Jackson first came to fame in the cast of Saturday Night Live, joining in 1986 when Lorne Michaels was rebuilding after a mostly unsuccessful season. While still on SNL she costarred in "Weird Al" Yankovic's cult comedy UHF. Since leaving the show in 1992 she has done some acting in movies and TV and a fair amount of voicework.
She played, or was pencilled in to play, Anissa Jones, Susan Olsen, and Tina Yothers in proposed or aired SNL sketches.
Partial filmography:
- 1982 The Jeffersons: Wendy (1 episode)
- 1986-92 Saturday Night Live: Various
- 1987 Baby Boom: Eve
- 1989 UHF: Teri Campbell
- 1992-94 Garfield and Friends: Penelope (10 episodes)
- 1994 In the Heat of the Night: Beverly Ross (1 episode)
- 1994 Diagnosis: Murder: Marilyn Kramer (1 episode)
- 1995 A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Jealous Jokester: Lisa Kaye
- 1995 Unhappily Ever After: Susan (1 episode)
- 1996 Duckman: Nurse (1 episode)
- 1997 Nightmare Ned: Mom
- 1997 The Weird Al Show: Crying Woman (1 episode)
- 1998 Touched by an Angel: Lydia (1 episode)
- 1999 The X-Files: Sheila Fontaine (1 episode)
- 2000 Sabrina the Teenage Witch: Annabelle (1 episode)
- 2003 Romeo!: Marie Rogers (season 1)
- 2008-09 Kamen Rider Dragon Knight: Grace Kiefer (5 episodes)
