";s:4:"text";s:3721:"The role was as Jenna Maroney’s scheming mother, Verna. By Antoinette Bueno 8:43 AM PDT, October 23, 2014 . Though the part last just two episodes across the show’s fourth season, her dramatic change in appearance came She was a native of Decatur, Georgia. We would always get together on Thanksgiving and Jan was always center stage. Leave it to Tina Fey to always tell it like it is.
Skit BIG RED Among the characters she played on Saturday Night Live were Ivana Trump, In 2010, Hooks made a return to TV after a 6 year absence. Her family moved to Fort Myers, Florida while she was in high school, She was always dramatic and she had this uncanny way of mimicking people. Jan Hooks a renowned SNL veteran has died after battling a serious illness at the age of 57 at her home in New York. Jan Hooks, one of the most prominent female voices on One of 1st big gigs on Saturday Night Live. Hooks was in SNL with Chris Farley. Jan deserved a big movie career. Getty Images . . Fey said, via "It made me sad when she passed, and it made me mad at the time how available she was," Fey added.
She had been ill for some time. “And she came down and she was so funny. Jan Hooks, an actress whose flair for comedy and ability to inhabit a character were showcased during her five years on “Saturday Night Live,” died on Thursday in New York. She was 57. "It was all at once the most ridiculous and heartbreaking and beautiful [and] weird mother-daughter relationship. She was a bigger star on"She was actually a little shy about jumping back into the game," Fey recalled about Hooks' return to television. She later had roles on "Designing Women" and "30 Rock." Former 'Saturday Night Live' cast member Jan Hooks has died after battling a 'serious illness.' “Jan should have had a bigger career. Tina Fey Bashes Rob Schneider During Jan Hooks Tribute. With Kevin Nealon and Jan Hooks. Hooks was born there on April 23, 1957. '""And it was so funny and the crew was so mesmerized," she shared. Ten years ago today, Saturday Night Live alum Phil Hartman was murdered by his wife. And I'm so proud of it." . Jan has acted in several films, but is mostly known for her TV appearances.