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Janet Vivian Hooks was an American actress and comedian, best known for her work on Saturday Night Live, 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 including on Tina Fey’s NBC show 30 Rock and The Simpsons.
Birth Name
Janet Vivian Hooks
Born
Tuesday, 23 April 1957
Died
Thursday, 09 October 2014
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Nothing Compares | Self | 2022 |
The Women of SNL | Candy Sweeney / Greta Garbo / Brenda / Various / Self | 2010 |
Fish Hooks | Savannah Salmons | 2010 |
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas | Mary | 2009 |
The Cleveland Show | Mrs. Kellogg | 2009 |
Saturday Night Live Presidential Bash '08 | Diane Sawyer | 2008 |
30 Rock | Verna Maroney | 2006 |
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies | Various Characters | 2006 |
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Alec Baldwin | Julie | 2005 |
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood | Dixie Glick | 2005 |
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Nothing Compares | Self | 2022 |
The Women of SNL | Candy Sweeney / Greta Garbo / Brenda / Various / Self | 2010 |
Fish Hooks | Savannah Salmons | 2010 |
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas | Mary | 2009 |
The Cleveland Show | Mrs. Kellogg | 2009 |
Saturday Night Live Presidential Bash '08 | Diane Sawyer | 2008 |
30 Rock | Verna Maroney | 2006 |
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies | Various Characters | 2006 |
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Alec Baldwin | Julie | 2005 |
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood | Dixie Glick | 2005 |
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost & Found | Self | 2005 |
Game Over | Nadine | 2004 |
Primetime Glick | Dixie Glick | 2001 |
Saturday Night Live: Presidential Bash 2000 | Self / Kitty Dukakis | 2000 |
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley | Various Characters | 2000 |
Saturday Night Live Christmas | Jessica Hahn / Self / Mary Bailey | 1999 |
Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special | Self - Cast Member (In Memoriam) / Self | 1999 |
Saturday Night Live 25 | Self | 1999 |
The Martin Short Show | Self - Guest | 1999 |
Futurama | Anglelyne | 1999 |
Providence | Doreen Dunfey | 1999 |
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dana Carvey | Self / Sinead O'Connor / Various Characters | 1998 |
Simon Birch | Miss Leavey | 1998 |
Hiller and Diller | Kate | 1997 |
The Dana Carvey Show | Kathie Lee Gifford | 1996 |
3rd Rock from the Sun | Vicki | 1996 |
The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show | Self / Various | 1995 |
The Martin Short Show | Meg Harper Short | 1994 |
A Dangerous Woman | Makeup Girl | 1993 |
Coneheads | Gladys Johnson, Driving Student | 1993 |
Frosty Returns | Lil | 1992 |
Batman Returns | Jen | 1992 |
The Dennis Miller Show | Self - Guest | 1992 |
The Simpsons | Manjula Nahasapeemapetilon | 1989 |
Dear John | Suzanne | 1988 |
Superman 50th Anniversary | Marcia Connelly | 1988 |
Funland | Shelly Willingham | 1987 |
Designing Women | Carlene Frazier Dobber / Carlene Frazier Dobbler | 1986 |
Wildcats | Stephanie Needham / Stephanie | 1986 |
The Joe Piscopo Special | 1986 | |
Pee-wee's Big Adventure | Tina | 1985 |
The 1/2 Hour Comedy Hour | Various | 1983 |
Not Necessarily the News | 1983 | |
Saturday Night Live | Various / Self - Various Characters / Hillary Clinton / Jessica Hahn / Woman / Date / Woman (segment "Love Is a Dream") / Tammy Wynette / Tammy Faye Bakker / Susan Estrich / Petty Gleming / Elizabeth Dole / Oprah Winfrey / Nancy Simmons / Nancy Reagan / Nadine Hurley / Log Lady / Marge Keister / Jean Kasem / Ivana Trump / Ludmula / Lady Smythe / Franny Sweeney / Elyse Keaton / Eleanor Clift / Crystal Gayle / Carazpm Aqiomp / Candy Sweeney / Mary Bailey / Cheri Carter / Syndi / Suspectful Wife / Visitor / Shelley Long / Friend / Megan / Sinead O'Connor / Self - Special Guest / Sally Jessy Raphael / Kid / Judy Rifkin / Reporter / Rose Kennedy / Lesbian Mother / Guest / Mrs. Hudson / Mrs. Braithwaite / Customer / Miss Connie / Self / Mia Farrow / Maude Kaufman / Princess Di / Sally Kellerman / Kitty Dukakis / Constance Gregory / Kathie Lee Gifford / Donna / Jean Marsh / Mary Jo Buttafuoco / Eleonor Clift / Kay Corleone / Roxanne / Desiree Fortune / Dee Kelly / Juliette Delanois / Crystal McLanahan / Corazon Aquino / Colleen Walsh / Mistress / Client / Diane Sawyer / Mrs. Johnson / Pat Stevens / Chia Head Client's Wife / Drew Barrymore / Cashier / Mother / Spelling Bee Moderator / Betty Ford / Angie / Barbara Mandrell / Diana Ross / Mrs. Novack | 1975 |
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Herself - Guest | 1962 |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1998 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated |