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Jan Hooks

Acting · Born April 23, 1957 · Decatur, 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.

Movies with Jan Hooks

• Batman Returns (1992) — Jen
• Coneheads (1993) — Gladys Johnson, Driving Student
• Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985) — Tina
• The Women of SNL (2010) — Various (archive footage)
• Simon Birch (1998) — Miss Leavey
• Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special (1999) — Self
• Wildcats (1986) — Stephanie Needham
• Jiminy Glick in Lalawood (2005) — Dixie Glick
• Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary (1989) — Self
• A Dangerous Woman (1993) — Makeup Girl
• Saturday Night Live: Christmas (1999) — Self (archive footage)
• The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show (1995) — Self / Various

TV shows with Jan Hooks

• The Simpsons (1989) — Manjula Nahasapeemapetilon (voice)
• 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996) — Vicki Dubcek
• Designing Women (1986) — Carlene Frazier Dobber