Hoffman has appeared on the New York stage in Xanadu, Hairspray, Regrets Only, Pride & Joy, Book of Liz, Straightjacket, Incident at Cobbler’s Knob and One Woman Shoe.
Her film and television credits include "Extra Man," "Dirty Shame," "Garden State," "Legally Blonde II," "Kissing Jessica Stein," "Mo’ Money," "30 Rock," "Curb Your Enthusiasm," “Strangers With Candy” and "Cosby."
| Full given name: | Jacqueline Laura Hoffman |
| Hometown: | Bayside, Queens, New York |
| Zodiac Sign: | Sagittarius |
| Current audition song: | "The Border Song" by Doug Cohen |
| Special skills: | Making faces |
| Skill/talent you wish you had or were better at: | Wish I continued with my piano lessons. Wish I could drive so I could go to LA. |
| First Broadway show you ever saw: | No, No, Nanette (the 1971 revival, not the 1925 one) |
| If you could go back in time and catch any Broadway show, what would it be? | Top Banana with Phil Silvers |
| Current show you have been recommending to friends: | The Addams Family |
| Three favorite musicals: | Hairspray Xanadu The Addams Family |
| Favorite showtune of all time: | Is this a questionnaire for gay people? |
| The one performance – attended - that you will never forget: | Steve & Eydie at the Westbury Music Fair |
| Music that makes you cry, any genre: | Yiddish
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| MAC or PC? | MAC |
| Most played song on your iPod: | I don't own one. |
| Last book you read: | "Half Empty" by David Rakoff |
| Last good movie you saw: | I don't remember. |
| Some films you consider classics: | "All About Eve "Sid and Nancy" "Mad Monster Party" |
| Must-see TV show: | "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" |
| Three greatest TV shows of all time: | "The Dick Van Dyke Show" "The Carol Burnett Show "The Honeymooners" |
| Performer you would drop everything to go see: | Sammy Davis Jr. |
| First stage kiss: | Never had one! |
| Favorite or most memorable onstage role as a child/teenager: | The Messenger in The Prince and the Pauper in fourth grade. |
| Moment you knew you wanted to perform for a living: | When I got a laugh in The Prince and the Pauper |
| How you got your Equity card: | Second City |
| Favorite liquid refreshment: | Seltzer |
| Most embarrassing or spectacular flubbed line/missed cue/onstage mishap: | Missing my entrance in a play, and the actors had to improvise until someone pushed me out. |
| Worst job you ever had: | There were so many. |
| Who would play you in the movie? | What movie? |
| Favorite memory from filming "Curb Your Enthusiasm": | Larry David's people trying to ugly me up and him saying, "She looks too good!" and me saying, "That's the nicest thing any man has ever said to me." |
| Leading lady role you've been dying to play: | Martha in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? |
| Leading man role you wish you could play: | George in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? |
| Three things you can't live without: | Seltzer, chicken, toilet paper |
| Something about you that surprises people: | I don't hate my niece's kid... yet. |
| A few things that are pissing you off right now: | See my solo shows and you'll see an hour of what pisses me off! |
| How you unwind after a performance: | Food and TV |
| "I'll never understand why…" | ... I'm not famous. |
