Jan Hooks

American actress, comedian (1957-2014)

Film & TV

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…

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The Women of SNL — Various (archive footage)2010
Fish Hooks — Savannah Salmons (voice)2010
30 Rock — Verna Maroney2006
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood — Dixie Glick2005
Game Over — Nadine (voice)2004
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley — Various (archive footage) (uncredited)2003
Primetime Glick — Dixie Glick2001
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special — Self1999
Saturday Night Live: Christmas — Self (archive footage)1999
Saturday Night Live: Christmas — Various (archive footage)1999

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Type: Person
Gender: Female
Origin: United States
Active from: 1957-04-23
Active to: 2014-10-09

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Total plays: 1

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Instance of: human
Gender: female
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Decatur
Place of death: Woodstock
Occupation: film actor
Languages spoken: American English
Native language: English language
Image: Jan Hooks (210970277) (cropped).jpg

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writing language: English language
name in native language: Jan Hooks
date of death: 2014-10-09
Commons category: Jan Hooks
date of birth: 1957-04-23
cause of death: cancer
manner of death: natural causes
start of work period: 1978-00-00
end of work period: 2010-00-00
birth name: Janet Vivian Hooks
alternative name: The Sweeney Sisters
place of burial: Cedartown

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