Janice "Jan" Hooks (April 23, 1957 – October 9, 2014) was an American actress and comedian best known for her work on NBC's Saturday Night Live (SNL), where she was a repertory player from 1986 to 1991, and continued making cameo appearances until 1994. Her subsequent work included a regular role on the final two seasons of Designing Women, a recurring role on 3rd Rock from the Sun and a number of other roles in film and television.
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress - Comedy Series
Movies
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood, Simon Birch, A Dangerous Woman, Coneheads, Batman Returns, Wildcats, Pee-wee's Big Adventure
TV Shows
Game Over, Primetime Glick, Designing Women, Not Necessarily the News, Saturday Night Live, The Martin Short Show, Tush, Comedy Tonight with Mack and Jamie
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Trademark
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Smiled quite a lot when acting
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Quote
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[on dealing with stage fright during her stint on Saturday Night Live (1975)] Sometimes if I see an old show, I think "Boy, I was good!" I mean, can't you tell how shit-scared I was? And you know how they say, "Well, everybody's got the jitters," and you go out there and you're fine? No! I wasn't! I didn't like it! I don't like roller coasters, and I don't like circus performing. It's just not my thing. The music was too loud. The people, the energy of it just made me very nervous. [It was] an awful, awful time. And I didn't care. I didn't want to be [famous]. I didn't want to be on TV!
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Attended the University of West Florida, but didn't graduate.
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Originally turned down for a regular spot on Saturday Night Live (1975) in 1985 because they thought at age 28, she was too old; they hired her the next year, when she was 29.
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Was formerly part of the improvisation group the Groundlings.
Various / Hillary Clinton / Tammy Faye Bakker / ...
A Dangerous Woman
1993
Makeup Girl
Coneheads
1993
Gladys Johnson, Driving Student
Designing Women
1991-1993
TV Series
Carlene Frazier Dobber
Frosty Returns
1992
TV Short
Lil (voice)
Batman Returns
1992
Jen
Dear John
1989
TV Series
Suzanne
Superman 50th Anniversary
1988
TV Movie documentary
Marcia Connelly
Funland
1987
Shelly Willingham
Wildcats
1986
Stephanie Needham
Comedy Break
1985
TV Series
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
1985
Tina
Not Necessarily the News
1983-1984
TV Series
The Joe Piscopo Special
1984
TV Movie
The 1/2 Hour Comedy Hour
1983
TV Series
Various
Prime Times
1983
TV Movie
Various
The Bill Tush Show
1980
TV Series
Various Characters
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
30 Rock
2010
TV Series performer - 2 episodes
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
2009
TV Movie performer: "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" - uncredited
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dana Carvey
1999
TV Special performer: "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" - uncredited
Saturday Night Live Christmas
1999
Video performer: "Hark! the Herald Angels Sing", "The Almost Perfect Christmas", "The Daughter's Song", "Why Am I Here The 'Pretty' Song", "Carol of Intimacy" - uncredited
The 40th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
1988
TV Special performer: "Medley"
Saturday Night Live
1986
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Simpsons
2014
TV Series in memory of - 1 episode
Saturday Night Live
2014
TV Series in memory of - 1 episode
1990 Johnnie Walker National Comedy Search
1990
TV Movie special thanks: inspiration
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Women of SNL
2010
TV Movie
Herself / Candy Sweeney / Greta Garbo / ...
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dana Carvey
1999
TV Special
Herself / Sinead O'Connor / Various Characters
The Martin Short Show
1999
TV Series
Herself - Guest
Saturday Night Live 25
1999
TV Special documentary
Herself
The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show
1995
TV Movie
Herself / Various
Late Show with David Letterman
1994
TV Series
Herself - Guest
Late Night with David Letterman
1992
TV Series
Herself - Guest
The Dennis Miller Show
1992
TV Series
Herself - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1991
TV Series
Herself - Guest
The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
1991
TV Special
Herself - Presenter: Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries or a Special
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989
TV Special
Herself
The 40th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
1988
TV Special
Candy Sweeney (as The Sweeney Sisters)
Saturday Night Live
1986
TV Series
Herself / Mrs. Braithwaite / Customer / ...
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special
2015
TV Special
Herself - Cast Member (In Memoriam)
Entertainment Tonight
2014-2015
TV Series
Herself / Herself - Saturday Night Live
The 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
2015
TV Special
Herself - In Memoriam
Saturday Night Live
2014
TV Series
Woman (segment "Love Is a Dream")
Saturday Night Live Presents SNL Shorts
2014
TV Movie
Janice (uncredited)
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
2009
TV Movie
Mary (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live: Just Shorts
2009
TV Movie
Lady (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live Sports Extra '09
2009
TV Movie
Kitten (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live Presidential Bash '08
2008
TV Movie
Diane Sawyer
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
2007
TV Movie documentary
Herself / Various (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Jon Lovitz
2005
TV Movie
Various Characters (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost & Found
2005
TV Movie documentary
Herself
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Alec Baldwin
2005
TV Movie documentary
Julie (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies
2005
TV Movie
Various Characters (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live: Presidential Bash 2004
2004
TV Movie
Dianne Sawyer (uncredited)
101 Most Unforgettable SNL Moments
2004
TV Movie
Herself
Saturday Night Live Christmas 2002
2002
TV Movie
Mary Bailey (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live: Presidential Bash 2000
2000
TV Special
Herself / Kitty Dukakis
Saturday Night Live: Game Show Parodies
2000
TV Movie
Herself / Various Characters (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Rock
1999
TV Special documentary
Herself / Various Characters (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live Christmas
1999
Video
Herself / Jessica Hahn / Mary Bailey
SNL: 25 Years of Music
1999
TV Movie
Diana Ross
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
1998
TV Special documentary
Various Characters (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Mike Myers
1998
Video documentary
Various Characters (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
1998
TV Special documentary
Herself / Nancy Reagan / Various Characters (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Steve Martin
1998
TV Special
Bondgirl (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live: Presidential Bash
1992
TV Movie
Various Characters (uncredited)
Best of Saturday Night Live: Special Edition
1992
Video
Various Characters
Saturday Night Live Goes Commercial
1991
TV Special
Various Characters (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Robin Williams
1991
Video documentary
Herself / Various Characters
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1998
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
3rd Rock from the Sun (1996)
1990
American Comedy Award
American Comedy Awards, USA
Funniest Supporting Female Performer in a TV Series
$1.5 Million
