Jan Hoag

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Jan Hoag
Born (1948-09-19) September 19, 1948 (age 76)
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Alma mater Oregon State University
OccupationActress

Janet A. Hoag (born September 19, 1948) [1] is an American film and television actress. Her first major feature film role was in Brian Yuzna's slasher film The Dentist (1996). She later had minor supporting roles in the films Christmas with the Kranks (2004), Wild (2014) and Steven Spielberg's The Fabelmans (2022).

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Hoag has appeared as a guest star in numerous television series, including recurring roles on 8 Simple Rules (2004), Scream Queens (2015), and Big Shot (2021).

Early life

Hoag was born September 19, 1948, in Portland, Oregon. [1] She graduated from Holy Child Academy in Portland and later attended Oregon State University, graduating with a degree in business. [2]

She later worked in managerial positions for the Portland-based department store Meier and Frank before taking a sales management position in Southern California. [2] Hoag was inspired to act after attending theatre productions in Los Angeles. [2] She abandoned her sales career and enrolled at the Lee Strasberg Institute to study acting. [2]

Career

Since the beginning of the 1990s, Hoag has appeared in several television series, including Murder, She Wrote , Step by Step , Married... with Children , Melrose Place , Murphy Brown , Providence , Judging Amy , The Norm Show , Buffy the Vampire Slayer , 8 Simple Rules , Sunset Beach , Desperate Housewives , Gilmore Girls , Boston Legal , Mad Men , Coop & Cami Ask the World and others, although always playing minor characters. She guest starred on Glee in the episode "I Kissed a Girl", and in The Big Bang Theory in the season 6 episode "The Re-Entry Minimization". Hoag had a recurring character as Agatha Bean on the first season of Scream Queens .

She has also appeared in some feature films, including The Dentist (1996), Progeny (1998), Raising Flagg , and Wild (2014). [3] Subsequent film roles include in Karyn Kusama's thriller Destroyer (2018). In 2022, she had a minor supporting role in Steven Spielberg's The Fabelmans . [4]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1991 My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys Nurse
1996 The Dentist Candy
1998 Progeny Nurse Ida
2000 The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave Super Fan
2000 Disney's The Kid Newsstand Tourist
2000 In the Light of the Moon Judy Anderson
2002Role of a LifetimeChick's Receptionist
2004 Christmas with the Kranks Choir Director
2005 Dating Games People Play Saphron Jenkins
2006 Raising Flagg Judge Walters
2007 Evan Almighty Neighbor
2010 Faster Receptionist
2014 Small Time Woman Buying Truck
2014 Wild Annette
2018 Destroyer Toby's Mother
2019 The Laundromat Funeral WomanUncredited
2019 3 from Hell Guard Betty Lou
2022 The Fabelmans Nona

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1990 Murder, She Wrote Book LoverEpisode: "The Great Twain Robbery"
1991 Columbo WomanEpisode: "Caution: Murder Can Be Hazardous to Your Health"
1991 Who's the Boss? JanEpisode: "A Well-Kept Housekeeper"
1991 Silk Stalkings KimEpisode: "Men Seeking Women"
1991 Baby Talk Santa's VisitorEpisode: "Away in a Manger"
1992The Price She PaidMrs. JacobsTelevision film
1992A Message from HollyMistress
1993 Step by Step Fan #2Episode: "The Un-Natural"
1994 Armed and Innocent SandyTelevision film
1994 Dave's World DaveEpisode: "The Funeral"
1994 Married... with Children Checker #1Episode: "Assault and Batteries"
1994Roseanne & Tom: Behind the ScenesGeraldineTelevision film
1995 The Courtyard Medical Examiner
1995 Melrose Place Nurse Kelly3 episodes
1997 Murphy Brown AssistantEpisode: "When One Door Closes..."
1997 The Visitor NurseEpisode: "Reunion"
1998 Sunset Beach DoreenEpisode #1.319
1998 The Christmas Wish Mrs. BakerTelevision film
1999 G vs E CherylEpisode: "Airplane"
1999 Silk Hope Pig FarmerTelevision film
1999, 2001 The Norm Show Margaret Barrow2 episodes
2000 Providence Apartment AgentEpisode: "The Apartment"
2000 L.A. 7 Mrs. BuddyEpisode: "Fall Out"
2000The Last DanceZeenaTelevision film
2000 Judging Amy Alison SchaefferEpisode: "Waterworld"
2001 Any Day Now DaisyEpisode: "The Contest"
2001 The Ellen Show FrancineEpisode: "Muskrat Love"
2002 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Cousin CarolEpisode: "Hell's Bells"
2004 8 Simple Rules Secretary2 episodes
2004 Desperate Housewives Beefy Middle-Aged WomanEpisode: "Ah, But Underneath"
2005 Eyes Tracy WilliamsEpisode: "Trial"
2005 Medium Middle Aged WomanEpisode: "Judge, Jury and Executioner"
2006 Malcolm in the Middle ReceptionistEpisode: "Stevie in the Hospital"
2006 Gilmore Girls NurseEpisode: "Super Cool Party People"
2006 Without a Trace Ms. FordEpisode: "Requiem"
2006 Boston Legal Jane BakerEpisode: "Fine Young Cannibal"
2007The NewsStage ManagerTelevision film
2008 Nip/Tuck MargotEpisode: "Kyle Ainge"
2008 Mad Men Edith SchillingEpisode: "The Benefactor"
2009 Saving Grace MollyEpisode: "We're Already Here"
2009 Brothers Mrs. MurphyEpisode: "Mom at Bar/Train Buddy"
2009 Criminal Minds BettsEpisode: "Retaliation"
2011 The Middle Nurse FahlerEpisode: "Back to Summer"
2011 Glee RobertaEpisode: "I Kissed a Girl"
2012 The Big Bang Theory LillianEpisode: "The Re-Entry Minimization"
2014 Shameless Sister Ann HalloranEpisode: "Iron City"
2015 Scream Queens Ms. Agatha Bean3 episodes
2016 The Young Pope Rose2 episodes
2019 Baskets NurseEpisode: "Common Room Wake"
2020 Coop & Cami Ask the World BidderEpisode: "Would You Wrather Trash a Friend?"
2021–2022 Big Shot Carol2 episodes
2023 How I Met Your Father PhyllisEpisode: "Rewardshment"
2023 Grey's Anatomy NatalieEpisode: "Cowgirls Don't Cry"
2023 Young Sheldon GwenEpisode: "A New Weather Girl and a Stay-at-Home Coddler"

References

  1. 1 2 "Jan Hoag Biography". Rotten Tomatoes . Archived from the original on January 29, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Jan Hoag Biography" (PDF). Raising Flagg Official Website. Rubicon Film Productions Ltd. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 29, 2007.
  3. ↑ Baker, Jeff (December 9, 2014). "'Wild' premiere: what it's like on the red carpet with Reese Witherspoon and Laura Dern". The Oregonian . Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Portland Actor Jan Hoag in Steven Spielberg's "The Fabelmans"". KATU . December 12, 2022. Archived from the original on January 29, 2023.
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