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Jan Hoag

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Jan Hoag
Born (1948-09-19) September 19, 1948 (age 76)
Alma materOregon 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).

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

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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 theater productions in Los Angeles.[2] She abandoned her sales career and enrolled at the Lee Strasberg Institute to study acting.[2]

Career

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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

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
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
2002 Role of a Lifetime Chick'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 Woman Uncredited
2019 3 from Hell Guard Betty Lou
2022 The Fabelmans Nona

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1990 Murder, She Wrote Book Lover Episode: "The Great Twain Robbery"
1991 Columbo Woman Episode: "Caution: Murder Can Be Hazardous to Your Health"
1991 Who's the Boss? Jan Episode: "A Well-Kept Housekeeper"
1991 Silk Stalkings Kim Episode: "Men Seeking Women"
1991 Baby Talk Santa's Visitor Episode: "Away in a Manger"
1992 The Price She Paid Mrs. Jacobs Television film
1992 A Message from Holly Mistress
1993 Step by Step Fan #2 Episode: "The Un-Natural"
1994 Armed and Innocent Sandy Television film
1994 Dave's World Dave Episode: "The Funeral"
1994 Married... with Children Checker #1 Episode: "Assault and Batteries"
1994 Roseanne & Tom: Behind the Scenes Geraldine Television film
1995 The Courtyard Medical Examiner
1995 Melrose Place Nurse Kelly 3 episodes
1997 Murphy Brown Assistant Episode: "When One Door Closes..."
1997 The Visitor Nurse Episode: "Reunion"
1998 Sunset Beach Doreen Episode #1.319
1998 The Christmas Wish Mrs. Baker Television film
1999 G vs E Cheryl Episode: "Airplane"
1999 Silk Hope Pig Farmer Television film
1999, 2001 The Norm Show Margaret Barrow 2 episodes
2000 Providence Apartment Agent Episode: "The Apartment"
2000 L.A. 7 Mrs. Buddy Episode: "Fall Out"
2000 The Last Dance Zeena Television film
2000 Judging Amy Alison Schaeffer Episode: "Waterworld"
2001 Any Day Now Daisy Episode: "The Contest"
2001 The Ellen Show Francine Episode: "Muskrat Love"
2002 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Cousin Carol Episode: "Hell's Bells"
2004 8 Simple Rules Secretary 2 episodes
2004 Desperate Housewives Beefy Middle-Aged Woman Episode: "Ah, But Underneath"
2005 Eyes Tracy Williams Episode: "Trial"
2005 Medium Middle Aged Woman Episode: "Judge, Jury and Executioner"
2006 Malcolm in the Middle Receptionist Episode: "Stevie in the Hospital"
2006 Gilmore Girls Nurse Episode: "Super Cool Party People"
2006 Without a Trace Ms. Ford Episode: "Requiem"
2006 Boston Legal Jane Baker Episode: "Fine Young Cannibal"
2007 The News Stage Manager Television film
2008 Nip/Tuck Margot Episode: "Kyle Ainge"
2008 Mad Men Edith Schilling Episode: "The Benefactor"
2009 Saving Grace Molly Episode: "We're Already Here"
2009 Brothers Mrs. Murphy Episode: "Mom at Bar/Train Buddy"
2009 Criminal Minds Betts Episode: "Retaliation"
2011 The Middle Nurse Fahler Episode: "Back to Summer"
2011 Glee Roberta Episode: "I Kissed a Girl"
2012 The Big Bang Theory Lillian Episode: "The Re-Entry Minimization"
2014 Shameless Sister Ann Halloran Episode: "Iron City"
2015 Scream Queens Ms. Agatha Bean 3 episodes
2016 The Young Pope Rose 2 episodes
2019 Baskets Nurse Episode: "Common Room Wake"
2020 Coop & Cami Ask the World Bidder Episode: "Would You Wrather Trash a Friend?"
2021–2022 Big Shot Carol 2 episodes
2023 How I Met Your Father Phyllis Episode: "Rewardshment"
2023 Grey's Anatomy Natalie Episode: "Cowgirls Don't Cry"
2023 Young Sheldon Gwen Episode: "A New Weather Girl and a Stay-at-Home Coddler"

References

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  1. ^ a b "Jan Hoag Biography". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on January 29, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "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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