http://www.tmz.com/2014/10/09/jan-hooks-dead-dies-snl/

Well, I'm shocked. I loved her on 3rd Rock from the Sun. RIP.

man - shocking news !! :(

:rip:

"There's no basement in the Alamo!"

Rest in peace.

Link (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/saturday-night-live-actress-jan-739697)

Jan Hooks, best known for her work on Saturday Night Live, died on Thursday in New York at the age of 57, her representative, Lisa Lieberman, confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter.

No further details were immediately available.

In addition to the NBC variety show, Hooks TV credits include roles on Designing Women, 3rd Rock From the Sun and The Simpsons. In 1998, the actress was nominated for an Emmy award in the outstanding guest actress in a comedy series category for her 3rd Rock From the Sun role.

Her film credits include Batman Returns and Simon Birch.

A representative for SNL did not respond to a request for comment.

This is one year where celebrities that I grew up watching died. RIP

What did she play in Simon Burch? I forgot that she played Apu's wife on The Simpsons.

RIP Jan Hooks

http://grantland.com/features/jan-hooks-saturday-night-live-phil-hartman-kevin-nealon-lorne-michaels-pee-wees-big-adventure/?

The one-year anniversary of the beloved SNL alum’s death is being marked in a Grantland piece titled, “The Laughs, Pathos, and Overwhelming Talent of Jan Hooks."