Jan Hooks
American actress, comedian (1957-2014) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 57
Janet Vivian Hooks was an American actress and comedian. She 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.
Jan Hooks is read about 786 times a day, in 21 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 8 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 110 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
Fish HooksSeries, Savannah Salmons (voice)
The Women of SNLFilm, 2010Various (archive footage)2006
30 RockSeries, Verna Maroney2005
Jiminy Glick in LalawoodFilm, Dixie Glick2004
Game OverSeries, Nadine (voice)2003
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris FarleyFilm, Various (archive footage) (uncredited)2001
Primetime GlickSeries, Dixie Glick1999
FuturamaSeries, Anglelyne (voice)
Saturday Night Live: ChristmasFilm, 19991998
Simon BirchFilm, Miss Leavey1995
The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short ShowFilm1993
A Dangerous WomanFilm, Makeup Girl1992
Batman ReturnsFilm, Jen1989
The SimpsonsSeries, Manjula Nahasapeemapetilon (voice)
Saturday Night LiveFilm, 1989Editions: 25th Anniversary Special, 15th Anniversary1988
Dear JohnSeries, Suzanne
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of SteelFilm, 1988Brenda Wilkes1987
FunlandFilm, Shelly Willingham1986
Designing WomenSeries, Carlene Frazier Dobber
WildcatsFilm, 1986Stephanie Needham1985
Pee-wee's Big AdventureFilm, Tina1984
The Joe Piscopo SpecialFilm, Various1983
Not Necessarily the NewsSeries1975
Saturday Night LiveSeries1957Born23 April 1957People around Jan
Close ties
Phil Hartman Also in Coneheads (1994)
Kevin Nealon Also in Coneheads and Brenda the Waitress
Tim Burton Directed Batman Returns (1992)
Paul Reubens Produced Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)
Lorne Michaels Produced Coneheads (1994)
Goldie Hawn Produced Wildcats (1986)
Danny Elfman Wrote Batman Returns and Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Martin Short Produced Jiminy Glick in Lalawood (2004)
Jon Lovitz Also in Coneheads and Irish Drinking Songs
David Strathairn Also in Simon Birch and A Dangerous Woman
Kathleen Kennedy Produced A Dangerous Woman (1993)
Dana Carvey Also in Church Chat: Joe Montana and Walter Payton
Peter Safran Produced Jiminy Glick in Lalawood (2004)
Stephen Gyllenhaal Directed A Dangerous Woman (1993)
Steve Barron Directed Coneheads (1994)
Mark Steven Johnson Directed Simon Birch (1998)
Michael Ritchie Directed Wildcats (1986)
Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal Produced A Dangerous Woman (1993)
Denise Di Novi Produced Batman Returns (1992)
Diane Salinger Also in Batman Returns (1992)
Roger Birnbaum Produced Simon Birch (1998)- Tom Davis Also in Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel (1988)
Laurence Mark Produced Simon Birch (1998)
Vadim Jean Directed Jiminy Glick in Lalawood (2004)
Known for
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Batman Returns 1992
Simon Birch 1998
Pee-wee's Big Adventure 1985
Wildcats 1986
Frosty Returns 1992
Filmography 17
34 credits on file
Television 15
Media & music
Photos 1
About this person
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. She died of complications of throat cancer on October 9, 2014 at the age of 57.
In the same film or series as Jan
Patrick SwayzeAlso in Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley (2003)
Joe PiscopoAlso in The Joe Piscopo Special (1984)
Morgan FairchildAlso in Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)
Debra WingerAlso in A Dangerous Woman (1993)
John IrvingAlso in Simon Birch (1998)
Ellen GreeneAlso in Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel (1988)