Name
Jan Hooks
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1957-04-23
Deathday
2014-10-09 (57 years old)
Place of Birth
Decatur, 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.
Known For
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The eccentric and childish Pee-wee Herman embarks on a big adventure when his beloved bicy...
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Simon Birch and Joe Wenteworth are boys who have a reputation for being oddballs. Joe neve...
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Martha Horgan is a withdrawn, mentally disabled woman who lives with her aunt, Frances. On...
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- 1985 Pee-wee's Big Adventure as Tina
- 1984 The Joe Piscopo Special as Various
- 1987 Funland as Shelly Willingham
- 2003 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley as Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2005 Jiminy Glick in Lalawood as Dixie Glick
- 1992 Frosty Returns as Lil (voice)
- 1986 Wildcats as Stephanie Needham
- 1988 Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel as Brenda Wilkes
- 1998 Simon Birch as Miss Leavey
- 1992 Batman Returns as Jen
- 1995 The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show as Self / Various
- 1993 A Dangerous Woman as Makeup Girl
- 2010 The Women of SNL as Various (archive footage)
- 1993 Coneheads as Gladys Johnson, Driving Student
- 1999 Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special as Self
- 1989 Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary as Self
- 1999 Saturday Night Live: Christmas as Self (archive footage)
- 1999 Saturday Night Live: Christmas as Various (archive footage)
- 1989 The Simpsons ( 7 episodes ) as Manjula Nahasapeemapetilon (voice)
- 1999 Futurama ( 1 episode ) as Anglelyne (voice)
- 1986 Designing Women ( 45 episodes ) as Carlene Frazier Dobber
- 1999 Providence ( 1 episode ) as Doreen Dunfey
- 2006 30 Rock ( 2 episodes ) as Verna Maroney
- 1983 Not Necessarily the News ( 48 episodes )
- 1994 The Martin Short Show ( 8 episodes ) as Meg Harper Short
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 101 episodes ) as Self - Various Characters
- 2004 Game Over ( 1 episode ) as Nadine (voice)
- 2010 Fish Hooks ( 1 episode ) as Savannah Salmons (voice)
- 1988 Dear John ( 1 episode ) as Suzanne
- 1996 3rd Rock from the Sun ( 17 episodes ) as Vicki Dubcek
- 2001 Primetime Glick ( 4 episodes ) as Dixie Glick
- 1983 The 1/2 Hour Comedy Hour ( 1 episode ) as Various
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 1 episode ) as Self - Various Characters (uncredited)
- 1999 The Martin Short Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
