy Hour
as Various