About
Jan Hoag (born Janet Vilhauer, September 19, 1948, in Portland, Oregon) is an American actress who graduated from Holy Child Academy and Oregon State University with a degree in business. She worked in sales management for the May Company in Southern California before being inspired to act after attending theatre productions in Los Angeles, and enrolled at the Lee Strasberg Institute to study acting. She began her career in 1987 with a guest spot on Married... with Children and has since accumulated over 80 film and television credits as a character actress. Her most notable film credits include Candy in The Dentist (1996, directed by Brian Yuzna), Choir Director in Christmas with the Kranks (2004, with Tim Allen), Neighbor in Evan Almighty (2007, with Steve Carell), Receptionist in Faster (2010, with Dwayne Johnson), Annette in Wild (2014, with Reese Witherspoon), Toby's Mother in...
Known for
Grey's AnatomySeries • 2005
Criminal MindsSeries • 2005
ShamelessSeries • 2011
Desperate HousewivesSeries • 2004
Young SheldonSeries • 2017
ColumboSeries • 1971
Gilmore GirlsSeries • 2000
Married... with ChildrenSeries • 1987
Buffy the Vampire SlayerSeries • 1997
GleeSeries • 2009
Mad MenSeries • 2007
Melrose PlaceSeries • 1992
The MiddleSeries • 2009
Malcolm in the MiddleSeries • 2000
Without a TraceSeries • 2002
MediumSeries • 2005
Boston LegalSeries • 2004
The Big Bang TheorySeries • 2007
Murder, She WroteSeries • 1984
Nip/TuckSeries • 2003
Judging AmySeries • 1999
Saving GraceSeries • 2007
8 Simple RulesSeries • 2002
How I Met Your FatherSeries • 2022