Jan Hooks

Born: 1957-04-23

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.


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as Jen
Released: 1992-06-19

While Batman deals with a deformed man calling himself the Penguin, an employee of a corrupt...

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Coneheads

as Gladys Johnson, Driving Student
Released: 1993-07-23

A pair of aliens arrive on Earth to prepare for invasion, but crash instead. With enormous...

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Wildcats

as Stephanie Needham
Released: 1986-02-14

Molly is a high school track coach who knows just as much about football as anyone else on the...

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Pee-wee's Big Adventure

as Tina
Released: 1985-07-26

The eccentric and childish Pee-wee Herman embarks on a big adventure when his beloved bicycle is...

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Simon Birch

as Miss Leavey
Released: 1998-09-11

Simon Birch and Joe Wenteworth are boys who have a reputation for being oddballs. Joe never knew...

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A Dangerous Woman

as Makeup Girl
Released: 1993-09-10

Martha Horgan is a withdrawn, mentally disabled woman who lives with her aunt, Frances. One of...

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Funland

as Shelly Willingham
Released: 1987-10-16

When a mob family takes over an amusement park after the owner dies under mysterious...

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Frosty Returns

as Lil
Released: 1992-12-01

Mr. Twitchell, a greedy old businessman, has invented Summer Wheeze: a spray that instantly...

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Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special

as Self - Cast Member (In Memoriam)
Released: 2015-02-15

Former members of Saturday Night Live come together to remember the past 40 years of Saturday...

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Jiminy Glick in Lalawood

as Dixie Glick
Released: 2005-05-08

Hungry for an A-list interview that could launch him into the gossip-page stratosphere, Jiminy...

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Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

as Self
Released: 1999-09-25

A TV special celebrating the 25th anniversary of Saturday Night Live. Before a celebrity...

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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley

as Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: 2003-10-26

He's gone-but he'll never be forgotten. The best of Chris Farley's wildly funny SNL performances...

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The Women of SNL

as Various (archive footage)
Released: 2010-11-01

A look back at some of the funniest female characters and sketches in SNL's 39-year history.

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Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel

as Marcia Connelly
Released: 1988-02-29

A humourous telling of the history of the comic book superhero.

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The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show

as uncredited
Released: 1995-05-20

Late night, sketch/variety comedy special starring comedian Martin Short. It features most of...

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The Simpsons

as Manjula (voice)
First aired: 1989-12-17

Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday...

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Saturday Night Live

as Self - Various Characters
First aired: 1975-10-11

A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The...

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Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
First aired: 1975-10-11

A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The...

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Futurama

as Anglelyne (voice)
First aired: 1999-03-28

The adventures of a late-20th-century New York City pizza delivery boy, Philip J. Fry, who,...

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30 Rock

as Verna Maroney
First aired: 2006-10-11

Liz Lemon, the head writer for a late-night TV variety show in New York, tries to juggle all the...

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3rd Rock from the Sun

as Vicki
First aired: 1996-01-09

3rd Rock from the Sun is an American sitcom that aired from 1996 to 2001 on NBC. The show is...

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Fish Hooks

as Savannah Salmons (voice)
First aired: 2010-09-03

This inventive animated comedy series, set inside a giant fish tank in Bud's Pet Shop, presents...

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Providence

as Doreen Dunfey
First aired: 1999-01-08

Providence is an American television drama series.

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Designing Women

as Carlene Frazier Dobber
First aired: 1986-09-29

Julia Sugarbaker, Mary Jo Shively, Charlene Frazier-Stillfield and Suzanne Sugarbaker are...

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Dear John

as Suzanne
First aired: 1988-10-06

Dear John starred Judd Hirsch as easygoing Drake Prep high school teacher John Lacey who is...

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Not Necessarily the News

as uncredited
First aired: 1983-08-08

Not Necessarily the News is a satirical sketch comedy series that first aired on HBO in...

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Primetime Glick

as Dixie Glick
First aired: 2001-06-20

Talk-show parody featuring obese host Jiminy Glick, who usually knows nothing about his guests...

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Game Over

as Nadine (voice)
First aired: 2004-03-10

Game Over is an American computer-animated television series created by David Sacks, produced by...

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