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.

Filmography

• Fish Hooks — Savannah Salmons (voice)
• 2010The Women of SNL — Various (archive footage)
• 30 Rock — Verna Maroney
• 2005Jiminy Glick in Lalawood — Dixie Glick
• Game Over — Nadine (voice)
• 2003Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley — Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Primetime Glick — Dixie Glick
• Futurama — Anglelyne (voice)
• Providence — Doreen Dunfey
• 1999Saturday Night Live: Christmas — Self (archive footage), Various (archive footage)
• 1998Simon Birch — Miss Leavey
• 3rd Rock from the Sun — Vicki Dubcek
• The Martin Short Show — Meg Harper Short
• 1993A Dangerous Woman — Makeup Girl
• 1993Coneheads — Gladys Johnson, Driving Student
• 1992Batman Returns — Jen
• 1992Frosty Returns — Lil (voice)
• The Simpsons — Manjula Nahasapeemapetilon (voice)
• Dear John — Suzanne
• 1988Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel — Brenda Wilkes
• 1987Funland — Shelly Willingham
• Designing Women — Carlene Frazier Dobber
• 1986Wildcats — Stephanie Needham
• 1985Pee-wee's Big Adventure — Tina
• 1984The Joe Piscopo Special — Various
• Not Necessarily the News
• The 1/2 Hour Comedy Hour — Various

Appearances as themselves (5)

• 1999Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special — Self
• The Martin Short Show — Self
• 1995The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show — Self / Various
• 1989Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary — Self
• Saturday Night Live — Self - Various Characters, Self - Various Characters (uncredited)