Jan 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.

Known For

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley

Jiminy Glick in Lalawood

Frosty Returns

Wildcats

Simon Birch

Filmography

2010 The Women of SNL

as Various (archive footage)

2010 Fish Hooks

as Savannah Salmons (voice)

2006 30 Rock

as Verna Maroney

2005 Jiminy Glick in Lalawood

as Dixie Glick

2004 Game Over

as Nadine (voice)

2003 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley

as Various (archive footage) (uncredited)

2001 Primetime Glick

as Dixie Glick

1999 Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

as Self

1999 Futurama

as Anglelyne (voice)

1999 Providence

as Doreen Dunfey

1998 Simon Birch

as Miss Agnes Leavey

1996 3rd Rock from the Sun

as Vicki

1995 The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show

as Self / Various

1994 The Martin Short Show

as Meg Harper Short

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 Simpsons

as Manjula Nahasapeemapetilon (voice)

1988 Dear John

as Suzanne