Jan Hoag

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