Cast & creator
Jan Hooks
Best known for The Simpsons, Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live
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.
Also known as: Janet Vivian Hooks
18
film credits
16
television credits
34
1975–2010 · acting roles
6.7
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (34)
Showing 34 of 34 credits
The Simpsons
Manjula Nahasapeemapetilon (voice)
1989
Saturday Night Live
Self - Various Characters
1975Saturday Night Live
Self - Various Characters (uncredited)
1975
Futurama
Anglelyne (voice)
1999
30 Rock
Verna Maroney
2006
3rd Rock from the Sun
Vicki Dubcek
1996
Fish Hooks
Savannah Salmons (voice)
2010
Providence
Doreen Dunfey
1999
Dear John
Suzanne
1988
Batman Returns
Jen
1992
Designing Women
Carlene Frazier Dobber
1986
Not Necessarily the News
1983
Primetime Glick
Dixie Glick
2001
Game Over
Nadine (voice)
2004
Coneheads
Gladys Johnson, Driving Student
1993
The Martin Short Show
Self
1999
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Tina
1985The Martin Short Show
Meg Harper Short
1994
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Self
1999
The Women of SNL
Various (archive footage)
2010
Simon Birch
Miss Leavey
1998
The 1/2 Hour Comedy Hour
Various
1983
Wildcats
Stephanie Needham
1986
A Dangerous Woman
Makeup Girl
1993
Frosty Returns
Lil (voice)
1992
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
Dixie Glick
2005
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Self
1989
Saturday Night Live: Christmas
Self (archive footage)
1999Saturday Night Live: Christmas
Various (archive footage)
1999
The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show
Self / Various
1995
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
2003
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
Brenda Wilkes
1988
The Joe Piscopo Special
Various
1984
Funland
Shelly Willingham
1987