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Former "SNL" Cast Member Jan Hooks Dies

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NEW YORK (AP) - Former "Saturday Night Live" cast member Jan Hooks has died.

The 57-year-old Hooks died Thursday in New York, according to The New York Times. The newspaper confirmed the death through Hooks' agent, Lisa Lieberman.

The comic actress was a versatile performer whose "SNL" impressions ranged from Nancy Reagan to Sinead O'Connor.

Hooks, a Decatur, Georgia, native, moved into prime-time in 1991 as a cast member on the sitcom "Designing Women." She later did an Emmy Award-nominated turn on "3rd Rock from the Sun."

Hooks also appeared in 1992's "Batman Returns" and voiced convenience store owner Apu's wife on "The Simpsons" for several years.

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