Janet A. Hoag (born September 19, 1948) 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 Hoag was born September 19, 1948, in Portland, Oregon. She graduated from Holy Child Academy in Portland and later attended Oregon State University, graduating with a degree in business.
She later worked in managerial positions for the Portland-based department store Meier and Frank before taking a sales management position in Southern California. Hoag was inspired to act after attending theatre productions in Los Angeles. She abandoned her sales career and enrolled at the Lee Strasberg Institute to study acting.
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). 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.
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes1991My Heroes Have Always Been CowboysNurse1996The DentistCandy1998ProgenyNurse Ida2000The Extreme Adventures of Super DaveSuper Fan2000Disney's The KidNewsstand Tourist2000In the Light of the MoonJudy Anderson2002Role of a LifetimeChick's Receptionist2004Christmas with the KranksChoir Director2005Dating Games People PlaySaphron Jenkins2006Raising FlaggJudge Walters2007Evan AlmightyNeighbor2010FasterReceptionist2014Small TimeWoman Buying Truck2014WildAnnette2018DestroyerToby's Mother2019The LaundromatFuneral WomanUncredited20193 from HellGuard Betty Lou2022The FabelmansNonaTBA TBA Filming
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1990Murder, She WroteBook LoverEpisode: "The Great Twain Robbery"1991ColumboWomanEpisode: "Caution: Murder Can Be Hazardous to Your Health"1991Who's the Boss?JanEpisode: "A Well-Kept Housekeeper"1991Silk StalkingsKimEpisode: "Men Seeking Women"1991Baby TalkSanta's VisitorEpisode: "Away in a Manger"1992The Price She PaidMrs. JacobsTelevision film1992A Message from HollyMistress1993Step by StepFan #2Episode: "The Un-Natural"1994Armed and InnocentSandyTelevision film1994Dave's WorldDaveEpisode: "The Funeral"1994Married... with ChildrenChecker #1Episode: "Assault and Batteries"1994Roseanne & Tom: Behind the ScenesGeraldineTelevision film1995The CourtyardMedical Examiner1995Melrose PlaceNurse Kelly3 episodes1997Murphy BrownAssistantEpisode: "When One Door Closes..."1997The VisitorNurseEpisode: "Reunion"1998Sunset BeachDoreenEpisode #1.3191998The Christmas WishMrs. BakerTelevision film1999G vs ECherylEpisode: "Airplane"1999Silk HopePig FarmerTelevision film1999, 2001The Norm ShowMargaret Barrow2 episodes2000ProvidenceApartment AgentEpisode: "The Apartment"2000L.A. 7Mrs. BuddyEpisode: "Fall Out"2000The Last DanceZeenaTelevision film2000Judging AmyAlison SchaefferEpisode: "Waterworld"2001Any Day NowDaisyEpisode: "The Contest"2001The Ellen ShowFrancineEpisode: "Muskrat Love"2002Buffy the Vampire SlayerCousin CarolEpisode: "Hell's Bells"20048 Simple RulesSecretary2 episodes2004Desperate HousewivesBeefy Middle-Aged WomanEpisode: "Ah, But Underneath"2005EyesTracy WilliamsEpisode: "Trial"2005MediumMiddle Aged WomanEpisode: "Judge, Jury and Executioner"2006Malcolm in the MiddleReceptionistEpisode: "Stevie in the Hospital"2006Gilmore GirlsNurseEpisode: "Super Cool Party People"2006Without a TraceMs. FordEpisode: "Requiem"2006Boston LegalJane BakerEpisode: "Fine Young Cannibal"2007The NewsStage ManagerTelevision film2008Nip/TuckMargotEpisode: "Kyle Ainge"2008Mad MenEdith SchillingEpisode: "The Benefactor"2009Saving GraceMollyEpisode: "We're Already Here"2009BrothersMrs. MurphyEpisode: "Mom at Bar/Train Buddy"2009Criminal MindsBettsEpisode: "Retaliation"2011The MiddleNurse FahlerEpisode: "Back to Summer"2011GleeRobertaEpisode: "I Kissed a Girl"2012The Big Bang TheoryLillianEpisode: "The Re-Entry Minimization"2014ShamelessSister Ann HalloranEpisode: "Iron City"2015Scream QueensMs. Agatha Bean3 episodes2016The Young PopeRose2 episodes2019BasketsNurseEpisode: "Common Room Wake"2020Coop & Cami Ask the WorldBidderEpisode: "Would You Wrather Trash a Friend?"2021–2022Big ShotCarol2 episodes2023How I Met Your FatherPhyllis Episode: "Rewardshment"2023 Grey's AnatomyNatalie Episode: "Cowgirls Don't Cry"2023 Young SheldonGwen Episode: "A New Weather Girl and a Stay-at-Home Coddler"
References
External links
Jan Hoag Biography of films