A supremely gifted and versatile sketch and character performer, Jan Hooks was the stealth weapon of the legendary late ’80s cast. She could disappear into any role, from a pitch-perfect, tearful Tammy Faye Bakker to one-half of the delightfully vapid Sweeney Sisters lounge act. Her impressions of figures like Hillary Clinton and Sinéad O’Connor were uncanny. Hooks possessed an actress’s depth, bringing a grounded reality to even the most absurd sketches. After her tenure, she joined the cast of Designing Women and became a memorable voice actor on The Simpsons. She rates as one of the most underrated cast members in SNL history.