Jan Hooks

Hooks is one of those SNL cast members who was talked about as being underrated so much you kind of have to call her properly rated at this point. She was quite good on the show for five seasons, running from 1986 until 1991. Hooks actually was passed over by Michaels for the 1985-86 cast, but Michaels quickly made up for that mistake, and she went on to become one of the most solid of all SNL cast members.

You can probably picture Hooks as Sinead O’Connor or Tammy Faye Bakker right away. Her impressions, and characters, managed to really stick out. Hooks was one of those people brought back after leaving the show, as she played Hillary Clinton on a few occasions. Beyond SNL, Hooks had strong roles on Designing Women and 3rd Rock from the Sun.

Alas, she passed away in 2014 when she was only 57.